A California woman who won $5.2 million in a lottery has pleaded guilty in federal court in South Dakota to scamming six people. The Rapid City Journal reports Judy Carroll, of El Cajon, California, and her husband won the California lottery in 1989. Authorities say Carroll scammed people including a… Read More

The rapper known as Tekashi 6ix9ine was in federal custody Monday awaiting a Manhattan court appearance. The Brooklyn-based rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, was among four people arrested on racketeering and firearms charges. Sponsored: 4 drugs that cause Diabetes An attorney who has previously represented Hernandez did not… Read More

The recent turbulence in the U.S. stock markets is spooking some older workers and retirees, a group that was hit particularly hard during the most recent financial crisis. There’s no indication, though, that the recent volatility has brought about large-scale overhauls in retirement planning. #1 Worst Cellphone For Your Eyes… Read More

Baseball owners have locked down their commissioner and their main broadcast partner, too. Any decisions on speeding up the game and perhaps making it more enjoyable to watch will have to wait. After wrapping up two days of meetings at a hotel next to the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park, the… Read More

A wheelchair used by physicist Stephen Hawking has sold at auction for almost 300,000 pounds ($393,000), while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost 585,000 pounds ($767,000), auctioneer Christie’s said Thursday. The motorized chair, used by Hawking after he was paralyzed with motor neuron disease, raised 296,750 pounds in… Read More