blackouts /tags/blackouts blackouts en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:12:26 GMT Cuba begins to restore power after third nationwide collapse in a month /npr-breaking-news/2026-03-22/cuba-begins-to-restore-power-after-third-nationwide-collapse-in-a-month Cuba's power grid collapsed Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as the communist government battles with a decaying infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:12:26 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-03-22/cuba-begins-to-restore-power-after-third-nationwide-collapse-in-a-month The Associated Press Millions left without power after major blackout hits Cuba's western region /americas/2026-03-05/millions-left-without-power-after-major-blackout-hits-cubas-western-region A blackout has left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba in the latest outage on an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electric grid. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:12:25 GMT /americas/2026-03-05/millions-left-without-power-after-major-blackout-hits-cubas-western-region Milexsy Durán and Dánica Coto | Associated Press Cuba’s leaders see their options dim amid blackouts and a shrinking economy /americas/2025-10-03/cubas-leaders-see-their-options-dim-amid-blackouts-and-a-shrinking-economy For the fifth time in a year, all of Cuba plunged into darkness on Sept. 10, 2025. Even critical emergency services like hospitals suffered during the nearly 24-hour power outage. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:26:00 GMT /americas/2025-10-03/cubas-leaders-see-their-options-dim-amid-blackouts-and-a-shrinking-economy Joseph J. Gonzalez | The Conversation California could see blackouts as heat wave taxes the power grid /news/2022-09-06/california-could-see-blackouts-as-heat-wave-taxes-the-power-grid If Californians don't mind their energy use over the next several days, officials warn, they could force power outages during a punishing heat wave that's hitting Western states. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-06/california-could-see-blackouts-as-heat-wave-taxes-the-power-grid Emma Bowman Lights Out In Caracas As Maduro Faces Possible U.S. Money-Laundering Probe /news/2018-07-31/lights-out-in-caracas-as-maduro-faces-possible-u-s-money-laundering-probe Last week we learned that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may be under investigation in the U.S. for money-laundering. But it turns out Maduro has… Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:46:15 GMT /news/2018-07-31/lights-out-in-caracas-as-maduro-faces-possible-u-s-money-laundering-probe Tim Padgett