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Cutting off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria cost Russian President Vladimir Putin very little — but it is adding stress on European countries wrestling over how to reduce energy imports that are feeding the Kremlin's war chest and keep a united front on the war in Ukraine. European Union...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday the global pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlight the possibility of big economic shocks in the future, adding that downturns are “likely to continue to challenge the economy.” Her address at the Brookings Institution looked at lessons...

Four environmental groups that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its mail delivery fleet. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in California asks a judge to order...

After years of screaming higher, almost regardless of what the economy was doing, tech-oriented stocks are tanking and dragging down the rest of Wall Street. Many of these high-profile companies are still making billions of dollars in profits, and they continue to dominate the top of the...

As she exits her hometown’s only restaurant clutching an order of cabbage and hush puppies, Carolyn Suggs Bandy pauses to boast about a place that stakes its claim as the oldest town chartered by Black Americans nearly 140 years ago. “It is sacred to me,” says Bandy, 65. “We got roots in this...

Americans are increasingly seeing China as a world superpower and a threat, though growing numbers perceive it more as a competitor than an enemy, according to a survey released Thursday. The Washington-based Pew Research Center said that negative views of China reached a new high, with 82% of...

Africa is seeing a surge of outbreaks of preventable diseases as a result of disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The continent recorded a 400% increase in measles, to more than 17,000 cases between January and March, compared to the...

Algeria has threatened to suspend its gas exports to Spain, the latest twist in a complex triangle of diplomatic tensions between the gas supplier, the gas importer and their shared neighbor Morocco — all against the background of skyrocketing prices driven by Russia's war in Ukraine. Spain has...

Coconut Creek are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday morning and left one woman injured. The shooting was reported at 7:16 a.m. in the 3700 block of Cocoplum Circle. Police confirmed that the woman was taken to Broward Health North. Her condition has not yet been released. Police...

A man was killed and three other people were injured after two Osceola County deputies opened fire Wednesday night outside a Target store near Kissimmee, authorities said. Local 10 news partner WKMG reported that the fatal shooting happened near the store at 4795 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial...

The U.S. economy shrank last quarter for the first time since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, contracting at a 1.4% annual rate, but consumers and businesses kept spending in a sign of underlying resilience. The steady spending suggested that the economy could keep expanding this...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have ended solar power subsidies for residential costumers. The Republican governor killed the anti-net metering bill Wednesday. It had been passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature by votes of 24-15 in the Senate and 83-31 in the...

It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, and it wasn’t even at the Met. Fast forward 70-plus years, and the Met Gala is something totally different, one of the most photographed events in the world for its head-spinning red carpet — though the famous carpeted steps of the Metropolitan...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell again last week with numbers still at historically low levels. Jobless claims in the U.S. declined by 5,000 to 180,000 for the week ending April 23, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally reflect...

Twitter's quarterly profit, revenue and the number of daily users on its platform are rising but its latest earnings report, released days after it agreed to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk, offered scant details about what it expects on the financial front for the rest of the year. The social...

The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up an effort to counter disinformation coming from Russia as well as misleading information that human smugglers circulate to target migrants hoping to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border. “The spread of disinformation can affect border security...

President Joe Biden is asking Congress on Thursday for new powers to seize and repurpose the assets of Russian oligarchs as part of a new funding request to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russia's invasion. In remarks at the White House on Thursday morning, Biden will formally ask for...

The music of West African beats will fill the air in Miami beginning Friday at a special event at the Lyric Theater in Overtown. The event will include performances and talks on the influence and inclusion of West African song and rhythms on jazz and American music. Grammy winning musicians in...

Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer. Frustrated families are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect the nation’s littlest...

Trevor Reed is back in the United States one day after the Marine veteran was swapped for a Russian drug trafficker in a prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow, his mother tweeted early Thursday morning. “It's been very exciting day for The Reed family. Trevor is back in the USA,”...