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Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Monday handed a mandate to the third-largest political party in parliament to form a government after two previous attempts have failed. Although the chances of the Socialist Party’s success are dim, its floor leader, Georgi Svilenski, said his party would...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. and South Korea should deepen their trade ties to avoid working with countries that use their market positions to unfair advantage — calling out China by name. “We cannot allow countries like China to use their market position in key raw materials...

A tip to police led officers to find an illegal marijuana farm in Davie. Davie Police posted pictures of the drug discovery on social media. Officers said they found 15 large pot plants growing in a field in west Davie last week. Davie Police says that if you are missing your marijuana...

General Electric on Monday revealed the names of the three companies that will operate on their own after the historic split of the one-time conglomerate, including a mashup of words that will make up the name of the new energy company. GE announced in November that it planned to split into...

Subtle changes in the waters of the eastern equatorial Pacific can have outsized impacts on global weather patterns on a year-to-year basis. A slight warming or cooling here – like running a fever – can throw global circulations off-kilter. Everything from rain and temperature patterns to sea...

Below is a list of places that were recently ordered shut by inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in South Florida. The list also includes places that were not ordered shut, but did have issues other places have been shut for. The DBPR says there is...

Pembroke Pines police arrested a 62-year-old man over the weekend in connection with the sexual battery of a woman, authorities confirmed on Monday. Robert Kabolowsky, of Parkland, faces charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment. According to authorities, police went to the victim’s...

Delta is ordering 100 737 Max 10 airplanes, the largest of the line produced by Boeing, potentially giving the manufacturer additional momentum after a troubled rollout of its most advanced aircraft. Delta has an option to purchase 30 more of the aircraft as the airline looks to keep up with...

Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country's economic meltdown and the coronavirus pandemic. French pianist Simon Ghraichy performed in front of a full house on Sunday night in what organizers described as a...

Bank of America's second quarter profits fell 32%, the latest major U.S. bank to report a dip in earnings after a strong 2021. A better reflection of performance at the country’s second largest bank this quarter was revenue, which increased from $21.5 billion, to $22.7 billion year over year...

With Russian shelling across the country showing no signs of easing, Ukraine's leaders on Monday were looking to strengthen their own ranks after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed from office some of his most prominent officials because of alleged "poor performance" over clearing their...

The German government said Monday that a turbine at the center of uncertainty about future gas deliveries through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe was only supposed to be installed in September, underlining its insistence that there should be no technical obstacle to the gas flow...

It was the most striking moment so far in the U.K. Conservative Party's contest for a new leader. The five remaining candidates were asked during a televised debate to raise their hands if they would let Boris Johnson serve in their Cabinet. Not a single hand went up. The contenders to replace...

European Union foreign ministers are zooming in Monday on tightening the extensive package of sanctions on Russia and looking at ways to add a ban on gold exports in hopes that the measures might finally start to have a decisive impact on the war in Ukraine. The EU ministers also made a...

Police in Florida say a 24-year-old man told police he lured his mother to his apartment, where he beat her with a hammer before fatally stabbing her. Logan Lopez told Clearwater police officers Saturday that he’d planned the killing for a year. Officers responded to a 911 call from a neighbor...

The white gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket is scheduled for arraignment Monday on an indictment that could make him eligible for the death penalty if he is found guilty. Along with hate crimes and weapons counts, the 27-count federal...

A heavily traveled tunnel cutting through the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale has been shut down temporarily. The Henry E. Kinney Tunnel closed beginning at 7 a.m. Monday. “It’s necessary for a total closure because when you’re picking up 44-ton beams with one crane, you don’t want anyone...

Malaysian authorities said Monday they seized a container of African elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal skulls and bones estimated to be worth 80 million ringgit ($18 million). The Customs Department said in a statement it discovered the contraband hidden behind sawn timber...

The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn't backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than Tesla, the global sales leader. To fulfill that pledge in as little as 2 1/2 years, she faces...

The defense team for confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has filed a motion asking for a 45-day continuance “after the State presents its case-in-chief.” The reason? They say last week they learned one of their key witnesses, Dr. Natalie Novick Brown, an expert in fetal alcohol...