Blame taxes.
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $604M. However, the actual amount a winner would take home is significantly less.
The reason for this discrepancy is due to taxes. Taxes are the factor that reduces the amount a winner would receive.
For more information on the Mega Millions jackpot and the impact of taxes on the winnings, readers can refer to the full report from KTSM 9 News, the local NBC affiliate in El Paso, TX.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The UTEP Dinner Theatre will wrap up its 2025–26 season this summer with School of Rock: The Musical, bringing the Broadway adaptation of the popular 2003 film to the stage. Performances will take place from June 26 through July 18 on the University of Texas at El Paso cam...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Police say the theft of copper wire from light poles and construction sites continues to be a problem. They are asking the public to be on the lookout and help them crack down on this sort of crime. Most of the incidents occur between the hours of midnight and ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Alberta will host a back-to-school health fair, including free backpack giveaway, over 25 community health vendors and superhero appearances. The event, co-hosted by El Paso Health, will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 11, at 4...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Fire quickly extinguished a fire on Calle Sosa earlier this week. Just after 4:15 a.m. Thursday, July 9, firefighters responded to a report of a residential structure fire on the 1300 block of Calle Sosa. The first arriving unit found fire coming through the ro...
By Lisa Eadicicco, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Apple sued OpenAI on Friday, alleging the AI company has stolen the iPhone maker’s trade secrets to develop its own yet-to-be-unveiled AI gadgets. In the suit, filed in the District Court of Northern California, Apple accuses OpenAI of trade secret m...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A woman accused of posing as a nurse and working without a license has been arrested in El Paso Thursday, according to jail records. Forty-three-year-old Margarita Gonzalez' arrest comes after a Doña Ana County jury indicted her in May. Jail records said the El Paso Co...
Iran hasn't directly blamed anyone, and the Gulf Arab states often targeted by Iran haven't commented.
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than $144 to help communities rebuild and protect infrastructure from future disasters. Friday, Department of Homeland Security said the Village of Ruidoso will get some of that aid. Ruidoso will get more than $770,0...
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than $144 to help communities rebuild and protect infrastructure from future disasters. Friday, Department of Homeland Security said the Village of Ruidoso will get some of that aid. Ruidoso will get more than $770,0...
Por Betsy Klein y Kaitlan Collins, CNN La Casa Blanca realiza mejoras centradas en la seguridad en su puerta principal, informó a CNN un funcionario, en un proyecto que se espera que dure meses. Los cambios, que según fuentes han sido defendidos desde hace tiempo por el Servicio Secreto de Es...
Daylight saving time has been observed throughout most of the U.S. since the 1960s, shifting clocks forward one hour from March to November.
By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet on Friday afternoon at Highgrove House, the king’s private country residence in Gloucestershire, England. The meeting marks the fir...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — In an effort to reduce DWI incidents, the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office announced it will begin conducting sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. The enforcement project is planned to last throughout July. The checkpoints will be held at undisclosed locations betw...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces Fire was able to quickly put out a house fire on Calle Sosa earlier this week. The fire happened at about 4:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 9 along the 1300 block of Calle Sosa. The first arriving unit found fire venting through the roof. The crew found fire [...]
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — For Barry Lee Williams, a visitor to Washington, DC, the last day of President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair coincided with a literal religious experience. At 81, Williams was among at least 190 people to be baptized over th...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. distributes pictures and descriptions of fugitives wanted by the El Paso Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office weekly through the Most Wanted feature. The following fugitives are individuals whose attempts to locate have ...
Officials in California are calling for federal funding to eradicate the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Fire officials are reporting progress in the fight against the Sacaton Fire, burning in the Gila Wilderness. The Sacaton Fire, burning about 15 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico, has burned an estimated 9,675 acres but is now at 35 percent containment, fire officials sai...
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By Zachary Cohen, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli intelligence shared with the Trump administration of Iranian threats to assassinate President Donald Trump reflected a desire among elements of Tehran’s hardline leadership to target the American leader, according to an Israeli source and a ...
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency quietly approved the use of three new PFAS pesticides last week to kill insects on the nation’s crops. An additional two “forever chemical” pesticides were approved in November 2025, for a total of five during the second Trum...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Socorro Police Department has officially earned Accreditation Status through the Texas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, the first in the department's history. "For the residents of Socorro, this achievement represents much more than an accreditation certificate,...
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Por Mary Gilbert y Kate S. Petersen, CNN Los campistas cuyo paradero se desconocía en el condado de Reynolds, Missouri, “han sido localizados y rescatados”, declaró a CNN el sheriff del condado, Caleb McCoy. Las autoridades habían informado anteriormente de que un total de cinco personas estaba...
By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Dozens of people have been rescued from catastrophic flooding in southeastern Missouri, including some camping along a river that swelled to historic heights. Reynolds County emergency services are currently responding to a rep...
Even the price of “Freedom Fuel” will fluctuate, it seems.
Even the price of “Freedom Fuel” will fluctuate, it seems.
By Betsy Klein, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — The White House is making security-focused upgrades to its front door, an official told CNN, in a project that’s expected to take months. The changes, which sources said have long been advocated by the US Secret Service, are aimed at fortifying the...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld an Alamogordo man's conviction of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of a police officer in 2023, according to a news release on Thursday, July 9. The court unanimously concluded that there was sufficient evide...
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- Several business and industry leaders on the border are raising concerns over the recent reviews of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) agreement, as it will start new reviews every year until it ends in 2036. ABC-7 spoke with the regional deleg...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- According to a report from the FBI, people aged older than 60 years lost more than $4 billion from cryptocurrency scams. In Texas alone, Texans lost more than $1 billion. ABC-7 spoke with special agent Jeffrey Reisinger from the FBI El Paso Cybercrime Squad. He said the...
Por Chris Isidore, CNN Delta Air Lines declaró este viernes que las tarifas aéreas no bajarán, a pesar de la fuerte caída del precio del combustible. En su informe de resultados del segundo trimestre, la aerolínea indicó que sus diversas tarifas han aumentado entre un 11 % y un 12 % debido a ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a list of road closures for the week of July 10, 2026, that may affect your commute. Artcraft Project Sunday, July 12 through Thursday, July 169 p.m. to 6 a.m. (Nightly) Crews will be placing steel girders. Upcomi...
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KVIA) -- Friday, the New Mexico Department of Justice said the state's supreme court upheld a first-degree murder conviction in a shooting that killed an Alamogordo police officer. Dominic De La O will continue serving a life sentence in prison without parole. In July 2023, D...
Years after the end of the COVID-19 health emergency, a pandemic-era tax refund may still be up for grabs. The deadline to claim it is Friday, July 10, and taxpayers who miss the time limit will become ineligible.
For some 30 years, locals and boaters along a popular spot on the Willamette River have been staring at a 50,000-plus square foot home, unsure of what to think.
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Análisis por Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español Gustavo Petro, presidente en ejercicio de Colombia, parece no querer entregar de manera expedita las llaves de la sede del poder ejecutivo el 7 de agosto. Y el presidente electo, Abelardo De La Espriella, no oculta su afán por ocupar cuanto antes la C...
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