power outage

FILE PHOTO: Cuba proposes sweeping reforms to socialist model amid U.S. pressure

Cuba faces another island-wide blackout as fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles

By Associated Press

Protests break out in Havana over power cuts

Cuba's eastern province belted by major blackout after power grid collapse

The state-run Electric Union said the collapse had stripped power from all eastern provinces from Guantánamo to Ciego de Ávila, and that crews were working to restore power, but it did not give an estimate for how long it would…

By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

Winter storm expected across central and eastern U.S.

Tens of thousands enter 6th day of power outage as Carolinas and Virginia prep for a winter storm

Experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures.

By Sophie Bates, Sudhin Thanawala, Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Winter storm spreads across a large swath of the United States

Winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast without electricity.

By Kate Brumback, Julie Walker, Associated Press

Electrical grid leaves Havana and much of western Cuba in the dark

Massive power outage hits Cuba's western region leaving millions without electricity

The outage follows two days of peak-hour power shortages across the island that exceeded 55% of the country's energy deficit.

By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

Spain and Portugal work to determine cause of huge blackout as power is almost fully restored

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Travelers delayed by Monday's outages crowded train stations on Tuesday trying to go home though schools and offices reopened and traffic eased along main roads.

Widespread power outage in Spain, Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights, ATMs

By Renata Brito, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.

Bomb cyclone pummels northern California with heavy snow and record rain, knocks out power for hundreds of thousands in Seattle

By Janie Har, Christopher Weber, Godofredo A. Vásquez, Associated Press

Forecasters warn that the risk of flash flooding and rockslides will continue through Friday.

Northwest U.S. sees 'bomb cyclone' kill 2 and knock out power to half a million homes

By Martha Bellisle, Hallie Golden, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press

A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people.