2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (148+ words) April 7 (UPI) -- An Ohio woman with a tradition of playing lottery games with her mother every week found it paid off with a $50,000 prize she initially suspected to be an April Fools' Prank. The Loudonville woman told Ohio Lottery officials…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (286+ words) April 7 (UPI) -- A 2023 Iowa law banning LGBTQ books and topics from being discussed in public school classrooms is taking effect after an appeals court lifted an injunction against it on Tuesday. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth U.S. Circuit ruled…...

22+ hour, 32+ min ago  (546+ words) April 6 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Monday moved to end civil rights settlements with two colleges and five local school districts requiring them to prevent discrimination against transgender students. The Department of Education announced that it would rescind resolution agreements…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (145+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- A Maryland man stopped to fill up his gas tank and ended up winning $100,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket. The New Carrolton man told Maryland Lottery officials he originally only stopped at the Shell gas station in Hyattsville…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (143+ words) April 2 (UPI) -- An Ohio man who found multiple stores were sold out of his favorite scratch-off lottery ticket ended up making a backup choice that earned him a $1 million prize. The Ashville man told Ohio Lottery officials he stopped at…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (185+ words) Animal control deputies in Virginia responded to an unusual situation when they were called "to wrangle a renegade emu." 'Renegade emu' rounded up by animal control in Virginia April 2 (UPI) -- Animal control deputies in Virginia responded to an unusual situation…...

6+ day, 13+ min ago  (444+ words) April 1 (UPI) -- A new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau showed there were 1.4 million same-sex couple households in the United States in 2024, and female same-sex households outnumbered male. The share of same-sex couple households increased to about 1% of all in 2024, and…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (146+ words) March 31 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania man made an unplanned stop during a family road trip and won a $50,000 prize from the Maryland Lottery. Gettysburg resident David Costella told Maryland Lottery officials he was driving home in early March with his daughter…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (551+ words) March 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned Colorado's ban on conversion therapy, saying state governments can't impose limits on what therapists can discuss with their patients. The high court voted 8-1 against the ban on conversion therapy citing First Amendment…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (245+ words) Animal authorities in Massachusetts said a pair of escaped pigs were safely reunited with their owner after taking themselves on a tour of the area. Escaped pigs found wandering loose in Massachusetts March 30 (UPI) -- Animal authorities in Massachusetts said a…...