Lotto is a game of chance, but can strategy also come into play? We asked statisticians and looked at the data to find out how to win Powerball. Powerball is all luck—jackpot odds are 1 in 292 million ...

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“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

Ever wondered how the highway and interstate numbers came to be? What do they even mean if they mean anything at all? Behind those numbered shields displayed on the signs is a mathematical logic grid ...

The number of new jobs needed to absorb the net monthly increase in U.S. labor force has declined due to reduced immigration and lower labor force participation, according to research from the Federal ...

The Chicago Cubs send Anthony Rizzo off with a loss, but they ended up getting some help in the NL playoff race anyway. The Chicago Cubs feted Anthony Rizzo on Saturday, but they were unable to give ...

Citizens For A Better Neighborhood, a polling site in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where voters are casting their ballots for New York City Mayor on June 24, 2025. (Erik Uebelacker / Courthouse News) ALBANY, N ...

John Cummings, the original drummer for the acclaimed San Jose rock act The Odd Numbers, died Friday (Aug. 27). He was 58. News of his death was made public through social media posts, including one ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new report by the IUCN finds that two of the world’s most endangered species are still perilously close to extinction. Javan rhino (Rhinoceros ...