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Revamped Mega Millions Game Promises Better Odds, Boosted Prizes: Here's What's New
An updated Mega Millions game is set to launch with bigger prizes, better odds, and a higher starting jackpot of $50 million.
Mega Millions announced the first major change to the game since 2017 in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 25. The first drawing under the new structure will take place at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 8.
The lottery game said the changes aim to bring higher non-jackpot payouts, improved odds, and faster-growing prizes.
"Beyond big jackpots, players told us they want bigger non-jackpot prizes and that's exactly what this new game delivers," said Joshua Johnson, l…
RFK Jr. To Eliminate 10,000 Health Jobs, Close Offices: Report
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to make significant reductions within the department, as reported in documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
The planned changes involve the elimination of 10,000 full-time positions across various departments responsible for critical functions such as disease outbreak response, insurance provision for low-income Americans, and drug approval, according to the story published Thursday morning, March 27.
If enacted, these measures would result in the department losing nearly one-quarter of its personnel, reduc…
Loaded AK-47 Recovered After Piscataway Man Arrested: South Plainfield PD
A loaded AK-47 was seized after a 23-year-old Piscataway man was arrested on Monday, March 24, for numerous traffic violations in South Plainfield, authorities said.
On Friday, March 21, Kairi Watford fled from law enforcement after he was observed driving 65 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour zone, disregarding officer signals, crossing a double yellow line and illegally passing two vehicles, including a school bus, South Plainfield police said.
On Monday, his vehicle was spotted on New Durham Avenue but he fled from officers again, police said. Officers tracked the vehicle to a residen…
Verizon Salesman Guilty Of Stabbing Jersey Shore Man In Neck: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Verizon door-to-door salesman was convicted on Wednesday, March 26, of stabbing a man in the neck in 2022 in Ocean County, authorities said.
Michael Tsamas, a Laurence Harbor resident, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Joseph Delgardio, a Jackson Township resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Tsamas was also convicted of multiple weapons charges, Billhimer said.
On Thursday May 26, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Jackson Township police responded to West Veterans Highway and Conor Road and found Delgardio lying in a pool of blood in the roadway…
NJ Daycare Owner Now Accused Of Abusing 6 Infants, Toddlers: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Mount Laurel woman is facing additional charges weeks after she was initially charged with abusing two children in her care, authorities said.
Danielle Ingraham, who operates a daycare center from her home, is accused of causing injuries to a 5-month infant's head, eyes and wrist, that required hospitalization, shaking a 7-month old, injuring the cheek of a 10-month-old and causing visible injuries to the face and back of a 13-month-old child, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Mount Laurel Police Chief Timothy Hudnall announced on Wednesday, March 26.
Ingra…
4 Men Linked To NJ Break-Ins As Part Of Multi-State Burglary Ring: Police
Four men believed to be part of a nationwide burglary ring were arrested this week following a months-long investigation that began with a home break-in in Westchester County, police said.
The suspects—Jose Hevia-Irribarra, 28; Sebastian Figueroa-Urzua, 30; Yordy Hernandez-Ramos, 21; and Alexander Silva-Yanez, 28—were taken into custody on Monday, March 24, in a joint operation by the Harrison Police Department and the FBI, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 25.
All four, who are Chilean nationals, were arrested under full extradition warrants connected to a recent home burglary …
Burglary Solved After 13 Years, Suspect At Large: South Brunswick Police
In South Brunswick, good things come to those who wait.
Officers announced on Monday, March 24, that evidence from a burglary in 2012 has been linked to a suspect, who remains on the lam, South Brunswick police said.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, a home on Rocky Hill Road was broken into with numerous items stolen, police said. Police recovered numerous pieces of evidence and submitted them to the New Jersey State Police for examination, officers said.
In January, one of the pieces of evidence came back as a match for Dale Scott, 52, and officers were able to connect him to the burglary, police sa…
