Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY

Dozens of Americans won big in lotteries designed to incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations. They say cashing in on a pandemic is a complicated feeling.

A fraternity at the University of Southern California was suspended after reports of sexual assault and drugging at the house in Los Angeles.

A small plane crashed into multiple homes on Monday in Southern California, killing at least two people, including a UPS employee.

Four people were injured in a shooting at a high school in Texas Wednesday morning, police said. Two were taken to a hospital.

A single ticket sold in California matched all numbers drawn Monday and was the lucky winner of a Powerball jackpot of nearly $700M, officials said.

Eight people, including four firefighters, were taken to a hospital after an explosion at a Dallas apartment Wednesday morning, officials said.

The Obama Presidential Center broke ground in Chicago Tuesday amid pushback from park preservationists and residents concerned about displacement.

The victims’ advocate and host of the TV show “In Pursuit With John Walsh” told USA TODAY that Florida police have botched the case of Gabby Petito.

More than 18 months into the pandemic, about 17% of respondents reported “heavy drinking” in the past 30 days, a new survey finds.