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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Powell warned the fight against inflation still has "a long way to go," sending stock markets lower.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns inflation fight will be long and bumpy

Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell warned the central bank may have to raise interest rates even more, sending stock markets sharply lower.

Early voting for the Georgia Senate runoff has begun

Early voting for the Georgia Senate runoff between Republican Herschel Walker and incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock is underway. It follows a fight over when early voting could take place.

A child fetches water at a textile factory in Gaziantep, Turkey. Many children who work at this factory are migrants who escaped Syria with their families. They typically work 8 to 12 hour shifts, 6 or 7 days a week for just $15 a day. In 2021, 28 million people were estimated to be working under forced labor conditions — an eighth of them children.

No region is 'immune' as the number of people in 'modern slavery' climbs to 50 million

According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries.

Gepetto (voiced by David Bradley) and Pinocchio (voiced by Gregory Mann) in <em>Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.</em>

Kids really can change the world — just ask 'Pinocchio' and 'Matilda'

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, adapted from the popular stage show, and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated version of the classic fairy tale, are both coming to Netflix.

World central bankers are set to take new steps in their battle with inflation

NPR's A Martinez talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Federal Reserve's plans to approve another rate hike this week. The European Central Bank is preparing to do the same.

The Lightner Museum and garden lit up for a recent Night of Lights in St. Augustine.

The holidays are closer than you think, and so are these holiday events

Many annual events are set to pop in coming weeks from St. Augustine to Fernandina to Mandarin.

Residents line up for COVID tests in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. China is expanding lockdowns, including in a central city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record.

China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record

Daily mass testing was ordered in the city of Zhengzhou in what the local government called a "war of annihilation" against the virus.

Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley Adetola play a mother and son in <em>A Thousand and One. </em>

A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

Teyana Taylor stars as a mom trying to build a home for her son in an intimate Sundance Film Festival winner that's more surprising than it looks.

Preview Of Trump's 2nd Impeachment Trial

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin, marking the first time an impeached president faces trial after leaving office.

Surrounded by lawmakers, President Bill Clinton hugs then-Sen. Joseph Biden after signing the $30 billion crime bill at the White House on Sept. 13, 1994.

20 Years Later, Parts Of Major Crime Bill Viewed As Terrible Mistake

In 1994, Congress passed the most significant crime-fighting legislation in a generation. Now, policymakers are dialing back Clinton's tough-on-crime policies.

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