Despite unprecedented sanctions, Russia's economy is still functioning and it's still attacking Ukraine. That's led to questions about whether the sanctions are effective.

From Facebook's troubled pivot to the metaverse to Twitter's management chaos to industry-wide layoffs, social media companies have had a rocky 2022

The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.

Germans are on a mission to transform their energy economy and reduce their consumption, including by — apparently — using lots of candles.

The policy change is widely seen as a major step toward rearming Japan more than seven decades after its demilitarization after World War II.

Three-quarters say they want members of Congress to compromise with each other across the aisle, but 58% say they have no confidence they will, more than double the percent who said so in 2008.

People are paying for blenders, shirts and even groceries in installments. New research suggests this encourages people to overspend.

A giant laser facility in Livermore, Calif., says it has created net energy from nuclear fusion. It's an important breakthrough, but fusion power remains a distant dream.

The Twitter CEO's selective release of internal communications largely corroborate what is already known about the messy business of policing a large social network.

The bill signing comes after months of work on Capitol Hill and years of changed attitudes — even as the threat looms that the conservative Supreme Court could roll back same-sex marriage rights.

African leaders are converging in Washington for a summit that's the centerpiece of President Biden's effort to reset and improve U.S. ties with African countries.

Santa's services are more in demand than ever — and he and his helpers are having a hard time keeping up.

Peru's Pedro Castillo gambled away power in one breathtaking day.

The Reichsbürger or "Reich Citizens" movement believes Germany's modern democratic government is not legitimate, and has grown in the last year.

Washington Post writer Jason Rezaian spent 544 days unjustly imprisoned by Iran. With Brittney Griner's release from Russian custody, Rezaian reflects on his own experience of being detained.