CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars in instant ticket sales during a roughly five-year period, but didn't hand out many of the cash grand prizes,... READ MORE »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A new truck manufacturing company said it will soon be building electric-powered semi-trucks in Tennessee.Nikola Motor Co. CEO Trevor Milton unveiled his plans... READ MORE »

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — A judge in Arizona has sentenced a woman to spend Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the following day in jail.Pinal County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Wharton said... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks, including the email hacks that rattled the... READ MORE »

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dylann Roof wanted the world to know he hated black people and thought they were criminals. He thought about attacking drug dealers, but they might shoot back. So,... READ MORE »

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Two women are suing a groom and the event company that ran his wedding reception after they allege he flew a drone that hit them in the head at the New Hampshire... READ MORE »

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — It got so cold in Wyoming, even the Moscow Ballet couldn't move. The traveling ballet group famous for performing "The Nutcracker" this time of year couldn't start their... READ MORE »

VIENNA (AP) — For all those who don't speak German — and indeed for those who do — here is Austria's word of the year, adding to the challenges or reading and speaking the language. It's "... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Tending to party politics, President-elect Donald Trump is rallying supporters in Louisiana on Friday ahead of the state's Senate runoff election, aiming to pad the... READ MORE »

FOREST CITY, N.C. (AP) — Here's a not-so-jolly story: A mother wants her local St. Nick kicked to the curb for fat-shaming her son. Ashley Mayse tells WLOS-TV (http://bit.ly/2g8JsXI ) that... READ MORE »