Recent Headlines Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala Actors Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honored at the Academy Museum Gala this fall.