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Mar. 16, 2025

$1.35B Mega Millions Winner Sues His Daughter’s Mom for Telling His Family About Win

Many Mega Millions lottery tickets. Mega Millions is Americas biggest jackpot game. It is held in 42 states and has jackpots starting at $12 million.Photo:Getty Getty The mystery manbought the historic winning ticketon Jan. 13 at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon and selected a one-time, lump-sum payment of $723,564,144 before taxes, PEOPLE previously reported. The Maine Lottery Association revealed the man’s win in a statement on Feb. 22, nearly six weeks after the drawing, according toThe Boston Globe.

Mar. 16, 2025

$13,000 Flute Returned to Woman 9 Years After It Vanished in Cab Before Biggest Day of Her Career

Heidi Slyker never thought she’d see her flute again after losing it in the back of a cab nine years ago — but, thanks to the kindness of strangers and some skillful detective work, the Maryland musician has been reunited with her instrument,The New York Timesreported. It was 3:30 in the morning, and in only a few hours, Slyker had her first rehearsal playing flute with the New England Philharmonic, according to theTimes.

Mar. 16, 2025

$15 Million Lottery Ticket Sold in Wisconsin Town Called Luck

Photo: Getty Someone has had a stroke of good luck in Luck, Wisconsin! One ticket matched all six Megabucks numbers in the lottery drawing last week, netting the winner $15.1 million, according to theWisconsin Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at Wayne’s Food Plus in the tiny town, which is located in the northwest part of the state and home to just over 1,100 residents. “Thursday morning, when I come in and run my morning reports and get your lottery report — it shows ‘Congrats to Wayne’s foods in Luck, Wi, for selling a 15-million-dollar megabucks ticket,'” store manager Paul Wondratold CBS Minnesota.

Mar. 16, 2025

$15M Settlement in Wrongful Death of Elijah McClain, Black Man Who Died After Chokehold by Colo. Cops

Elijah McClain.Photo: Family Photo “There is no amount of money in the world that will make up for losing my son, but hopefully this sends a message to police everywhere that there are consequences for their actions,” McClain’s biological father, LaWayne Mosley, said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “I hope Elijah’s legacy is that police will think twice before killing another innocent person.” The City of Aurora also confirmed a settlement, but not the amount, and said it was reached “in principle” last summer but still required family members to agree to an allocation before the city would confirm the terms, reportsCBS Denver.

Mar. 16, 2025

$1M Worth of Jewels Stolen After Robbers Cut 'Gaping' Hole Through Adjacent Store's Wall

Ocean County Mall in Toms River, N.J.Photo:Google Maps Google Maps Around 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, Venzio Jewelers reported to the authorities that there had been a robbery. The suspect(s) cut a hole in the wall of an adjacent, empty store, providing access to the jeweler’s back office. The suspect(s) then stole $1 million worth of merchandise, police said. Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little said he believes nothing from the floor displays was stolen, perNews 12 Brooklyn.