Two Lucky Day Lotto tickets hit the July 22 drawing; one was sold at a Naperville convenience store and each winner takes home $650,000.

The National Guard signed a $292M contract to house D.C.‑deployed troops in up to 2,000 apartment‑style units, a shift officials say will save lodging costs even as critics question the mission’s scope. Legal fights and cost estimates are complicating the rollout.

An 83-year-old Miami grandfather enrolled in a catheter-based clinical trial that delivered chemo straight to his tumor. The targeted approach stabilized his cancer and returned his energy.

The New College Foundation has moved to replace the college’s nearly 50‑year‑old alumni association with a foundation‑run committee, prompting alumni backlash and possible legal action.

Fremont police say they shot a man after reports of an armed hostage inside an assisted‑living facility on Walnut Avenue; state investigators will review the shooting.

Slate and RiseBoro closed financing to build 312 affordable apartments in Williamsburg, with 60% reserved for formerly homeless New Yorkers.

Newport Beach’s City Council cut the for‑sale inclusionary requirement in the Newport Place airport overlay to 8% moderate and 6% low/very‑low, drawing objections from airport planners and residents.

Last summer's Joe Ryan near‑miss is shaping Boston's Aug. 3 deadline calculus, and Franklin Arias' promotion raises the cost of buying. The Sox must choose fast.

Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed about 145 students in Hagerstown as the state’s first new medical school in more than a century, aiming to expand residency training and serve rural Maryland.

A late‑night shooting in far north Fort Worth left a home and vehicle struck by bullets and spurred neighbors to demand more patrols and faster police response.

A Charlotte plant recalled Spicy Breakfast Burritos sold in vending machines across eight states after sausage and undeclared soy were found; the company says no illnesses have been reported.

State panels backed a costly conservation plan for damage at the Washington State Capitol — a near‑$1M bill centered on a historic wool rug, with work still awaiting insurance or lawmakers.

A Gresham man was arrested and booked on 48 counts after an indictment alleges he possessed recordings prosecutors say were intended for duplication and dissemination.