Experts: Gulf freeze may boost gas prices, but only briefly A deep freeze in the Gulf state region and beyond that killed dozens of people, left millions without power and jeopardized drinking water systems also forced as many as 11 refineries offline B...

California conference in 'immunity bubble' spreads COVID-19 XPrize founder Peter Diamandis thought he could hold a conference in an “immunity bubble” in the middle of California’s COVID-19 surge last month but instead created a superspreader event...

Widespread power outages, icy conditions hobble food supply A series of winter storms and widespread power outages gripping Texas and other states not used to such extreme low temperatures are creating big challenges in the nation’s food supply networ...

The Latest: Algeria to start producing Russian vaccine Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says his country will start producing Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine in six or seven months By The Associated Press February 18, 2021, 10:05 PM •...

Some electricity restored in Texas, but water woes grow Power was restored to more homes and businesses in Texas after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold By PAUL J. WEBER and JILL B...

Robinhood CEO defends actions in GameStop saga at hearing The CEO of Robinhood defended the trading platform to Congress Thursday for its actions during the GameStop trading saga, while apologizing to customers for restricting their ability to trade at...

Texas crisis has governor facing big backer: energy industry Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather By PAUL J. WEBER and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press February 19, 2021, 12:55 AM •...

Walmart sales still surging, but a chill may be on the way Walmart is raising wages for 425,000 of its workers and is investing $14 billion to speed up its distribution network as the nation’s largest retailer looks to keep paces with the changes in r...

Even without listening, US lives in Limbaugh’s media world Rush Limbaugh was more than just a radio host By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer February 18, 2021, 4:42 PM • 6 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article The Associated Pre...

WHO authorizes AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine for emergency use The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to the coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer February 16, 2021, 1:...