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Russia's decision to ban diesel exports to most countries could not have come at a worse time for Europe.

Even the unlimited breadsticks at Olive Garden and wooden rocking chairs at Cracker Barrel can't seem to lure back the baby boomers.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are accused of accepting "hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes" in exchange for the senator's influence, according to the newly unsealed federal indictment.

Even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassures the public about the state of the US economy, the organization is quietly laying off workers at its own doorstep.

Investigators discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a suspected fentanyl overdose incident killed a 1-year-old boy, New York Police Department officials said Thursday.

Corporate America's leaders are mentally preparing for an especially long and chaotic government shutdown.

When Jacinda Ardern brought her baby Neve to the United Nations for the 2018 General Assembly, then-New Zealand Prime Minister became an emblematic figure of modern women in politics. Her initiative was not only a photo opportunity, she also walked the walk: A few years later, her progressive government helped fund new lactation rooms at the UN headquarters in New York to make it easier for other new mothers to work.

The United Auto Workers Union is prepared to strike automakers for "months," according to leaked messages obtained by CNN.

Your move, Taylor Swift.

Suga, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, started his mandatory military service in South Korea Friday.

Microsoft's proposed multibillion-dollar purchase of Activision Blizzard took a step closer to fruition on Friday as UK regulators said an amended version of the deal is likely to resolve their concerns over the acquisition.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent his House members home for the week without a clear plan to avoid a looming government shutdown after hardliners in the Republican conference once again scuttled his spending plans, delivering an embarrassing floor defeat for GOP leadership for the second time this week.

When considering the simple pleasures of the "John Wick" movies, character development and dense back story would rate somewhere below the bottom of the list. The world of streaming, however, favors the long winded, a factor much in evidence in "The Continental: From the World of John Wick," a handsomely produced but unnecessary prequel Peacock miniseries with a Keanu Reeves-shaped donut hole.

For the first time since wildfires decimated West Maui's historic Lahaina community, some residents will be allowed to return to their properties on Monday but will likely have to don protective gear due to potentially toxic ash, Hawaii's governor announced.

After three movies in four years, "The Expendables" waited more than nine to unleash its latest adventure, likely a testament to the poorly received youth movement introduced in the third film. "Expend4ables" seeks to provide a badly spelled tonic to that misstep but works from such a flimsy, threadbare script, "The Disposables" would describe it better.

"Dumb Money" takes full advantage of its David-vs.-Goliath underpinnings to turn a tale of stocks and finance, a la "The Big Short" or "Too Big to Fail," into a crowd-pleasing underdog story. Paul Dano heads a sprawling cast as the guy leading the rebels with pitchforks on behalf of GameStop, resulting in a film that's smart and satisfying enough to earn every dollar it makes.

Early voting is set to start Friday in Virginia, where every seat in the state legislature is on the ballot in a high-stakes election with major implications for 2024.

New research shows banks and other lenders have tightened their belts to an extraordinary degree in recent months, making it more difficult for Americans to fund big-ticket purchases like cars, homes, and renovations.

The striking writers and Hollywood studios will meet for a third consecutive day Friday, after wrapping up "marathon" negotiations aimed at ending the nearly 150-day standoff.

Before Kelli Ritschel Boehl's son Nik passed away, he asked her to make sure that young adults battling cancer who aged out of Make-A-Wish don't miss out on once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Her nonprofit, Nik's Wish, has since delivered on the dreams of hundreds of young cancer fighters.