(NEW YORK) — The latest Powerball numbers for Monday’s $1.5 billion prize have been selected, but no one got all of them.
Monday night’s winning numbers were 16, 34, 46, 55, 67 and Powerball number 14. The multiplier was 3.
Powerball updated the results late Monday night to confirm that the draw for the prize — now an estimated $1.73 billion — continues on Wednesday. The cash payout is likely $756 million.
Florida had at least one ticket that matched five and got the power play number, all adding up to a $2 million win. There were match five winners who won $1 million in California, Indiana, Oregon and Virginia.
Monday’s jackpot was the third-largest prize in Powerball history, officials previously said. Wednesday’s prize now becomes the second-largest.
Monday night’s drawing — the 35th in its current run — marked the fourth-largest prize in all U.S. lottery jackpots, Powerball said. Wednesday’s drawing is now the second-largest prize, per Powerball.
Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The last billion-dollar Powerball prize — the jaw-dropping $2.04 billion — was won in California in November of last year. The next largest prize — $1.586 billion – was won in January 2016 in California, Florida and Tennessee.
(NEW YORK) — If you’re feeling unseen because you are not doing what others in society are expecting you to do, whether socializing on the weekends, or figuring out life as an adult, that’s where Danny Casale’s art comes to the rescue.
Reaching millions of audiences using his artist name Coolman Coffeedan, Casale’s work revolves around a wholesome idea that he personally believes in. “You know, messaging around how everything’s gonna be okay, how you are loved, you are special, you’re not nearly as ugly as you may think you are,” he told ABC News.
His art has also been featured in prominent exhibitions around the world including K11 Shanghai and Art Basels Hong Kong and Miami Beach, among others. Casale’s work first rose to the public eye after his animation entitled “Snakes Have Legs” went viral in June 2017, amassing over 5 million views on YouTube.
To date, Casale has accumulated hundreds of millions of views on his YouTube channel and over 6 million followers on Instagram and TikTok combined. He also published a book in 2021, called, “Ur Special: Advice for Humans from Coolman Coffeedan.”
Although achieving such success in life sometimes could come at a cost and in Casale’s circumstance, it almost robbed him of his career and identity as an artist.
The NFT creator told ABC News, in March 2022, he learned a multimillion lawsuit was filed against him by DigiArt LLC, a platform which was co-founded by Robert Earl, a billionaire who is also the founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood.
“I almost fainted in my kitchen,” he said. “I was like, ‘What is this?’ It was confusing, because, you know, there were like, incredibly light discussions, six, eight months prior with this company, and no agreement ever came to fruition.”
In the lawsuit, DigiArt LLC, alleged Casale “entered into an agreement” with them which required the two parties “to split net sale proceeds of any of Casale’s NFTs on a 50-50 basis.” The company claimed they spent their resources, including money and time, to promote Casale’s work in the past.
“The only issue is the contract that they were putting out there that was signed, countersign dated, never was, never existed,” Casale told ABC News.
NFT, short for, a non-fungible token is a one-of-a-kind asset that can take the form of virtually any type of online content and is managed in a digital ledger.
Last month, the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida ruled in favor of Casale on a motion for summary judgment after finding no evidence to show the plaintiff and the defendant had entered into an agreement. As a result, the lawsuit was dismissed, according to a press release, issued on Sept. 22.
ABC News has reached out to DigiArt LLC’s representatives for comment.
The verdict offered a huge relief not only to Casale, but also to the creative community. Casale said his story is “nothing new for artists,” adding that he hasn’t seen this specific type of situation being dealt with prior.
“What makes this whole thing, that little extra bit of surreal [is] because it happened in that sliver of time where NFTs were trading millions and millions and millions of dollars every day,” he said.
Turning his darkest moments into wisdom, Casale is urging other artists to be more cautious when it comes to trusting others with their work. “I think the largest lesson for others is to just be very careful about who you let into your special kingdom, because you built it up, you’re the one who made it so special,” he said.
“Don’t make it so easy for the folks that want to come in and ruin all that.”
Moving forward, Casale said he hopes his story will serve as a lesson to others and “can prevent any of that from happening to any other creatives, any other artists, anybody who’s ever built something on their own.”
“At times, it just felt like a fight that was never ending, but I kept fighting,” he shared of his journey. “And I truly hope that in me doing that, any other artists, creatives, anybody who’s built anything that they care about, continues to fight and stand up for themselves. Whether it’s something smaller, bigger than this, whatever, I mean, use my case as fuel for you and your specific situation to know that you deserve to stand up for yourself.”
Casale said his art “preached that the world is mostly good,” and he explained going through the experience such as the lawsuit “definitely challenged a lot of my own personal beliefs and philosophy that comes with my animations.”
“But now I get to just double down on my messages that now I believe stronger than ever, that the world is truly a good place,” he continued. “And I truly believe that at the end of the day, love would win and love won… It may take a minute, and you might have to meet some nasty characters along the way. But I truly believe that love wins in the end.”
(NEW YORK) — No Powerball jackpot winner was declared in Saturday’s Powerball drawing which means the prize has soared to an estimated $1.55 billion for the next drawing.
The winning numbers drawn for Saturday’s jackpot were: 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and red Powerball 19. The power play was 3.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit in the July 19, 2023 drawing. There have now been 34 consecutive drawings with no jackpot wins. This is the first time back-to-back Powerball jackpot cycles have generated billion-dollar grand prizes.
“This has become another top-charting jackpot in the Powerball game, and we’ve had several factors align at the right time to be able to support back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots in a matter of months,” said Drew Svitko, Powerball product group chair and Pennsylvania Lottery executive director.
“While dreaming about winning a billion-dollar Powerball jackpot is exciting, please remember to play responsibly and sign your ticket. We look forward to drawing the winning numbers tomorrow night!” Svitko said.
The prize outranks the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot won in California on July 19.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
The next drawing will take place on Monday just before 11 p.m. ET.
(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers continued hiring in September, despite increased interest rates and an uncertain economic outlook. Employers added 336,000 jobs last month, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
The September gains were higher than the average monthly gains of 267,000 in the previous 12 months. Leisure and hospitality showed the most improvement, followed by job increases in government, health care and science and tech services.
The country’s unemployment rate saw little movement last month, remaining at 3.8 percent.
(NEW YORK) — An estimated $1.4 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Saturday night.
It’s the third-largest purse in the American lottery game’s history. It’s also the fifth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a press release from Powerball.
The grand prize, which has an estimated cash value of $643.7 million, ballooned even further above the $1 billion mark after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night.
However, seven tickets — two purchased in California, one in Colorado, one in New York, one in Pennsylvania and two in Texas — matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. Three other tickets — sold in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas — matched all five white balls and won $2 million prizes by including Power Play, a feature that allows a winner to multiply the original amount of non-jackpot prizes for an additional $1 per play, according to Powerball.
The jackpot was previously won on July 19, when a ticket purchased in California matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to claim $1.08 billion. Since then, there have been 33 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.
Jackpot winners can either take the money as an immediate cash lump sum or in 30 annual payments over 29 years. Both advertised prize options do not include federal and jurisdictional taxes.
The jackpot grows based on game sales and interest, but the odds of winning the big prize stays the same — 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.
Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. The drawings are also livestreamed online at Powerball.com.
(NEW YORK) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sought to force Elon Musk to sit for a deposition as part of an ongoing investigation about his purchase of Twitter, now known as X.
The SEC said Musk failed to appear for testimony as required by a May subpoena despite agreeing to show up last month at the SEC’s office in San Francisco.
Musk waited until two days before the scheduled date to notify the SEC he would not appear, regulators said. They’re now seeking a court order to force Musk to comply.
Musk acquired the social media site in October 2022 for roughly $44 billion.
The testimony subpoena involves an ongoing investigation by the SEC into “potential violations of various provisions of the federal securities laws” regarding Musk’s purchase, as well as statements he made last year and SEC filings related to Twitter, the SEC said in a press release.
“[The] SEC seeks Musk’s testimony to obtain information not already in the SEC’s possession that is relevant to its legitimate and lawful investigation,” the press release said, noting the SEC staff to date have not determined that any person or entity has violated federal securities laws.
In response to a post on X about the SEC’s court order and other government investigations into his companies, Musk said a “comprehensive overhaul of these agencies is sorely needed, along with a commission to take punitive action against those individuals who have abused their regulatory power for personal and political gain.”
(NEW YORK) — The Powerball frenzy was in full swing Wednesday as potential billionaires were lining up at kiosks across the nation with dreams of winning the $1.2 billion jackpot up for grabs. But no one managed to clinch the prize, pushing the new Powerball estimated total to $1.4 billion in Saturday’s drawing.
The winning numbers drawn for Wednesday’s jackpot were: 9, 35, 54, 63, 64 and red Powerball 1. The power play was 2.
The grand prize, which had an estimated lump sum payout of $551.7 million, continued its ascent through billion dollar territory after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday night, Powerball said.
Wednesday night’s winning Powerball numbers were drawn for the third largest purse in the American lottery game’s history. It’s also the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a press release from Powerball.
“The thing I would like to do is help people, help my family, and leave a legacy behind. That would be nice,” Aldren Diaz, a Providence, Rhode Island, resident told ABC News affiliate station WLNE-TV as he bought Powerball tickets Wednesday morning.
Another Rhode Island Powerball player, Ramona Perez, said she could think of a billion ways to spend the prize.
“I can help my family, go back to my country and help a lot of people to make situations for children who need help,” Perez told WLNE.
The very long shot odds of winning Wednesday’s jackpot was 1 in 292.2 million.
Drew Svitko, Powerball Product Group chair and Pennsylvania Lottery executive director, said such a big jackpot attracts a lot of new players to the game. Svitko said he anticipates the majority of ticket sales for Wednesday night’s drawing would occur in the afternoon and evening with just hours to go before the drawing.
“Whether it’s your first time buying a ticket or you’re a frequent player, please remember to sign your ticket and reach out to your local lottery if you win the jackpot. Your local lottery will continue to be the best resource for information on how to claim a prize,” Svitko said in a statement.
Lottery officials said that while the odds of winning the big jackpot may be astronomical, the chances of winning a smaller prize were much better at 1 in 24.9.
In Monday’s Powerball drawing, two tickets — purchased in Delaware and Michigan — matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. Two other tickets — sold in New York and South Carolina — matched all five white balls and won $2 million prizes by including Power Play, a feature that allows a winner to multiply the original amount of non-jackpot prizes for an additional $1 per play, according to Powerball.
The jackpot was previously won on July 19, when a ticket purchased in California matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to claim $1.08 billion. Since then, there have been 32 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, Powerball said.
Jackpot winners can either take the money as an immediate cash lump sum or in 30 annual payments over 29 years. Both advertised prize options do not include federal and jurisdictional taxes.
Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. The drawings are also livestreamed online at Powerball.com.
(NEW YORK) — Uber announced Wednesday that it will now offer customers the option to request a courier to return packages for them.
The new offering is launching ahead of the upcoming holiday season in 52 metropolitan areas — including over 4,950 cities — across the U.S. from Boston to Honolulu, according to a press release. The service requires a $5 flat fee.
Uber says the service is as easy to use as tapping a couple of buttons on the Uber and Uber Eats apps and selecting the “Return a Package” option. Customers can choose where they want their packages to be delivered — a local post office, FedEx, or UPS facility — and up to five packages can be returned at one time. After a package has been dropped off, the Uber courier then sends a photo providing visual confirmation.
Uber customers who are paid Uber ONE members get a $2 discount on the flat fee rate and only need to pay $3 for the service. The new service follows other existing Uber features that let app users send a package and receive a package via an Uber driver.
According to the National Retail Federation, consumers returned over 16% of purchases in 2022 and 2021.
Uber’s new feature comes after online retailers expanded their package return processes for customers in recent years. Companies like Amazon and Walmart now offer options like at-home pickups for some package returns.
(NEW YORK) — Powerball frenzy was in full swing Wednesday as potential billionaires were lining up at kiosks across the nation with dreams of what they’ll do if they’re lucky enough to hit the estimated $1.2 billion jackpot up for grabs.
The drawing Wednesday night will be the third-largest purse in the American lottery game’s history and the biggest so far this year. It’s also the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a press release from Powerball.
The grand prize, which has an estimated lump sum payout of $551.7 million, continued its ascent through billion dollar territory after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday night, Powerball said.
“The thing I would like to do is help people, help my family, and leave a legacy behind. That would be nice,” Aldren Diaz, a Providence, Rhode Island, resident told ABC News affiliate station WLNE as he bought Powerball tickets Wednesday morning.
Another Rhode Island Powerball player, Ramona Perez, said she could think of a billion ways to spend the prize.
“I can help my family, go back to my country and help a lot of people to make situations for children who need help,” Perez told WLNE.
The very longshot odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million.
Drew Svitko, Powerball Product Group Chair and Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director, said such a big jackpot attracts a lot of new players to the game. Svitko said he anticipates the majority of ticket sales for Wednesday night’s drawing would occur in the afternoon and evening with just hours to go before the drawing.
“Whether it’s your first time buying a ticket or you’re a frequent player, please remember to sign your ticket and reach out to your local lottery if you win the jackpot. Your local lottery will continue to be the best resource for information on how to claim a prize,” Svitko said in a statement.
Lottery officials said that while the odds of winning the big jackpot may be astronomical, the chances of winning a smaller prize are much better at 1 in 24.9.
In Monday’s Powerball drawing, two tickets — purchased in Delaware and Michigan — matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. Two other tickets — sold in New York and South Carolina — matched all five white balls and won $2 million prizes by including Power Play, a feature that allows a winner to multiply the original amount of non-jackpot prizes for an additional $1 per play, according to Powerball.
The jackpot was previously won on July 19, when a ticket purchased in California matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to claim $1.08 billion. Since then, there have been 32 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, Powerball said.
Jackpot winners can either take the money as an immediate cash lump sum or in 30 annual payments over 29 years. Both advertised prize options do not include federal and jurisdictional taxes.
Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. The drawings are also livestreamed online at Powerball.com.
(NEW YORK) — The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder and former crypto billionaire, is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection after federal prosecutors accused him of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history.
Jury selection is expected to take place Tuesday, and the trial could last as long as six weeks.
Bankman-Fried faces seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering centered on his alleged use of customer deposits on the crypto trading platform FTX to cover losses at his hedge fund, Alameda Research, and to buy lavish real estate, among other personal expenses.
He has pleaded not guilty to all counts. If convicted, he could face a sentence of up to 110 years in prison.
Bankman-Fried stepped down from his role at FTX in November 2022 amid a rapid collapse that ended with the company declaring bankruptcy. Prosecutors charged Bankman-Fried the following month with an array of alleged crimes focused on a scheme to defraud investors.
In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that November, Bankman-Fried denied knowing “there was any improper use of customer funds.”
“I really deeply wish that I had taken like a lot more responsibility for understanding what the details were of what was going on there,” Bankman-Fried told Stephanopoulos at the time. “A lot of people got hurt, and that’s on me.”
Bankman-Fried is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a federal prison, where he will remain throughout the proceedings.
After months spent under house arrest at his parents’ home in Palo Alto, California, Bankman-Fried was sent to jail in August after a federal judge revoked his $250 million bail.
A federal judge in New York on Thursday denied Bankman-Fried temporary release from custody during his trial, deciding he is too great a flight risk to let free.
Prosecutors had balked at Bankman-Fried’s sharing with The New York Times excerpts from the personal documents of Caroline Ellison, Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend, who led his Alameda Research hedge fund and who has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate.
The judge ultimately lent credence to concern over Bankman-Fried’s alleged attempt to improperly influence Ellison, who is potentially set to testify at his trial.
Before his sudden downfall, Bankman-Fried had ascended to the top of the cryptocurrency sector, garnering goodwill as a philanthropist and leading proponent of industry regulation. The cover of Fortune Magazine in August 2022 asked readers whether Bankman-Fried, known by some as “SBF,” was “the next Warren Buffett.”
As a pandemic-era crypto boom faded in the fall of last year, concerns of financial instability at FTX — a top platform where users buy and sell crypto — triggered a wave of customer withdrawals totaling billions of dollars.
Within days, FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections as it assessed the value of its remaining assets, a company announcement said.
Bankman-Fried resigned as CEO in November 2022 and was replaced with John J. Ray III, who steered disgraced energy company Enron through bankruptcy proceedings in the 2000s.
Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried’s net worth plummeted from $16 billion to $0 in less than a week, according to an estimate from Bloomberg.
Days after FTX declared bankruptcy, the company’s collapse became the subject of an investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, sources familiar with the matter had told ABC News.
Roughly a month later, in December 2022, Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas after federal prosecutors in New York filed criminal charges, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
