Anne Heche was an American actress known for roles in films like"I Know What You Did Last Summer" and"Walking and Talking."
In early August of this year, Heche was involved in a car crash. Heche died from crash-related injuries on August 11, 2022. The Powerball lottery was the cause of much excitement last month after it grew to $2.04 billion – the largest lottery prize ever.to the personal finance magazine Kiplinger, the winner faces a heft tax bill: the IRS withholds 24% off the top, and if the winner decides to take the lump sum of $997.6 million, they would also be taxed another 37%.
Queen Elizabeth was the longest-serving monarch in British history, remaining on the throne for 70 years. She died in September at 96 years old, and her son, Charles III, took over as the country's new monarch. Betty White was a beloved American actress who died late last year at the age of 99. She was well-known for her role as Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom"The Golden Girls." White continued her acting career well into her 90s.
The election resulted in the Democrats retaining control of the US Senate, while the Republicans overtook the House of Representatives. Coming in as the most Google-searched topic in the US in 2022: Wordle. The relatively simple word game took the masses by storm earlier this year as it surged in popularity. Many players began posting their scores, in the form of colored boxes, on social media for bragging rights. The game was developed by Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, but it was acquired by The New York Times in late January for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures.