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The record-breaking powerball prize rose to new heights this afternoon. But did you know Americans spent more than $70 billion on the lottery last year?

Iowa and New Hampshire have spoken, each in its own unique accent. Now the race moves on to Nevada and South Carolina, states quite different from the first two, and quite different from each other.

Republican establishment choice Jeb Bush was once the candidate to beat. No more: The success of Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio in the Iowa caucuses puts new pressure on the party mainstream.

Melissa Block visits William Faulkner's home: Rowan Oak, in Oxford, Miss. She talks with curator William Griffith about Faulkner's running theme of the South in conflict with itself.

A musician who broke every norm, Tharpe turned rock 'n' roll from a burgeoning musical style into an international sensation. She was — and is — an unmatched artist.

Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance is being hammered by opponents in the GOP Senate primary for anti-Trump remarks he made in 2016. Now we know why - a new poll suggests Vance is a serious candidate.

Consumer prices in January were up 7.5% from a year ago, the biggest annual gain since 1982. That may seem like a lot for those under 40, but older folks have lived through even sharper price hikes.

Russians face a confusing patchwork of online restrictions as the Kremlin cracks down on the free flow of information on social media.

Barry Bonds ties Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list with number 714. He homered into the first deck of elevated stands in right-center leading off the second inning against the Oakland Athletics.

Sarah Clements was 16 when she began pushing for stricter gun laws after the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Since the recent mass shootings, she says the work is more dire and more difficult.