The winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold California, with the winner set to take home the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history. The winning ticket was sold in Shasta County at a Circle K in Cottonwood, California, and matched all six numbers in Friday night's drawing. The cash value of the jackpot is estimated to be $549.7 million, according to the lottery. No one has won the grand prize in the last 30 drawings, as the jackpot has ballooned. The last time the jackpot was won was at $810 million in Texas on Sept. 10. #lottery #megamillions #news

The director of the holiday classic, 'Home Alone,' has revealed how the McCallister family paid for their pricey Chicago-area pad in the film. #news #homealone

With less than a month left in his term, Pres. Biden has been busy over the holidays, signing a number of bills into law — including one that officially recognizes the bald eagle the national bird of the United States. #news #joebiden #politics #baldeagle #parishilton #abcnews

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, officially inaugurating the Holy Year on Christmas Eve with an act that symbolizes hope and redemption. #pope #jubilee #christmas #news #abcnews

Scientists are monitoring air quality after Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted early Monday, sending plumes of smoke and lava into the sky. The eruption was confined to the volcano's summit caldera, in a remote, closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. #news #volcano#hawaii#abcnews