A man in El Monte who works in a donut shop quit his job after a TV reporter broke the good news to him: he won a small slice of the massive $640 million Mega Millions jackpot. more ›

The day Nadya "Octomom" Suleman promised would never arrive is here: she's on the dole. The mother of 14 qualifies for welfare in the state of California, because she is pulling in less than $119,000 a year. more ›

In case you hadn't heard, there's a Mega Millions Lottery drawing tonight, and the big prize is worth $640 million. We took a look at what people have been saying about what they want to do with their imagined winnings. more ›

If you've been toying with the idea of playing the lottery but hardly fancy yourself a risk taker, now is probably a good time to take one. The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing has reached a whopping $540 million, making it the largest jackpot in world history. Go head, take some time to process $540 million. We're still trying. more ›

What would you do if you won $51 million? A truck driver from Bakersfield is about to find out. Ronnie Orender, who is near retirement, found out Tuesday that he won the $51 million Mega Million jackpot, reports the Daily news. The odds, they note, were 176 million to one. more ›

So it's not a million dollar lottery ticket, but $174,575 is still good money. A Mega Millions lotto ticket purchased on January 29 at a 7/11 store in Corona still has not been claimed and today is the last day to do so. However, it's not a first. The state says it has donated as much as $50 million a year in unclaimed lotto ticket prizes to California's educational funds. more ›

The MTA will be testing a new 65-foot-long prototype bus - which can hold up to 131 sitting and standing passengers - on the Orange Line busway for one year starting this week. Nicely done: L.A. City Councilman Richard Alarcon drafted a measure 2 months ago that would've drastically reduced traffic congestion on one block of one street in Panorama City - namely the one where his house is located. Who's down with Gov.... more ›

- Was your reaction to the election today sorta "meh"? So was the LA Times' in this morning's paper. Other than their Editorial page picks on the box on the bottom left hand portion of that page, and the two paragraph blurb about the free parking around polling places, there were no Election stories in the paper this morning. This is the story they needed but it was only available in later editions and... more ›

- On his blog, Matt Welch often frowns on MLB teams giving huge sums of money to over-30-year-old baseball players (because they're fragile), so when 31-year-old David Beckham hurt his knee today, we thought of Welch cackling from his ivory tower - LA Times - For the second year in a row there was a fatality at the LA Marathon. This year a 50-year-old bicyclist had a heart attack and died at S. Catalina... more ›

Tonight the multi-state lottery Mega Millions will pick the numbers for their $267 million jackpot. Fortunately California is one of the states where you can get tickets for this lottery, so we ask you, if you win tonight, what are you gonna get? If we won, we'd use it as a down payment on a beachside condo in Venice. Update: Here are the results, good luck! 14, 21, 33, 35, 51 Mega Ball =... more ›

- The map (pictured above -- "Geles County" is Los Angeles County) that hit the scenes a couple of years ago now has a plan behind it - MetroRiderLA - Six Flags Magic Mountain is staying put, sans two rides: Flashback and Cyclone - SFVBJ - At least the promise of a new LATimes.com is going to be better than LA Weekly's most recent weberration - LAO - LACityNerd joins Council District 13, kinda... more ›

The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game is piling up to $220 million; nobody won the big jackpot in last night's drawing. You've got until Friday to try to get in on it. Odds are you won't win, but you know that. Is $220 million enough to get you to play? more ›