Articles by Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Catherine Lucey, Josh Wingrove and Skylar Woodhouse

Trump’s Tariffs Send Shockwaves Across Global Economy

President Donald Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century as he steps up his campaign to reshape the global economy, sparking threats of retaliation and a selloff in markets around the world. Trump announced Wednesday he will apply …

Biden Requests $98.6 Billion in Emergency Disaster Aid Funds

President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking $98.6 billion in emergency disaster relief funding from Congress to address the devastation from recent back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the US southeast and left billions in damage. The president’s budget chief, Shalanda Young, on …

Miami’s ‘Impossible’ Traffic Mess Shows Strains of Booming South

Former reality TV star Fredrik Eklund zips up and down Miami in a lilac Rolls-Royce with a turquoise interior, hunting for multi-million-dollar homes for the rich and powerful. That is, when he’s not stuck in the gridlock. Eklund, 47, is …

Car Injures 10 People Near Grand Central Terminal, New York Fire Department Says

The driver of a stolen vehicle struck several pedestrians near Grand Central Station in Manhattan on Tuesday, causing 10 non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and fire department officials. The incident, which was followed by the arrest of the 20-year-old motorist, …

‘Small Miracle’: How the I-95 Bridge Reopened Just 12 Days After Fiery Collapse

The rapid repair of a key stretch of Interstate 95, two weeks after a fiery crash caused an overpass to collapse, prompted one newspaper in Germany — known for having some of the world’s best roadways — to call the …

New York City Area Traffic Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Traffic at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s bridges and tunnels has returned to pre-pandemic levels, partly due to changes in traveling habits, the agency’s Executive Director Rick Cotton said. “At the bridges and tunnels, the volumes …