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Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds Monday night to win an estimated $747 million Powerball jackpot. Lottery officials said that a single ticket matched all six numbers.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's puzzle winner, Vicki Helwick of Port Angeles, Wash.

Lawmakers are still trying to iron out the details on a larger plan but say they have agreed on a framework for how to fund the government through September 2023.

The cities of Sao Sebastiao, Ubatuba, Ilhabela and Bertioga, some of the hardest hit and now under state of calamity, canceled their Carnival festivities as rescue teams struggle to find the missing.

Carter had his first hit when he was just 9 years old. He went on to tour with his older brother's band, the Backstreet Boys, release four studio albums and appear on Dancing with the Stars.

Dozens of companies across the U.S. are offering freebies and discounts to veterans and active-duty military members on Veterans Day.

Participants were asked questions about their parents' general parenting style and how that affected their thoughts and feelings in the previous two weeks.

Japan conducted a recount of its islands amid criticism that the data was old and inaccurate. Geographers took another look and the number of islands is expected to more than double.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party Sunday over a "serious breach" of the ministerial code.

Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first cellphone call 50 years ago this week. Who did he call? His competitor at Bell Laboratories to gloat.

With a Republican senator and a Democratic governor, Wisconsin serves as an example of what a divided government may look like. Wisconsinites share how they feel about it.

Musk has been attempting to back out of the deal, citing concerns about bots on the platform and the security of its user data.

Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of advertising company Dentsu as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. Dentsu helped land the 2020 Games for Tokyo.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for parts of western New York ahead of a dangerous storm that had the potential to dump several feet of snow in western New York.

The presidential hopeful played along with Ellen DeGeneres on her show, set to air Thursday. He was asked if he'd ever been in handcuffs, what flavor ice cream he'd be and, "Boxers or briefs?"

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has many companies bracing for the impact of its failure. SVB served nearly half of all U.S. tech startups backed by venture capital.

New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic.

John McCain's chief economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, says the Republican candidate wants to revamp the patchwork of regulations that govern economic transactions. McCain is not in favor of more regulation, he says, just uniformity.

The so-called fake electors signed documents falsely attesting that Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election.