The average national credit score dropped by two points this fall compared to the same time a year ago, according to new findings by FICO.
FICO says the average score now stands at 715. The survey found that Gen Z was hit the hardest due to increasing credit card and student loan debt.
The findings also showed that the share of consumers in the middle credit score range fell, as more people moved into either the upper or lower tiers.
FICO says auto loan delinquencies have increased 24% since 2021, bankcard delinquencies are up 48%, and mortgage delinquencies are up 58%. The report said personal loan delinquencies have declined since 2021, which it attributes to tighter underwriting.
The report also found that Gen Z and millennials were less likely than Generation X and baby boomers to check their credit scores at least once a year.
We created the FICO Score Credit Insights report to help the industry uncover the most impactful trends influencing consumer credit behavior, said Julie May, vice president and general manager of B2B Scores at FICO. This data shows how consumers are adapting whether by prioritizing essential payments like auto loans, navigating the return of student loan obligations, or actively monitoring their credit health. We hope this proves to be a powerful tool for lenders, policymakers, and advocates working to support financial resilience and inclusion.
Acclaimed actor and director Robert Redford, whose career in Hollywood spanned over six decades, died on Tuesday at age 89, the New York Times reported, citing Cindi Berger, CEO of the firm Rogers & Cowan PMK.
Scripps News has contacted Rogers & Cowan PMK for confirmation.
Redford earned four nominations for Academy Awards throughout his film career. He won an Oscar in 1980 for directing "Ordinary People," marking his directorial debut.
He earned Best Picture and Best Director nominations for "Quiz Show" in 1984, and a nomination for Best Actor for "The Sting" in 1973. It was his roles in "The Sting" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" that cemented his place in Hollywood as a leading man.
He then went on to star as Bob Woodward in the Watergate classic "All the President's Men."
He was also given an honorary Academy Award in 2002.
He continued acting and directing hit movies well into his 80s. In 2018, he was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe for his role in "The Old Man & the Gun."
Redford was also politically active and launched the Redford Center, which focuses on environmental impact filmmaking. The group has provided grants to 60 projects and awarded $2 million in funding.
He also founded the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, which have become influential platforms for independent filmmakers.
The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve began two days of meetings Tuesday, with the group expected to approve lowering interest rates.
This week's gathering comes as a court rejected President Donald Trump's bid to remove Commissioner Lisa Cook from the board after he accused her of committing mortgage fraud. The meetings also follow the Senates confirmation of former Trump administration economic adviser Stephen Miran to the board.
Trump has openly criticized the Federal Reserve for not lowering interest rates in 2025, while Chairman Jerome Powell has expressed concern over elevated inflation. Powell, however, has pointed to a softening job market as a reason the Fed may vote to cut rates. He has noted that lowering interest rates can help fuel job growth, though it can also lead to higher inflation.
After the annual inflation rate surged to 9% in 2022, the Fed implemented its highest federal interest rate in two decades. The central bank was able to do so with unemployment remaining low and job creation robust.
But recent reports suggest hiring in the U.S. economy is slowing while inflation remains above the Feds 2% target.
Complicating matters, Powell suggested last month that inflation could rise as new tariffs on imported goods are imposed. However, with weaker job numbers, he said the balance of risks appears to be shifting between employment and price stability.
Powell alone does not have the power to raise or lower interest rates. At the Feds last meeting in late July when members voted to keep rates steady two members dissented, marking the first time in 30 years that two opposing votes were cast on the same decision.
In what was expected to be an active Atlantic hurricane season, storm activity has been unusually quiet during what is considered the peak of the season. In recent years, the Atlantic has typically produced multiple tropical storms and hurricanes during this time, driven in part by warming sea-surface temperatures.
But the 2025 season has been different.
Sea-surface temperatures have remained warmer than average, but ocean warmth is far from the only factor that fuels hurricanes. Typically, hurricane season peaks around Sept. 10. An average Atlantic season produces 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes.
Phil Klotzbach, senior research scientist for the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, told Scripps News Group in Fort Myers that strong upper-level winds have kept storms at bay.
"We do actually have fairly enhanced vertical wind shear," he told the Scripps News Group. "So it's stronger than normal. We have what we call basically a tropical upper tropospheric trough. So an area of low pressure high up in the atmosphere and that tends to lead to strong shear."
It has been since Aug. 28 that a named storm has formed in the Atlantic basin.
So far this year, there has been only one hurricane in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Chantal is the only named storm to directly impact the U.S., making landfall in late June as a weak tropical storm in South Carolina.
Activity expected to ramp up
The Atlantic hurricane season may become more active in the coming days. The National Hurricane Center says a disturbance in the open Atlantic has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm in the next five days. The system is expected to move west, though its potential threat to land remains unclear.
"A tropical wave over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms," the National Hurricane Center said. "Although dry and stable air is expected to limit development during the next day or so, gradual development is anticipated thereafter, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the middle to latter part of this week."
Klotzbach said he expects activity will increase as conditions become more favorable.
"Overall, the vertical wind shear that's being forecast as we get later into September, early October, is much lower than what we currently have," he said.
A California woman was charged earlier this month with allegedly registering her dog to vote and successfully casting a ballot in the states 2021 gubernatorial recall election.
Laura Lee Yourex faces two counts of casting a ballot when not entitled to vote, one count of perjury, one count of procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, and one count of registering a non-existent person to vote.
The Orange County District Attorneys Office said Yourex self-reported registering her dog to vote to the countys registrar of voters.
Authorities said she was able to cast a ballot in the 2021 election using her dogs identity, as the state does not require proof of residence or identification for state elections. Her attempt to use her dogs identity to vote in the 2022 midterm primary was rejected because proof of residence and registration is required for first-time voters in federal elections, authorities said.
If convicted, she could face up to six years in prison.
"Following an investigation by the Orange County District Attorneys Office Bureau of Investigation, sufficient evidence was discovered to file criminal charges against Yourex for illegally registering her dog to vote and then casting mail-in ballots issued to her dog based on the fraudulent voter registration," the prosecutor's office said in a press release. "On her social media, Yourex posted in January 2022 a picture of her dog wearing an 'I voted' sticker and posing with her ballot. Another post from October 2024, showed a photograph of Mayas dog tag and a vote-by-mail ballot with the caption, 'Maya is still getting her ballot,' even though the dog had previously passed away."
According to the Heritage Foundation, there have been 69 known cases of election fraud in California dating back to 1982.
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Uber, alleging the company denied rides to disabled passengers, including those who use service dogs and wheelchairs.
The DOJ said it is seeking $125 million from Uber for customers it says the company illegally discriminated against.
Uber is accused of violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which says private transportation companies must comply with basic nondiscrimination requirements that prohibit exclusion, segregation, and unequal treatment. They also must comply with specific requirements related to architectural standards for new and altered buildings; reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures; effective communication with people with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities; and other access requirements.
"Additionally, public accommodations must remove barriers in existing buildings where it is easy to do so without much difficulty or expense, given the public accommodations resources.
Rideshare companies like Uber are prohibited from denying riders with disabilities the same access to transportation that riders without disabilities enjoy, said U.S. Attorney Craig H. Missakian of the Northern District of California. This complaint underscores the United States commitment to enforcing the ADAs promise of equal access.
In a statement to The Associated Press, Uber said drivers must agree to anti-discrimination policies.
Riders who use guide dogs or other assistive devices deserve a safe, respectful and welcoming experience on Uber full stop, the company said.
The latest measure of consumer inflation shows prices are rising, and according to a Yale University analysis, increased costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump could push thousands of Americans into poverty.
The Yale Budget Lab estimates that new 2025 tariffs could increase the number of Americans living in poverty by 650,000 to 875,000, depending on the method used to measure poverty.
The analysis assumes that incomes from jobs will remain steady despite higher tariffs. It also accounts for government programs, such as Social Security, that adjust payments based on inflation.
Yale economists say the current U.S. tariff rate is 17.4%, the highest since 1935. The report projects that the average U.S. household will lose about $2,300 a year because of tariffs.
Tariffs are taxes charged to companies importing products into the United States. The rate varies depending on the country of origin and the type of product.
While some companies tried to absorb the cost of tariffs early in Trumps presidency, more now say those costs will ultimately be passed on to consumers.
Trump says the tariffs are intended to revive U.S. manufacturing jobs and reduce the nations trade deficit with other countries.
According to new data released on Thursday, the consumer price index increased to at 2.9% in the 12-month period ending in July. It was at 2.7% for the 12-month period ending in June and July. The inflation rate is 0.5 percentage points higher than May's rate of 2.4%, and 0.6 percentage points higher than April's consumer price index, which marked the lowest year-over-year inflation rate since 2021.
The consumer price index weighs the costs of goods based on their importance; items like food, shelter, and energy tend to be weighted more heavily.
Since Wednesday, social media feeds have been full of reactions to the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, with opinions ranging from forceful condemnation to glee.
Some of those posts have cost people their livelihoods.
There have been numerous examples of public officials losing their jobs or being placed on leave. In other cases, businesses have become the subject of boycotts or lost partnerships.
In Massachusetts, a teacher was placed on administrative leave for a post on her personal social media page about the incident.
"Today, our school community is responding to yet another act of violence in our country with the killing of Charlie Kirk at a college campus in Utah. As many are aware, a teacher has been accused of making inappropriate comments in response to this event on her own personal social media page. As a result, that teacher has been placed on administrative leave for the foreseeable future and is not allowed on school property while we investigate this matter," James Reilly, superintendent of the Wachusett Regional School District Committee, said.
In Toledo, Ohio, the citys fire department said it is investigating a viral social media post allegedly made by one of its members that read in part, Kirk offers nothing but hate and division to society. No one would miss him and discourse would be better without him.
In Cincinnati, TQL Stadium, home of Major League Soccers FC Cincinnati, said it was cutting ties with a barbecue restaurant after its owner was caught on social media saying, Good riddance! What a piece of s.
"We were founded on the idea that soccer unites, and we remain committed to ensuring that FCC is for all and that we provide a safe and welcoming environment for our patrons," the stadium's statement reads in part. "Toward that end, we have terminated our relationship with Lucius Q."
These posts serve as a reminder that employers and others are watching social media activity.
After federal law enforcement officials said they conducted a raid at a Georgia battery plant that they called the "largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations," over 300 South Korean migrants returned home Friday after being released from U.S. custody.
The migrants, who worked at a plant co-operated by Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, were detained over a week ago after officials said they did not have legal status to remain in the U.S. Immigration officials said some had entered the U.S. illegally, while others had overstayed their visas.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said some of the families of the migrants were demanding an apology from President Donald Trump. They said the detainment of the migrants was not necessary.
"I thought that he would only go through simple questioning but when I saw on TV that they went to a detention center and were shackled, I was taken aback," said Lee-Sang-hee, father of one of the workers detained.
The operation took place at a Hyundai plant in Bryan County, Georgia. Officials said that 475 people mostly South Korean nationals were apprehended. Some of those present had entered the U.S. illegally, overstayed their visas, or did not have proper work permits.
The incident has prompted concerns for South Korean businesses investing in the U.S.
Yonhap News Agency reported that President Lee Jae Myung said the raid could make some South Korean firms "hesitant" about investing in the United States.
It "could be disadvantageous or difficult to set up a factory there, so they can't but agonize over it," Lee said, according to Yonhap.
The release of migrants came one day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun. A readout of the meeting provided by the State Department did not mention any discussion of the Georgia raid.
Yonhap said that South Korean officials are working with the U.S. on creating a smoother visa process to avoid situations like this in the future.
President Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox and Friends on Friday Morning that a person of interest in the killing of Charlie Kirk has been detained.
Local officials have not confirmed the details and have scheduled a news conference this morning to provide an update.
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Officials said late Thursday that they were relying on the publics assistance.
Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, was killed Wednesday during an outdoor speaking event at Utah Valley University. Officials said a suspect fired a high-powered rifle from about 200 yards away from where Kirk was speaking.
The suspect then fled and left the weapon in a nearby wooded area.
Relying on the public
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters late Thursday that tips from the public are essential in finding a person of interest. Earlier Thursday, officials released several images of a person of interest. The photos showed a white man who appeared to be roughly college age, wearing a hat, sunglasses and a T-shirt with an American flag.
"We cannot do our job without the public's help right now," Cox said. "The public has answered our call for action so far. We've received more than 7,000 leads and tips. I would just note that the FBI hasn't received this many digital media tips from the public since the Boston Marathon bombing."
Utah Commissioner of Public Safety Beau Mason said these tips could help lead investigators to the gunman.
"The tips that have been coming in are what are giving us our next leads and enabling us to continue to further this investigation," he said. "We've had great cooperation from the public and we're continued to ask for that as we move forward."
Although images of a person of interest were released Thursday, officials have not made the persons identity public.
The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot Kirk.
Video shows suspect climbing from building
In video released by officials late Thursday, a person believed to be the gunman is seen jumping from the roof of a building on campus. Officials said that in the process, he left handprints on the side of the building. The suspect also left footprints linked to Converse-brand shoes on the ground.
FBI releases surveillance video of suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting
Authorities said these are key pieces of evidence in helping them find a suspect.
The video also shows the suspect running toward a wooded area, where investigators found the weapon they believe was used to kill Kirk.
Kirks body now in Arizona
Vice President JD Vance flew to Utah on Thursday and used Air Force Two to transport Kirks body to Arizona.
Details of Kirks funeral and burial have not yet been made public.
President Donald Trump told reporters that he plans to attend Kirks funeral.
"I believe it's in Arizona, and they've asked me to go, and I think I have an obligation to do that," he said.
Trump said late Thursday that progress was being made in the investigation.
"He's an animal, a total animal, and hopefully they'll have him and they'll get him. What he did is disgraceful. Charlie Kirk was a great person, a great man, great in every way, especially with youth, and what he did, what this man did was disgraceful," Trump said.
According to new data released on Thursday, the consumer price index increased to at 2.9% in the 12-month period ending in July. It was at 2.7% for the 12-month period ending in June and July. The inflation rate is 0.5 percentage points higher than May's rate of 2.4%, and 0.6 percentage points higher than April's consumer price index, which marked the lowest year-over-year inflation rate since 2021.
How much of a role President Donald Trump's tariff policies have played in inflation remains unclear. The inflation rate on items other than food and energy increased to 3.1% for the year ending in August.
Last week, the Budget Lab at Yale University said President Trump's tariffs would raise prices by almost 1.7% in the short run, costing the typical middle-class household more than $2,300 per year. Those figures have fluctuated as President Trump continues shifting tariff rates on various nations.
The consumer price index weighs the costs of goods based on their importance; items like food, shelter, and energy tend to be weighted more heavily.
Airline fares, used cars and trucks, apparel, and new vehicles saw price increases in August. Many experts said apparel could especially be vulnerable to import taxes, given that most of the clothes worn by Americans are imported.
Over the last decade, prices have generally increased at a rate of 3.5% per year. Over the last 20 years, consumer inflation has typically risen by 3.3% annually. The Federal Reserve, however, has aimed to keep annual inflation at approximately 2%.
The new data could help determine whether federal interest rates should be lowered. The Federal Reserve aims to keep inflation at around 2% while also maintaining robust hiring. As the BLS' recent job numbers showed a softening job market, some are expecting the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates at its meeting next week.
After federal law enforcement officials said they conducted a raid at a Georgia battery plant that they called the "largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations," over 300 South Korean migrants have been released from U.S. custody.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, the migrants will board a plane and fly back to South Korea on Thursday, nearly a week after being detained. The operation took place at a Hyundai plant in Bryan County, Georgia. Officials said that 475 people mostly South Korean nationals were apprehended. Some of those present had entered the U.S. illegally, overstayed their visas, or did not have proper work permits.
Yonhap News Agency said that buses carrying the migrants were seen early Thursday leaving an immigration facility in Georgia.
The Hyundai plant opened in May 2022 and began production last year. The company said the plant would employ 8,500 workers.
The incident has prompted concerns for South Korean businesses investing in the U.S.
Yonhap News Agency reported that President Lee Jae Myung said the raid could make some South Korean firms "hesitant" about investing in the United States.
It "could be disadvantageous or difficult to set up a factory there, so they can't but agonize over it," Lee said, according to Yonhap.
The release of migrants came one day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun. A readout of the meeting provided by the State Department did not mention any discussion of the Georgia raid.
"Secretary and Foreign Minister underscored the lasting strength of the U.S.ROK Alliance, the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the Indo-Pacific for more than 70 years. The Secretary said the United States welcomes ROK investment into the United States and stated his interest in deepening cooperation on this front," the readout says.
An excerpt from Vice President Kamala Harris upcoming book "107 Days" published Wednesday in The Atlantic details deep friction between her team and President Joe Bidens aides in the tense weeks before Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.
According to Harris, Bidens staff resisted efforts to elevate her public profile, fearing voters might prefer her as the nominee instead of the president.
The excerpt describes Harris reasoning for not urging Biden to step aside:
Of all the people in the White House, I was in the worst position to make the case that he should drop out. I knew it would come off to him as incredibly self-serving if I advised him not to run. He would see it as naked ambition, perhaps as poisonous disloyalty, even if my only message was: Dont let the other guy win, Harris wrote. Its Joe and Jills decision.
Harris said the phrase became a mantra among staff.
We all said that, like a mantra, as if wed all been hypnotized. Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness. The stakes were simply too high.
Harris recalled having to prove her loyalty to Bidens team, who rarely defended her publicly even during controversies such as staffing turnover within her office.
Their thinking was zero-sum: If shes shining, hes dimmed. None of them grasped that if I did well, he did well, she wrote. That given the concerns about his age, my visible success as his vice president was vital. It would serve as a testament to his judgment in choosing me and reassurance that if something happened, the country was in good hands. My success was important for him. His team didnt get it.
Biden withdrew from the Democratic primary on July 21, 2024, following a disastrous debate performance that intensified concerns about his ability to serve well into his 80s. He immediately endorsed Harris, ending speculation about a contested convention.
Harris campaign raised $81 million within a day and $310 million by the end of July. But despite the historic moment the first woman of color to lead a major-party presidential ticket her momentum stalled.
While national polls showed a dead heat with Donald Trump heading into November, Trump carried six key battleground states, securing a decisive Electoral College win.
A study published this week indicates that 44% of people worldwide with diabetes have not been diagnosed. The study, by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine, appeared in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
The study found that young adults are most at risk of having undiagnosed diabetes.
Among those diagnosed with the disease, 91% are taking pharmacological treatment. But only 42% of them have optimal blood sugar levels. The study suggests that just 21% of people with diabetes worldwide are properly managing their condition.
With diabetes cases rising globally, the authors warn the disease is becoming a growing health crisis.
By 2050, 1.3 billion people are expected to be living with diabetes, and if nearly half dont know they have a serious and potentially deadly health condition, it could easily become a silent epidemic, said Lauryn Stafford, first author and researcher at IHME.
The study found people in the United States and other developed nations were more likely to have their diabetes diagnosed.
Stafford said getting diagnosed as soon as possible can help reduce the harmful health impacts of the disease.
"Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose levels," she said. "The diabetes care cascade is a comprehensive assessment of the activities of diagnosis, treatment, and glycaemic management among a population of people living with diabetes."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 15.8% of U.S. adults have diabetes. Of those, more than one in four have not been diagnosed, the CDC says.
As some states consider ending vaccine requirements for school enrollment, WalletHub has released a report ranking all 50 states based on vaccination rates.
The report found that New England states tend to have a higher proportion of vaccinated residents, while states in the Deep South generally have fewer.
According to the ranking, Massachusetts holds the top spot for overall vaccination rates, followed by New Hampshire, Washington and Connecticut. Mississippi ranks last, followed by Nevada, Alabama and Georgia.
Florida, which recently ended a school vaccine requirement, ranks near the bottom at No. 45.
Massachusetts ranked first for childhood vaccinations, while Maine topped the list for adult and senior vaccinations.
WalletHub considered factors such as whether young children had updated MMR vaccines, whether the broader population had flu vaccines, and the overall access residents have to doctors and health care.
Experts offered mixed reactions to the findings.
"Overconfidence in vaccines is a problem: Vaccines are not perfectly effective, so diagnoses may be missed by assuming that they are. Vaccinated people may also get atypical manifestations, or infection by a new variant. Authorities, the media, and doctors should not be salespersons for lucrative products but sources of objective information," said Dr. Jane M. Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.
But Martine Hackett, associate professor of population health at Hofstra, said vaccine exemptions should be rare, and that more people should get recommended shots.
"Local authorities can promote the availability of vaccines in their communities and the reasons why they are so effective. By focusing on disease prevention, local authorities are making an investment for the future by keeping residents from getting sick and spreading disease," she said.
The American Academy of Family Physicians is recommending COVID-19 shots for a broader group of Americans than current federal guidance.
The AAFP says all adults 18 and older, as well as children ages 6 to 23 months, should receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall. It especially urges seniors 65 and older, people ages 2 to 64 with risk factors, and those who are pregnant to get vaccinated.
While it stops short of recommending shots for all children, the group says vaccines should be available to any family that wants them.
Currently, the Food and Drug Administration authorizes COVID-19 shots for all adults 65 and older. People 6 months and older may be eligible if they have an underlying medical condition.
Because updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 202526 season have not yet received a final recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, access varies widely by state. In some states, pharmacies require a prescription for most people to get a shot.
The CDCs Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is set to meet Sept. 1819 to discuss the updated vaccine. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said COVID-19 shots would remain widely available for those who want them, but he has also replaced some committee members with vaccine skeptics after firing previous members.
In the absence of a CDC recommendation, some states are crafting their own rules to ensure vaccine availability. Questions remain about whether insurance companies will cover shots not recommended by the advisory committee.
Medical groups maintain that COVID-19 vaccines should remain covered by private insurance regardless of CDC guidance.
History shows us that vaccines have eradicated diseases that were disabling and deadly in the past, and we can keep it that way, if we continue to vaccinate, said Dr. Margot Savoy, chief medical officer of the AAFP. Protecting public health is our collective responsibility. This fall and always, the AAFP stands with our members and public health partners to promote vaccine confidence and uptake.
A video from Fridays MarlinsPhillies game in Miami has gone viral after an adult woman was seen demanding that a young boy hand over a home run ball his father had retrieved.
The Phillies Harrison Bader sent a home run over the fence, sparking a scramble for the ball. A man came away with it after it landed on the ground and quickly ran to the boy known as Lincoln placing the ball in his glove.
Seconds later, a woman who had also been chasing the ball confronted the man and the boy. The woman yelled several times at the man, you took it from me.
The man then motioned for the boy to give her the baseball.
Later in the game, videos on social media showed a staffer bringing the boy a bag of gifts, delighting fans in the section.
But that wasnt all for the young fan.
After the game, Bader gave the boy an autographed bat.
Sorry you didnt get a ball but I am gonna sign a bat for you, Bader told the boy.
It has been since May 31 that anyone has hit all six numbers in the multistate Powerball lottery, causing the jackpot to grow with each drawing.
On Wednesday, the streak of drawings without a winner reached 41, as no one matched the five white balls and the red Powerball. The jackpot was worth almost $1.4 billion. Without a winner, Saturday's jackpot will be even larger$1.8 billionmaking it the biggest Powerball prize of 2025.
But where does Saturday's drawing rank among the largest jackpots in U.S. history? Heres a look:
Jackpot amounts are based on winners choosing the 29-year annuity option.
According to Powerball officials, higher interest rates have increased annuity payouts. Although the odds of winning havent changed over the past decade, four of Powerballs five largest jackpots have occurred in the last three years during a period of high federal interest rates.
If someone wins Saturdays jackpot, they can choose either the $1.8 billion annuity paid over 29 years or a lump sum of about $826.4 million before taxes.
In the last decade, there have been 69 Powerball jackpot winners, but only one opted for the annuity instead of the cash payout.
The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292 million. Powerball also offers prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million, with the odds of winning any prize at about 1 in 25.
Powerball is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C. Since the lottery lengthened the odds of hitting all six numbers in 2015, there have typically been six to nine jackpot winners each year. All 10 of its largest jackpots have been won since 2015.
If you have recently purchased a pizza from Trader Joes, you are advised to check your freezer.
The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for Trader Joes frozen uncured pepperoni pizzas imported from Italy after the products were not re-inspected upon arrival in the United States.
The products bear the establishment number IT 1558 L UE, printed inside the Italian mark of inspection located on the front of the package. They also have either code MFG LOT: 06/16/25 BEST BY: 08/16/26 or MFG LOT: 06/21/25 BEST BY: 08/21/26 printed on the bottom of the package.
FSIS said it notified Trader Joes about the alert after the products were not presented for import reinspection.
The agency reported that there have been no confirmed illnesses or adverse reactions related to the products. It advised consumers to either throw them away or return them to Trader Joes.
No recall was initiated because the product is no longer available for purchase.
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