A collection of the insights Warren Buffett offered in his annual letter Saturday
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Billionaire Warren Buffett is known as one of the world’s greatest investors, and the 93-year-old has a devout…
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Iraq has captured 2 wanted Islamic State group members from abroad and brought them home
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press ERBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s intelligence department says it has captured two members of the Islamic…
Continue Reading Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May’s national election and who the major players are
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Polls suggest South Africa faces a historic turning point in a national election in…
Continue Reading Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the…
Continue Reading US investigators provide data on the helicopter crash that killed 6, including a Nigerian bank CEO
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board say a helicopter that was carrying the CEO of one of Nigeria’s…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s ex-president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in absentia
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia has sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in…
Continue Reading South Africa’s ANC launches election manifesto as president highlights party’s achievements
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the achievements of his…
Continue Reading UK Conservatives suspend a lawmaker after he accused London’s mayor of being controlled by Islamists
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he…
Continue Reading A teacher and 6 members of a religious congregation have been kidnapped in Haiti, officials say
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say six members of a religious congregation in Haiti and a teacher have been kidnapped while gathered in…
Continue Reading Caribbean officials search for 2 people aboard a yacht they say was hijacked by 3 escaped prisoners
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean said they were trying to locate two people believed to be U.S. citizens who were…
Continue Reading New Jersey man acquitted in retrial in 2014 beating death of college student from Tennessee
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been acquitted in a retrial in the beating death of a college student from Tennessee a decade ago.…
Continue Reading Vigil held for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following a school bathroom fight
By KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — More than two dozen people gathered at an Oklahoma church for a vigil for Nex Benedict, a…
Continue Reading Experimental technology enabled a historic moon landing
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Gazing at February’s full snow moon, which will illuminate the night sky this weekend, may feel a little…
Continue Reading Navalny’s body given to his mother, spokesperson says
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The body of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been given to his mother more than a week after he…
Continue Reading Macron booed by French farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support agriculture
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris…
Continue Reading Critics of ShotSpotter gunfire detection system say it’s ineffective, biased and costly
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — ShotSpotter – a system intended to detect gunfire and cut police response times – has run into sharp…
Continue Reading Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Each day, around 20 million students in the United States ride to school in diesel-fueled school buses, exposed to…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett tells investors to ignore Wall Street pundits while paying tribute to Charlie Munger
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett credited his longtime partner — the late Charlie Munger — with being the…
Continue Reading Nigeria customs investigates deadly crowd crush during sale of seized bags of rice
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The Nigeria Customs Service says it is investigating reports people were trampled to death during a sale of…
Continue Reading Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says he…
Continue Reading Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That’s changing in a polarized America
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The resignation letter was short and direct. “I can no longer be…
Continue Reading 3 women have been found dead in a Vienna brothel. A suspect has been arrested
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Police in Vienna say they have launched a criminal investigation after three women were…
Continue Reading A mother died after saving her children from a house fire. Her organ donations helped 8 other people, official says
By Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old mother who died after helping save her three young children from a house fire has now helped eight…
Continue Reading West African heads meet to keep junta-led nations in bloc and review sanctions against Niger coup
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Heads of state across West Africa are meeting on Saturday to discuss the region’s…
Continue Reading Navalny’s widow accuses Putin of ‘satanism’ and breaking ‘both human and God’s’ law
By Darya Tarasova and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The widow of the late dissident Alexey Navalny said that Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Forensic police find a 10th body in the charred remnants of a Spanish apartment building
By ALICIA LEÓN Associated Press VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia…
Continue Reading Brazil’s president accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, doubling down after earlier uproar
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Brazil’s president has alleged that Israel is committing…
Continue Reading An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s famous Victoria Falls park, officials say
BY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home…
Continue Reading WWII-era bomb safely detonated at sea after one of the largest peacetime evacuations in UK history
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Ministry of Defense says a World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in…
Continue Reading 15 Hindu devotees die in northern India after a farm tractor overturns and falls into a pond
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with Hindu devotees has overturned and fallen into a pond in northern India, killing at…
Continue Reading Oil slick in the Red Sea from a British-owned ship attack by Yemen’s Houthis, US military says
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military says an attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month…
Continue Reading Pope Francis cancels audience because of a mild flu, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has canceled an audience scheduled as a precaution after suffering a mild flu, the Vatican press office said in a…
Continue Reading Widow of Navalny accuses Putin of mocking Christianity for refusing to return her husband’s body
By The Associated Press The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Christianity by trying…
Continue Reading Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, is dead after hitting a building
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Continue Reading Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, is dead after hitting a building
By Dalia Faheid and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Just over a year ago, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl captivated the hearts of New Yorkers when he…
Continue Reading Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ever since Myanmar’s military announced it is implementing conscription to fill its ranks,…
Continue Reading At least 15 killed in fire thought to have been started by electric bicycle in eastern China
By Chris Lau and Akanksha Sharma, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 15 people were killed in a fire thought to have been started by an electric…
Continue Reading Suspect in University of Georgia killing didn’t know victim and is not a student on the campus, police say
By Jamiel Lynch and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the killing of an Augusta University College of Nursing student on the University…
Continue Reading Taiwan giant chipmaker TSMC opens first plant in Japan as part of key global expansion
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has opened in an official ceremony its first…
Continue Reading As US Congress stalls on aid, Ukrainian soldiers head to the frontlines knowing they don’t have enough ammunition
By Ivana Kottasova, Olga Voitovych and Crendon Greenway, CNN Kostyantynivka, eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Artem spends a lot of time thinking about…
Continue Reading The war in Ukraine in 12 key moments
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — This weekend marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives,…
Continue Reading Alabama lawmakers scramble to protect IVF after ruling, while AG’s office says it has ‘no intention’ of prosecuting families
By Jason Hanna, Meg Tirrell and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Fallout continues after the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling last week that…
Continue Reading Two daughters ran away to join Islamic State. Years later, their family’s story is an Oscar nominee
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press Olfa Hamrouni doesn’t know much about her granddaughter; not her favorite toy nor food — is it the pasta the…
Continue Reading Alabama IVF ruling puts spotlight on state plans for tax breaks and child support for fetuses
By JOHN HANNA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally…
Continue Reading Ukraine marks two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion as troops face challenges on front line
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is marking two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion with a somber mood hanging over the country. Foreign…
Continue Reading At the Florida Man Games, tank-topped teams compete at evading police, wrestling over beer
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press It’s a showdown that treats evading police and wrestling over beer like they were Olympic sports. The Florida…
Continue Reading The SAG Awards will stream Saturday live on Netflix. Here’s what to know
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Since Netflix launched into original films, the streaming service has been an annual force in Hollywood’s awards…
Continue Reading ‘Totally cold’ is not too cold for winter swimmers competing in a frozen Vermont lake
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Plunging into a frozen lake and swimming laps may not be everyone’s good time but it is for…
Continue Reading Woman killed during a celebration of Chiefs’ Super Bowl win to be remembered at funeral
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City area DJ who was killed during a celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory was set to be remembered…
Continue Reading After 2 years of war, questions abound on whether Kyiv can sustain the fight against Russia
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The future looks bleak for war-weary Ukraine. It’s beset by shortages in soldiers and…
Continue Reading Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape
By RUTH BROWN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of…
Continue Reading Trump enters South Carolina’s Republican primary looking to embarrass Haley in her home state
By MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is looking to win his fourth straight…
Continue Reading King Charles says cancer support messages ‘reduced me to tears’
By Max Foster, Radina Gigova and Chris Lau, CNN London (CNN) — The many messages of support King Charles III received following his cancer…
Continue Reading Trump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters
By MATT BROWN Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claims his multiple criminal indictments have boosted his…
Continue Reading Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in Mexico says churchmen have helped arrange a truce between two…
Continue Reading Suspect in University of Georgia killing didn’t know victim and is not a student on the campus, police say
CNN By Jamiel Lynch and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the killing of an Augusta University College of Nursing student on the…
Continue Reading Unexploded World War II bomb found in a garden in England
By Louise McLoughlin and Radina Gigova, CNN London (CNN) — An unexploded bomb from World War II has been taken out to sea and detonated after…
Continue Reading Colorado Springs dorm shooting suspect had a handgun and loaded AK-47 rifle in his vehicle at time of arrest, prosecutors say
By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The student suspect in a deadly University of Colorado at Colorado Springs dormitory shooting had a handgun and a…
Continue Reading Captured, injured, but undeterred. One soldier’s life fighting for Ukraine
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — If one man’s story encompassed all two…
Continue Reading 1 killed, 17 injured in New York City apartment fire
NEW YORK (AP) — Fire officials say one person was killed and 17 were injured in a fire at an apartment building in New York City on Friday.…
Continue Reading West Virginia lawmakers push to remove a suicide risk exemption from gender-affirming care bill
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some Republican lawmakers in West Virginia want to ban transgender youth at risk for…
Continue Reading Two Americans believed dead after escaped prisoners hijack yacht in Grenada
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Three escaped prison inmates may have killed two people, believed to be American citizens, on a yacht they are…
Continue Reading Jury convicts Southern California socialite in 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California socialite has been found guilty of murder and other charges in the hit-and-run deaths of two young…
Continue Reading NCAA president says Congress must act to preserve sports at colleges that can’t pay athletes
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker says action by Congress was needed to protect what he described as…
Continue Reading Man charged with killing Indianapolis police officer found guilty but mentally ill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with killing an Indianapolis police officer has been found guilty but mentally ill. A jury convicted 31-year-old…
Continue Reading 8 men killed in a head-on crash in Central California near a farming area, police say
MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Eight men were killed Friday in a head-on crash in Central California near a farming area, police said. The California…
Continue Reading NRA found liable in corruption case as jury says longtime leader Wayne LaPierre should repay $4.3 million
CNN By Sabrina Souza and Emma Tucker, CNN New York (CNN) — A jury in a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General’s Office against the…
Continue Reading Cleats left behind after Jackie Robinson statue was stolen to be donated to Negro League Museum
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The bronze Jackie Robinson cleats that were left behind when a statue of the first player to break Major…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing ‘strong probability’ it won’t stand
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation…
Continue Reading Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Claims of violence against women are roiling the world’s most famous sled dog race —…
Continue Reading Seaplane crashes near PortMiami, all 7 passengers escape without injury, officials say
MIAMI (AP) — Officials say a seaplane overturned Friday afternoon while trying to land near PortMiami, but no serious injuries were reported.…
Continue Reading US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death-row inmates
By GENE JOHNSON and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel on Friday declined to delay Idaho’s…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. ___ NBC’s “Meet the…
Continue Reading The Odysseus lunar lander is sideways on the moon, company that built it says
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Odysseus lunar lander is sideways on the moon, Intuitive Machines, the company that built the vehicle, said…
Continue Reading Small, nonthreatening balloon intercepted over Utah by NORAD
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small and nonthreatening balloon spotted flying high over the mountainous Western…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Viktor Orban lauds new phase with Sweden ahead of vote on its NATO bid
By Jennifer Hauser and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said his country had opened a new phase with Sweden during…
Continue Reading National Rifle Association and Wayne LaPierre are found liable in lawsuit over lavish spending
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association and its longtime former leader have been found liable in a…
Continue Reading Two Navy SEALs drowned in the Arabian Sea. How the US charged foreign crew with smuggling weapons
By DENISE LAVOIE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that…
Continue Reading Captured, injured, but undeterred. One soldier’s life fighting for Ukraine
By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — If one man’s story encompassed all two years…
Continue Reading NCAA infractions committee could discipline administrators tied to violations and ID them publicly
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The NCAA Committee on Infractions has outlined potential penalties for rules violators in leadership positions beyond…
Continue Reading National Guard helicopter crashes in wooded area of northeast Mississippi
BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — A National Guard helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi. Prentiss County…
Continue Reading White House, tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of…
Continue Reading Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth’s driest spots
By TY O’NEIL and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest…
Continue Reading Lifetime’s Wendy Williams documentary will air this weekend after effort to block broadcast fails
NEW YORK (AP) — Lifetime’s “Where is Wendy Williams?” documentary will air this weekend as scheduled after a New York court rejected an…
Continue Reading New Jersey beefs up its iconic Jersey Shore boardwalks with $100M in repair or rebuilding funds
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The link between Atlantic City casinos and the beach, and a walkway in the Jersey Shore…
Continue Reading Colombia to send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has announced an underwater exploration more than 600 meters…
Continue Reading NRA found liable in corruption case as jury says longtime leader Wayne LaPierre should repay $4.3 million
By Sabrina Souza and Emma Tucker, CNN New York (CNN) — A jury in a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General’s Office against the…
Continue Reading $454 million judgment against Trump is finalized, starting clock on appeal in civil fraud case
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The staggering civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump was finalized by…
Continue Reading California State University student workers vote to unionize, creating largest such union in country
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Undergraduate student workers at California State University have voted to join a union…
Continue Reading Stained glass window showing dark-skinned Jesus Christ heading to Memphis museum
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window in Rhode Island that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with…
Continue Reading This weekend’s full moon will be a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means
February’s full moon, known as the snow moon, is set to peak on Saturday, shining bright around the world in the night…
Continue Reading Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum’s taxidermy animals to find new homes
By JACK DURA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press South Dakota’s Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new…
Continue Reading Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak
By TERRY SPENCER Associate Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an…
Continue Reading Judge rules against NCAA, says NIL compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes
By TERESA M. WALKER and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers A federal judge has barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and…
Continue Reading Senators urge Biden to end duty-free treatment for packages valued at less than $800
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. senators looking to crack down on the number of packages from China that enter the…
Continue Reading Border Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Buses dropped off hundreds of migrants at a San Diego bus stop instead of at a reception center…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s top diplomat tells skeptics at the UN that his country ‘will win the war’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister is telling skeptics who believe Ukraine can’t win the war…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft in a major win…
Continue Reading Ratko Mladic Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Ratko Mladic, former leader of the Bosnian Serb army, sentenced to life in prison…
Continue Reading Magician says political consultant hired him to create AI robocall ahead of New Hampshire primary
By HOLLY RAMER and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Orleans magician says a Democratic consultant who worked for Dean…
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