Scott McFettridge

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  • A newly hatched chick emerges from an egg incubator machineTech

    350 million useless male chicks are killed each year by the egg industry—but the brutal practice could stop now

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A Mega Millions logo is displayed on a vending machine at the Hoosier Lottery booth at the Indiana State Fair, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)Personal Finance

    Mega Millions ticket prices will more than double, but officials promise larger prizes and more frequent winners

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • Cameron Sorgenfrey holds a tall corn stalk next to a short corn stalk, illustrating the difference between the classic and new corn styles.Environment

    Scientists develop climate-resistant ‘short corn’ with larger yields

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A Jersey cow feeds in a field in Iowa, May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)Health

    Dairy farmers look to poultry industry that had to kill 100 million birds for guidance as it confronts its own bird flu epidemic

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • This photo provided by the St. Paul Saints baseball team and a contact at the Saints in case there are questions. The Saints request a photo credit. Thank you, Scott Cutline: This photo provided by the St. Paul Saints shows a pig named Ozempig on Thursday, March 28, at a farm in Wisconsin. Some people have criticized the Minnesota team’s decision to name the pig after the weight loss drug Ozempic, saying the play on words belittles people who are overweight. (St. Paul Saints Baseball via AP)Health

    The saga of ‘Ozempig’: Minor league baseball team ripped for fat-shaming with insensitive mascot name

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • Mega MillionsPersonal Finance

    The Mega Millions jackpot is nearly $1 billion, the 10th largest in U.S. history

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • New York CityEnvironment

    Violent winds, inches of rain pound Northeast after day or tornadoes and blizzards south and west

    By Kathy McCormack, Scott McFettridge, and others
  • South Pasadena, CA – October 01: Lewis Hensley, 62, of Highland Park purchases a lotto ticket at Foremost Liquor Store on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in South Pasadena, CA. The Powerball lottery has reached the 1 billion mark with an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, for the next drawing on Monday night after no grand prize winner in Saturday’s drawing. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Winning the $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot on Saturday comes with steep odds and some big decisions

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • Chevy Johnson, a resident of Broward County, Fla., holds the three Powerball tickets she purchased in the hope of winning the jackpot of over $1 billion, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. She said a win would make her “the happiest person in the world.” (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)Personal Finance

    Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.4 billion as winless streak stretches to 11 weeks

    By Erik Verduzco, Scott McFettridge, and others
  • South Pasadena, CA – October 01: A woman checks to see if she won the Mega Millions lottery at Foremost Liquor Store on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in South Pasadena, CA. The Powerball lottery has reached the 1 billion mark with an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, for the next drawing on Monday night after no grand prize winner in Saturday’s drawing. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Your odds of winning the $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot tonight are a colossal 1 in 292 million

    By Erik Verduzco, Scott McFettridge, and others
  • Barges float in the Mississippi River as a portion of the riverbed is exposed, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in St. Louis. A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest their crops and send tons of corn and soybeans downriver to the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Environment

    Farmers who have watched drought scorch their fields now face a low Mississippi River—and higher transport prices

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • Joe Biden, Jill BidenEnvironment

    The federal government is planting $1 billion worth of trees as part of Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • Numbers on tickets for the Mega Millions lottery are selected by a purchaser in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 2023. The sixth-largest jackpot in US history is up for grabs tonight after no tickets have been sold with all six numbers in the multi-state Mega Millions game for 30 consecutive draws. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to $1.55 billion—the third-biggest ever—after 31 drawings pass without a winner

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • AUSTIN, TEXAS – JANUARY 10: A customer holds his purchased lottery ticket at a CITGO gas station on January 10, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $1.1 billion ahead of today’s drawing. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Winning Tuesday’s $1 billion Mega Million jackpot comes with a huge decision: Take a lump sum payout or an annuity

    By Scott McFettridge and The Associated Press
  • Volunteers clean up at Wynne High School, Saturday, April 1, 2023, near the front entrance of the school on E. Jackson Avenue in Wynne, Ark., following severe weather the previous night. (Nena Zimmer/The Jonesboro Sun via AP)Environment

    A tornado hit Missouri killing multiple people as storms tear through the Midwest: ‘It’s just heartbreaking to see’

    By Scott McFettridge, Sean Murphy, and others