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A sign for an Exxon-branded gas station stands in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 28, 2016. Oil companies enjoyed a surge in profits in the first three months of 2022.

The good times are rolling for Big Oil. 3 things to know about their surging profits

Major energy companies have reported a surge in profits in the first three months of the year as oil prices have rallied.

Thousands of pilgrims and tourists weren't in Bethlehem on Christmas eve due to COVID

For the second year, the Christmas eve celebration in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem was muted by the pandemic precautions.

Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Los Angeles in April. Supply chain disruptions are hitting small-business owners across the United States.

Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere, And It's Making Inflation Worse

A surge in imports is overwhelming transportation networks and testing supply chains, making life hard for small-business owners.

Russia's oil drilling plans may be in jeopardy without the West's support

Russia has long planned on expanding its oil drilling in the Arctic. But that relies on help from Western companies that are now pulling back because of the war in Ukraine.

As The Delta Variant Soars, The Airline Industry Descends Into Another Slump

The EU is taking the U.S. off its COVID-19 "safe list," but airlines have already been cutting flights due to low booking rates. Some say vaccines should have been required for travel months ago.

Female Marine recruits climb across ropes during the confidence building stage of their boot camp training at Camp Pendleton, March 9, 2021.

In Photos: The Grueling Path To Becoming A Marine

For the first time in the 100-year history of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), female recruits trained alongside men in a 13-week boot camp.

In Ukraine, abortion laws are very liberal. But Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war found much more restrictive laws in neighboring Poland.

This secretive network helps Ukrainian refugees find abortions in Europe

Ukraine has very liberal abortion laws. In Poland, it is almost entirely illegal. Millions of Ukrainians discovered this when they fled the war in their home country and crossed the Polish border.

A woman walks past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The State Department is ordering the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the country and allowing non-essential staff to leave Ukraine. The move comes amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine despite talks between U.S. and Russian officials.

EXPLAINER: What are US options for sanctions against Putin?

The financial options being bruited about to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the sweeping to the acutely personal.

A member of a rescue team searches for survivors at the site of a deadly explosion at the Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, on Friday.

26 people died in an explosion at a hotel in Havana

Relatives of the missing in Cuba's capital desperately searched for victims of an explosion at one of Havana's most luxurious hotels. A natural gas leak was the apparent cause of Friday's blast

President Biden on Tuesday pardoned three people and shortened the prison terms of 75 more.

Biden takes his first actions on clemency with 3 pardons and 75 commutations

Tuesday's pardons and commutations are part of a broader White House effort to make the criminal justice system more fair – a goal Biden made part of his 2020 presidential campaign.

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