A $2 lottery ticket could change your life. The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $830 million, with a cash payout of roughly $488 million, the third-largest jackpot in the game’s history. Mega Millions’ public information officer Marie Kilbane joins CBS News to discuss the magnitude of tonight’s drawing.
After 28 straight drawings without a winner, the lottery prize has swollen into the fourth-largest in U.S. history.
WNBA player Brittney Griner was back in a Russian courtroom on Tuesday after pleading guilty to drug charges earlier in July. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab explains how her lawyers are trying to make a case for leniency.
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Puerto Rico's Flamenco Beach - a remote, pristine crescent of sand along a dazzling stretch of Caribbean blue water - is considered among the world's best. Locals are aware of the beautiful beach's biggest risk: If your life is in danger, medical help is not around. Until recently, the beach did not have a lifeguard to watch over its waters. David Begnaud reports.
Misael Sanchez died two weeks after an on-field fight erupted over a referee's decision.
Newly released body-cam and surveillance footage shows the moments a woman entered Dallas Love Field Airport on Monday and opened fire. A nearby officer returns fire, wounding the suspect, who has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Tuesday. Watch officials' full remarks here.
He is the second person to be sentenced to 63 months in prison, the longest term imposed so far in the ongoing investigation.
“I am not a traitor. I am not a spy. I am somebody who only acted out of love for what this country stands for.” Reality Winner explains why she leaked to the media classified information on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. cbsn.ws/3B9UxQo
Wisconsin Senate Democratic Minority Leader Janet Bewley was involved in a fatal car crash Friday that left a 27-year-old mother from Pennsylvania and her 5-year-old daughter dead, police said Monday.
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The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell for the third straight month in July as inflation and interest rate hikes discourage spending. Steve Odland, president and CEO of The Conference Board, speaks with CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Lana Zak about why consumers are worried.
Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced it will leave the International Space Station after 2024. It promised to fulfill its duties before it leaves but wants to focus on building its own orbital station. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks down what this means for Russia and the future of space exploration.
In his third feature film, Peele channels his own fears into a world of science fiction and horror.
The suspect could face additional federal charges for allegedly opening fire at Dallas Love Field Airport on Monday.
Firefighters are working around the clock as hot and dry conditions fuel California's largest wildfire. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero spoke with Calfire public information officer Hector Vasquez about the efforts to contain the Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park.
His physician says President Biden now feels well enough to exercise after contracting COVID-19 last week. Meanwhile, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a new report showing that 43% of parents with children under the age of 5 do not plan to get them vaccinated against the virus. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Lana Zak talk with Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to discuss these developments and more.
Thunderstorms caused widespread flooding in and around St. Louis on Tuesday morning.
An Indigenous elder and residential school survivor wiped tears away as she watched Pope Francis apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in running boarding schools where Indigenous children were abused and many died: "With my whole heart and soul, I really believe he is my pope."
Major financial reports are due out this week that are expected to give an idea of the direction the U.S. economy is headed, as President Biden continues to recover from his COVID-19 infection. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes spoke with Vladimir Duthiers and Jericka Duncan about when the president could come out of isolation and what to expect on the economic front.
Former President Trump in the nation's capital to deliver a policy speech just hours after his former Vice President Mike Pence touted his own policy agenda in Washington, D.C. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns explains how the Republican Party is reacting to the line being drawn between the former running mates.
Activity on the streets of Taipei ground to a halt as police ordered pedestrians to seek shelter indoors, shops shuttered their doors, and vehicles were forced to pull over.
Tens of millions of homes across the U.S. face the threat of wildfires as the climate warms.
While pregnant women are among those at the highest risk of severe disease, both mom and baby are "doing well" so far.
"That means I'm the busboy, the food runner and I'm sweeping and mopping," a Florida restaurant-owner said.