Winning Numbers Drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions

ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 17-23-25-52-61, Mega Ball: 3 (seventeen, twenty-three, twenty-five, fifty-two, sixty-one, Mega Ball: three Estimated jackpot: $251 million Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You Should See – April …

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Analysis-Trump’s Geopolitical Brinkmanship Has Hit a Wall With Iran

By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) – During his first year back in office, U.S. President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from ⁠tariffs to ⁠armed conflict. But with Iran that same brand of coercive diplomacy, marked by public threats, insults and ⁠ultimatums, seems …

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New York’s Long Island Rail Road Workers Go on Strike, Halting Busiest Commuter Rail Line in US

May 16 (Reuters) – ⁠About ⁠3,500 ⁠workers at ​New York’s ‌Long Island ‌Rail ⁠Road (LIRR) went ⁠on strike on Saturday ​after failing ​to reach a ⁠wage ⁠agreement, halting ⁠the busiest ​commuter rail system ​in ⁠the United ⁠States, according to a union statement. The ⁠Long Island Rail Road serves nearly 300,000 passengers daily. (Reporting ⁠by Mihika …

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Trump Says ISIS Second-In-Command Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki Killed by US and Nigerian Forces

May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠said ⁠on Friday that Abu-Bilal ⁠al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, was ​killed in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces. “Tonight, at my ‌direction, brave American forces ‌and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously ⁠planned ⁠and very complex mission to eliminate …

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Eurovision Song Contest Final Takes the Stage Amid Gaza Boycott

VIENNA, May 16 (Reuters) – The Eurovision Song Contest’s final takes place ⁠in ⁠Vienna on Saturday, with the organisers hoping ⁠the annual show of glitz and Europop will be a success despite five countries’ withdrawal over ​Israel taking part. The run-up to the event – a kitsch and usually good-natured competition between pop acts from …

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