Your evidence here I'd false evidence. Late in his ministry Paul healed all the sick brought to him on an island. Gifts aren't,t superpowers where Superman flies whenever he wants at will. God granted Paul to do great miracles in Ephesus. Peter prayed before raising Tabitha.
On one occasion, early in his ministry (probably Acts 14 and definitely by Acts 16) Paul ended up in Galatia because of an illness--to he Galatians would have been willing to give their own eyes to him. He and Barnabas were both miracle workers. But Paul got sick.
This was early on, before the great miracles of Ephesus, likely around the time when Paul saw the lame man had faith to be healed. Notice that connection.
And would miracles be front page news? Probably not because plenty of need people have your bias to not research such things and to dismiss things out if hand. There are exceptions. I read the newspapers reported healings in San Diego during McPherson's early meetings. I pointed out some local news coverage on Delia Knox earlier. Christian media does cover healings and there are probably thousands of testimonies honest person to comb through before saying their is no evidence.
Calling all speaking in tongues voodoo is dangerous. Some of Christ's opponents accused Him if casting out demons by Beelzebub though he did it by the Spirit of God. He warned them that blaspheming/speaking against the Holy Spirit was unforgivable.
This was in Acts. The Epistles show an absence of the gifts.
“Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.” (2 Timothy 4:20) (KJV 1900)
“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.” (1 Timothy 5:23) (KJV 1900)
“Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.” (Galatians 4:12–15) (KJV 1900)
(alternate translation of the above passage) “you know that previously I preached the gospel to you because of a physical illness. You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.” (Galatians 4:13–14)(HCSB)
“What happened to this sense of being blessed you had? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.” (Galatians 4:15)(HCSB)
“For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.” (Philippians 2:26–27) (KJV 1900)
Paul left Trophimus in Miletus when he was sick (II Tim 4:20), and Epaphroditus was sick to the point of death (Phil 2:27). Timothy was encouraged to use wine for his stomach ailments (1 Tim 5:23). God never removed Paul's thorn in the flesh (II Cor 12:1-10).
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