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Frantic search in Turkey, Syria after massive quakes kill over 5,000

Countries around the world dispatched teams to assist in the rescue efforts, and Turkey's disaster management agency said more than 24,400 emergency personnel were now on the ground

Strongest earthquake in 40 years startles western New York

A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage

Beyonce wins second Grammy award, Viola Davis win makes her an EGOT

Viola Davis is now an EGOT a term for those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony after she wins for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording.

US officials offer to brief Congress over Trump's classified documents

US officials have offered to brief congressional leaders on their investigation into the classified documents found at former President Trump's Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said

Ukraine minister expects help from Western warplanes to fight off forces

Ukraine's defense minister expressed confidence Sunday that Western allies would agree to the country's latest weapons request warplanes to fight off Russian forces that invaded nearly a year ago

Ransomware attacks in Europe target old VMware: Cybersecurity agencies

A Friday technical bulletin from a French cybersecurity agency said the attack campaigns target VMware ESXi hypervisors, which are used to monitor virtual machines

Heavy snow hits Alps; avalanches kills 9 in Italy, Austria over weekend

More than a dozen avalanches were reported in the Tirol region of Austria alone and authorities had set the warning level at four on a scale of five and urged caution

Europe bans Russian diesel, other oil products over Ukraine conflict

Europe imposed a ban on Russian diesel fuel and other oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further crimp the Kremlin's fossil fuel earnings

Five injured in rocket attacks on 2nd-largest city in Ukraine: Officials

Five people were injured in Russian rocket attacks Sunday in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, officials said

Israelis protest PM Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul plans

The protest is the fifth against the new government, a coalition of ultra-Orthodox and far-right nationalist parties that took office in December

Tesla hikes price of Model Y over 2% after US alters tax credit rule

The Austin, Texas, electric vehicle company bumped up the price of the Model Y Long Range version by about 2 per cent to USD 54,990 and the Performance version by about 2.7 per cent to USD 57,990

President Biden makes progress on 'unity agenda' outlined in 2022

The president is still pushing for some of those big Democratic goals, like an assault weapons ban, but he's fared better on the unity goals

California won't require COVID vaccine to attend schools

Nearly all of the pandemic restrictions put in place by Newsom have been lifted, and no new ones switch be issued after Feb 28 when the state's coronavirus emergency declaration officially ends

Feds say cyberattack caused outage of 988 suicide helplines in US

The attack occurred on the network for Intrado, the company that provides telecommunications services for the helpline

Tesla's Elon Musk listens while vilified, hailed as tweet trial ends

I had no ill motive, Musk testified. My intent was to do the right thing for all shareholders

13 dead in Chile amid struggle to contain over 150 raging wildfires

As of midday Friday, 151 wildfires were burning throughout Chile, including 65 declared under control. The fires had blazed through more than 14,000 hectares (34,595 acres)

Europe reaches deal for $100 per barrel price cap on Russian diesel

It aims to reduce Russia's income while keeping its diesel flowing to non-Western countries to avoid a global shortage that would send prices and inflation higher

Google, Apple, Amazon give investors reason to fret as Q4 profits drop

Alphabet posted a lower profit and a small revenue increase for last year's fourth quarter

Investors fret on Google, Apple, Amazon's lackluster quarterly performance

Wall Street has its eyes on big tech after some of the biggest companies in the world posted lackluster quarterly financial performances.

Mystery balloon discovery over Montana missile fields cancels US-China trip

Pentagon said at midday Friday that a Chinese spy balloon had moved eastward and was over the central United States, and that the US rejected China's claims that it was not being used for surveillance