New Year’s Day Powerball Jackpot soars to $500 million

(NEW YORK) -- The New Year's Day Powerball jackpot rose to $500 million, up from $483 million. The new jackpot estimate has a cash equivalent of $355.9 million.The jackpot was raised after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Wednesday's drawing. There have been... Read More.

Airlines cancel holiday flights due to omicron impacts on crews

(NEW YORK) -- The transportation industry has been bracing for pre-pandemic-level crowds this holiday season, but now two major U.S. airlines have been forced to proactively cancel some Christmas Eve flights due to the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19.As of Thursday evening, United Airlines... Read More.