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Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding a machete with an 18-inch blade outside a polling station in Florida Tuesday, who was part of a group of teenagers accused of intimidating Democratic supporters. The teenager, Caleb James Williams, was arrested after 4 p.m. when officers were called to the Beaches Branch Library in Neptune Beach. Caleb James Williams captured wielding a machete outside a polling station in Neptune Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. Neptune Beach Police DepartmentPolice chief Michael J. Police have sought to assure people that the polling station and other sites in the county remain safe for voters.
Persons: Caleb James Williams, Williams, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Michael J, Key, , Daniel Henry, Harris, Walz, Duval Organizations: Police, Democratic, Beaches Branch, Neptune, Neptune Beach Police Department, Neptune Beach Police Department Police, Duval County Democratic Party, Beaches Library, Trump, Duval GOP, NBC Locations: Florida, Beaches, Neptune Beach, Fla, Duval County
CNN —With no winner of the Mega Millions jackpot Friday, the grand prize for Tuesday’s drawing grew past the billion-dollar mark, according to the lottery. While there was no big winner Friday, five tickets matched five of the numbers to win the game’s $1 million prize, Mega Millions said. In August 2023, $1.602 billion was won by a ticket that was purchased in Neptune Beach, Florida, according to the Mega Millions Jackpot history. There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since December 2023, when a prize of $394 million was snagged by two players in California. Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m.
Organizations: CNN, Mega, Virginia Locations: Neptune Beach , Florida, California
[1/2] The display in a store shows the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at $1.55-billion in New York City, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - The second-largest lottery winner in U.S. history has come forward to claim the $1.6 billion prize, but the person's identity may remain a secret for another 90 days, the Florida Lottery said on Wednesday. The Mega Millions jackpot was claimed on Monday, seven weeks after the Aug. 8 drawing, Florida Lottery said in a statement. Florida is one of 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands to participate in Mega Millions. The Florida Mega Millions winner will have the option of claiming the full amount paid in a 30-year annuity or taking a lump sum of $794.2 million cash, according to the Mega Millions website.
Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Daniel Trotta, Jamie Freed Organizations: Mega, REUTERS, Florida Lottery, Washington , D.C, U.S . Virgin, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Florida, Washington ,, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville, South Carolina, California
Winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1.58 bln sold in Florida
  + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Aug 9 (Reuters) - One lucky winner was in possession of a Mega Millions ticket worth a cool $1.58 billion, the largest prize in the game's history, on Wednesday after purchasing it in Florida and hitting all six numbers in the lottery drawing. They then beat the 1 in 302.6 million odds of winning the multistate game by matching all of the lottery numbers drawn on Tuesday of 13, 19, 20, 32, 33, and the Megaplier was 14. [1/5]The display in a store shows the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at $1.55-billion in New York City, U.S., August 8, 2023. The last Mega Millions jackpot was won by a player in New York in April, at $20 million. A $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot in November 2022 ranks as the record highest lottery prize, according to media reports.
Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Shivani Tanna, Brendan O'Brien, Stephen Coates, Doina Organizations: Jacksonville , Treasure Coast Newspapers, Mega, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Florida, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville ,, New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru, Chicago
After years of renovations, Smith opened the castle to travelers booking rooms on Airbnb and Vrbo. "Everybody loves a castle," Smith, 57, told Insider. Smith turned the castle from rundown to traveler-readySmithmore Castle is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains on 121 acres of land. Smith has seen an increase in bookings each year since he listed the castle's rooms on Airbnb and Vrbo. Robert SmithSome Airbnb hosts have reported a slowdown in bookings since spring 2022, prompting fears of an "Airbnbust."
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