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Someone in Arkansas got all of the numbers correct in Wednesday night's Powerball lottery, and that person has won the $1.8 billion prize before the taxes and fees are deducted.

The winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52, and the red Powerball number was 19.

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A state of emergency has been declared in six Southern California counties because of relentless rains and high winds that are pounding the region.

The declaration will free up resources for first responders and other emergency teams.

Across the region, the devastating impact of the downpours fueled by atmospheric rivers are being felt.

Altadena resident Michael Burdick says he's trying to prepare for flooding.

The high water has made portions of Interstate 5 and the Ventura Freedway in the Los Angeles area impassable.

An NPR analysis of immigration court records showed an increase in people being ordered deported because they did not show up for their appointments.

As NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports, fears of arrest and logistical challenge caused these no-shows.

President Trump is spending some of the evening tracking Santa Claus with the help of NORAD, the North American Defense Command, that tracks Santa's location.

The president answered calls from children who are wondering where Santa is.

Here's NPR's Deepa Shivaran.

The decision last week to add President Trump's name to the Kennedy Center in Washington continues to have repercussions.

Wednesday, the longtime host of the Christmas Eve jazz performance said he was canceling his concert to protest the name change.

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ICE agents on Wednesday shot a man in suburban Baltimore.

Another person was injured after a traffic stop turned violent.