Archives for July 2022

Lottery officials on Friday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation's fourth largest jackpot. … [Read more...] about Mega Millions jackpot now $790M, nation's 4th largest prize

Pope Francis' trip to Canada to apologize for the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church's missionary legacy, spurred on by the first pope from the Americas and the discovery of hundreds of probable graves at the school sites. … [Read more...] about Pope's Indigenous tour signals a rethink of mission legacy

As inflation surges around the world, politicians are scrambling for ways to keep food affordable as people increasingly protest the soaring cost of living. … [Read more...] about 'Day by day': Trade bans, inflation send food prices soaring

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's strike as "spit in the face" of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agreements. … [Read more...] about Russia hits Ukraine's Black Sea port in wake of grain deal

Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, held rival campaign events in Arizona on Friday, turning the governor's race into a broader referendum on the Republican Party's future. … [Read more...] about Trump, Pence campaign for rivals in Arizona governor's race