The Powerball jackpot has surged to $950 million for Saturday after no ticket matched all numbers in Wednesday’s drawing. The winning numbers were 9, 12, 22, 41, 61, and Powerball 25, with a Power Play multiplier of 4. Six players won $1 million prizes. If the jackpot is won Saturday, the prize can be taken as a $950 million annuity or a lump sum of $428.9 million. (Story URL)
The CDC is facing a leadership crisis after Director Susan Monarez was removed less than a month into her tenure by HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. because she was “not aligned with” President Trump’s agenda. Three other senior officials resigned in protest and were escorted from CDC headquarters. Monarez’s lawyers say she was fired for rejecting Kennedy’s “unscientific, reckless directives.” (Story URL)
An Amish woman from Millersburg, Ohio, has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder after her 4-year-old son died in Atwood Lake. Authorities said Ruth R. Miller, 40, told investigators she threw her son, Vincen, into the water early Saturday at God’s direction. Miller’s husband, Marcus J. Miller, 45, drowned hours earlier while attempting a similar act of faith. (Story URL)
Federal health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to eggs that has sickened 95 people across the country. California-based Country Eggs LLC recalled its large brown cage-free sunshine yolk eggs on Wednesday. California has reported 73 cases, with additional illnesses in 12 other states. Eighteen people have been hospitalized, though no deaths have been reported. (Story URL)
The 23-year-old suspect behind the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was found to have “harbored a whole lot of hate towards a wide variety of people and groups.” Investigators said Westman expressed vitriol towards Black, Mexican, Christian, and Jewish individuals, as well as President Trump, He killed an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, injuring 18 others. (Story URL)
