By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett credited his longtime partner — the late Charlie Munger — with being the architect of the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate he has received the credit for leading and warned shareholders in his annual letter Saturday not to listen to Wall Street pundits or financial
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The Nigeria Customs Service says it is investigating reports people were trampled to death during a sale of bags of confiscated rice amid growing anger over skyrocketing prices of food in Africa’s most populous country. “There was a chaotic situation caused by the impatience of people to follow the laid down procedures
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says he fears that a drumbeat of mass shootings and other gun violence across the United States could make Americans numb to the bloodshed. Director Steve Dettelbach worries that could foster apathy to
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic’s effect on South Carolina’s economy was palpable, but the fallout on employment didn’t cut as deep or last as long as it did nationally. The Palmetto State entered 2024 from a position of strength: Key industries are booming, and the stars are aligning for
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors have made Steve Kerr the highest-annually paid NBA coach in history. The Warriors and Kerr have agreed to a record two-year, $35 million contract extension on Friday, Kerr’s representative Priority Sports confirmed to CNN on Saturday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news.
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The resignation letter was short and direct. “I can no longer be under an oath to uphold the New Constitution of Ohio,” wrote Sabrina Warner in her letter announcing she was stepping down from the state’s Republican central committee. It was just
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Police in Vienna say they have launched a criminal investigation after three women were found dead in a brothel. A witness discovered traces of blood outside the building near the Danube River and alerted police on Friday evening. A police spokesperson told The Associated Press on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: trending flight routes around the world, the latest on Qantas’ record-breaking Project Sunrise, plus the Americans leaving the States behind for new lives overseas. New life abroad “The American dream is to leave America,” said one comment — which was liked 34,800 times —
Continue ReadingBy 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 other people through organ donations, her family and the local coroner said. Madison Hope Summerville celebrated her 23rd birthday just three days before a house fire broke out on
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — En Argentina, el Gobierno del presidente Javier Milei anunció que cerrará definitivamente el Instituto contra la Discriminación, la Xenofobia y el Racismo (Inadi), que es uno de los organismos dependientes del Ministerio de Justicia. El gobierno sostiene que esta decisión responde a los objetivos planteados por el presidente de reducir la
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger which were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the country last year. A senior official announced at the bloc’s meeting on Saturday that the sanctions are being lifted
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Este fin de semana se cumplen dos años desde que Rusia invadió Ucrania, un conflicto que se ha cobrado decenas de miles de vidas, puso patas arriba normas internacionales de larga tradición y no tiene un final claro a la vista. En más de un sentido, el presidente de Rusia,
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards will unfold on Saturday night from Los Angeles, and for the first time ever, the ceremony will stream live on Netflix. The event, which celebrates some of the best film and television performances of the year as selected by voting members of
Continue ReadingBy Darya Tarasova and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The widow of the late dissident Alexey Navalny said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is engaging in “satanism” by refusing to release her husband’s body. “No true Christian could ever do what Putin is now doing with a body of Alexey,” Yulia Navalnaya said in video
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that decided frozen embryos are children, and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death, shows a new way in which the overturning of Roe v. Wade can affect how embryos are viewed under certain state laws. The ruling, released this
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Diez personas murieron en el voraz incendio de un edificio en Valencia, España, según una acutalización de la información hecha el sábado por la delegación del gobierno español en la ciudad en la red social X. “La inspección de esta mañana de la brigada científica de la Policía Nacional
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA LEÓN Associated Press VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The death toll from a dramatic fire that left two residential buildings charred in the Spanish city of Valencia rose to 10 on Saturday after authorities announced they had located the remains of what they believed was the last missing person. Forensic police found the 10th
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama made NBA history on Friday evening, joining an exclusive club by posting a ‘5×5’ stat line. The French rookie filled up the box score during his San Antonio Spurs’ 123-118 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals and
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It has been a remarkable week for Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya, who began it having just qualified for the Dubai Tennis Championships and ended it playing in the tournament’s final after defeating world No. 1 Iga Świątek and US Open champion Coco Gauff along the way. By stunning Świątek 6-4
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — When special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s immunity claims there was an unmistakable hue of urgency to the request. At the time, Smith cautioned the court against further “delay” more than a dozen times in his brief. Now, two weeks after
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