California
A single ticket snared the $810-million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday. It was sold at a gas station and convenience store in Sugar Land, Texas.
In April, the price of a Mega Millions lottery ticket will jump from $2 to $5, a change that officials say will come with better odds, bigger wins and more money for California public schools.
Someone is sitting on a $2.9-million lottery ticket bought at a Los Angeles gas station in December.
Just 16 public seats are available for the hotly anticipated hearing of the Menendez brothers, who are hoping a judge will downgrade their charges from first-degree murder to a lesser charge.
The Powerball and Mega Millions lottery jackpots have been unclaimed for months, generating buzz around potential billions in winnings.
A confluence of sporting events on Friday — a Lakers game, USC football, and the East L.A. Classic in addition to the Dodgers hosting the Yankees — will have the police department working overtime.
Hollywood Inc.
Universal Pictures’ ‘Despicable Me 4’ enjoyed a solid opening day at the domestic box office to kick off the Fourth of July weekend.
Lottery officials estimate the value of Tuesday’s jackpot at $1.1 billion, which would be the fourth-highest in Mega Millions history and sixth-highest ever.
Disney is getting into the real estate game with Cotino, a massive development in Rancho Mirage complete with more than 1,900 homes. But not all the locals are happy to see the entertainment giant come to town.
World & Nation
Tonight’s Mega Millions lottery is the largest in the game’s history, totaling an $1.58 billion prize. Should someone win, they would have the option of cashing out for $783.3 million lump sum or taking a 30-year annuity for the total prize.