Family advocates are hoping a new law will help alleviate the disproportionate number of child welfare investigations opened into low-income Black and Latino families. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed ...

A new law next year will require callers to New York’s child abuse and neglect hotline to leave their name and contact information, ending a practice of “anonymous reporting” that advocates said was ...

Winning the lottery can upend a social life overnight. Strangers show up. Long-lost acquaintances resurface. In some cases, safety becomes a concern. The option stems from a 2017 law and rules adopted ...

A few states have set stipulations for winners who wish to be discreet, and there are a few that don't even have their own lotteries to play The largest lottery prize ever was a $2.04 billion ...

The largest lottery prize ever was a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won by a man in California in November 2022 Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working ...

LANSING, MI -- While winning the lottery is a dream for millions of lottery players, what happens if you win can seem like a nightmare. Depending on where you live, you may have to publicly come ...

Who wants to be a billionaire? Most people would say yes to that proposition. However, if you suddenly came into possession of that amount of cash, would you want anyone to know? With the Powerball ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Support for those struggling with all forms of gambling addiction is being prioritized with the help of a local behavioral health facility in St. Joseph. The Family ...

With a billion-dollar Powerball jackpot at stake, anonymity might be a saving grace for some. As the amount of the cash prize continues to tick up ahead of the Saturday, Dec. 13 drawing, lottery ...

Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official who used the pseudonym “Anonymous,” expressed concern Tuesday about President Trump not rejecting a Venezuelan ground invasion. During ...