Business

The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 2.8%, its biggest drop in 18 months, after briefly skidding more than 1,000 points.

Economy

The Dow had its biggest drop in 18 months amid fears of an interest rate hike

5:48pm April 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Dow Jones industrial average slumped 2.8% after briefly skidding more than 1,000 points. The S&P 500 had its biggest one-day loss in almost seven weeks.

China's tech crackdown has disrupted its financial markets

4:40pm April 22, 2022

China has enforced strict regulations on its tech platforms over the past year. But this crackdown has sparked such instability in financial markets that the government may be having second thoughts.

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World News

The Queen gets her own Barbie

4:29pm April 22, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 96th birthday and has been honored with her likeness as a Barbie doll. The Platinum Jubiliee doll celebrates the queen's 70 years on throne.

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Florida is ending Disney's special tax district. Here's what comes next

4:29pm April 22, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to reporter Nick Papantonis of WFTV about the effect that revoking Disney's special tax district will have on local taxpayers.

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Disney operates like its own county government in Florida — but that could change, now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new bill lawmakers approved this week. Here, tourists walk through Disney Springs at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., last mont

DeSantis wanted to punish Disney. Repealing its tax status may hurt taxpayers instead

4:07pm April 22, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Orange and Osceola counties could take on a massive debt held by Disney now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill revoking Disney World's special regulatory status.

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A mask is seen on the ground at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida struck down the mask mandate for airports and other methods of public transportation as a new COVID variant is on the rise across parts of the

These airlines are letting passengers banned for mask violations back on planes

11:56am April 22, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The cases will be determined on a case-by-case basis, depending on the company. Here's a look at where each of the major U.S. airlines stands.

Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, most countries have not, and refineries around the world still import Russian oil.

Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

10:09am April 22, 2022

by Julia Simon

Russia is still making billions of dollars on oil exports since invading Ukraine. That crude is still flowing abroad thanks in part to a controversial group of oil traders.

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Politics & Government

News brief: Russian attacks, Marjorie Taylor Green hearing, Florida Vs. Disney

8:03am April 22, 2022

The Russia-Ukraine war. Florida's legislature voted to strip Disney World of its self-governing status. A hearing will decide if GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene should be disqualified from office.

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Russia could default on its foreign debt for the first time in a century

5:12am April 22, 2022

Because of sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, Russia is looking at its first foreign debt default since 1918. Moscow says it will take legal action if forced into default.

National

Florida moves to scrap Disney World's special regulatory status in the state

5:12am April 22, 2022

by Danielle Prieur

Florida's legislature has voted to strip Disney's self-government — put in place decades ago. The move is a win for GOP Gov. DeSantis who has been in a public spat with the entertainment giant.