Stock market surges on Election Day

(NEW YORK CITY) -- The U.S. stock market climbed higher in early trading on Tuesday, as voters rushed to the polls and the nation awaited the results of a closely contested presidential election.The S&P 500 ticked upward about 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Mega Millions jackpot prize surges to $977 million

(NEW YORK) -- Mega Million's jackpot has surged to $977 million after no winners were selected in Tuesday night's drawing. The next drawing is Friday night at 11 p.m.The numbers drawn Saturday night were: 24, 46, 49, 62 and 66 and gold Mega Ball...

Powerball jackpot surges to $1 billion

(NEW YORK) -- The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1 billion for Wednesday night's drawing, the game's third-largest prize ever.The jackpot has a cash value of $516.8 million, before taxes.The Powerball, which was last hit on April 19, has now had 38 consecutive drawings without...

Powerball jackpot surges to $750 million for Wednesday drawing

(NEW YORK) -- The Powerball jackpot has grown to $750 million for Wednesday night's drawing -- the game's sixth-largest prize ever.The top prize has a cash value of $378.8 million.The Powerball jackpot was last hit on April 19. There have been 35 consecutive drawings...

Mega Millions jackpot surges to $1.35 billion

(NEW YORK) -- The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $1.35 billion for Friday's drawing, the second-largest in the game's history.The only Mega Millions jackpot larger than Friday's prize is the $1.537 billion prize won in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018.The prize is...

Illegal weapons smuggling from U.S. to Haiti surges: Officials

(MIAMI) -- U.S. authorities in South Florida are stepping up efforts to crackdown on a recent surge in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean, according to Homeland Security officials.An unusual uptick in the number of high-caliber weapons coming out of the U.S. is believed...