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 ReadingWhy 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 ReadingIllinois 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 ReadingUS 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 ReadingTunisia’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 ReadingSouth 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 ReadingUK 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 ReadingA 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 ReadingCaribbean officials search for 2 people who were on yacht allegedly hijacked by 3 escaped prisoners
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean said they were trying to locate two people…
Continue ReadingNew 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 ReadingVigil 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 ReadingExperimental 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 ReadingNavalny’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 ReadingMacron 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…
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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 ReadingTired 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 ReadingWarren Buffett uses his annual letter to warn about Wall Street and recount Berkshire’s successes
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett credited his longtime partner — the late Charlie Munger — with being the…
Continue ReadingNigeria 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 ReadingChief 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…
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