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Warren Buffett explains why his kids, not the Gates Foundation, will now give away all his fortune

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday that his decision to cut the Gates Foundatio...

China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump in many nations, new survey says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those...

Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington's home in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site...

Search suspended for 3 missing after boat with family spreading ashes capsizes on San Francisco Bay

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard crews suspended their search late Wednesday for three people missin...

Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility...

Flooding forces evacuations in parts of South Texas as slow-moving storms swamp the region

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Widening evacuation warnings and high-water rescues in Texas mounted Wednesday...

1 dead and 3 missing after boat carrying mostly family members sinks near Alcatraz Island

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One person died, three people were missing and 16 were rescued from the waters...

Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations

Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat...

Federal court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years of federal oversight...

Texas is drenched by heavy rains as forecasters warn that more storms could bring dangerous floods

Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned...

Scottish traffic cone gets dignitary's welcome in Boston after World Cup friendship

BOSTON (AP) — Fresh off its first-class flight from Glasgow, it received a reception befitting a visiting...

Subaru issues recall for 541,000 SUVs over label with incorrect weight rating

NEW YORK (AP) — Subaru of America is recalling more than 541,000 of its Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent...

In Maine, a familiar story unfolds: immigration officers fatally shot the driver of a moving vehicle

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — In the minutes after an immigration officer opened fire in a small coastal cit...

2 teens charged in fatal shootings of 5 Illinois family members

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — Two teenagers were charged with murder Tuesday in the killings of five...

Federal judge awards $314 million to 3 Americans held and allegedly tortured in Venezuela

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has awarded $314 million in damages to three Americans who were jailed...

As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause

NEW YORK (AP) — Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with state-level...

What it means when federal authorities say cars are being weaponized

The term weaponized vehicle has become commonplace at news conferences and in statements released by...

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in...

Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates' foundation after Microsoft cofounder's Epstein ties disclosed

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ' foundation from his annual donations...

Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state's 10th lethal injection this year

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old...

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