OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett plans to attend, but not take questions, at next year’s Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting — a big change following his recent surprise retirement announcement. Buffett’s handpicked successor, Greg Abel, told the Omaha World-Herald that Berkshire plans a shareholder meeting for the first weekend of May that will have
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett plans to attend, but not take questions, at next year’s Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting — a big change following his recent surprise retirement announcement. Buffett’s handpicked successor, Greg Abel, told the Omaha World-Herald that Berkshire plans a shareholder meeting for the first weekend of May that will have
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By DYLAN LOVAN and CAROLYN KASTER Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods, still on edge Sunday for more severe weather ahead after storms that killed more than two dozen people as they swept through parts of the Midwest and South. Kentucky was hardest hit
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices. Bessent described his call with the company’s CEO a day after Trump warned Walmart to avoid raising
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes. Leo officially opened
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A mass protest in Hungary on Sunday drew around 10,000 people in what some demonstrators called an act of resistance against recent actions by the right-wing populist government to restrict basic rights and crack down on independent media. The protest, the latest in a recent wave of anti-government demonstrations, came days
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By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber in the Somali capital on Sunday targeted young recruits waiting to register at a military camp, killing at least 13 and wounding 21 others, witnesses said. Mogadishu has been repeatedly targeted by the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which has waged an insurgency for
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Death is not looming for the “Final Destination” franchise at the box office. Its sixth installment, “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” drew big crowds to movie theaters this weekend and easily topped the domestic charts with $51 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie earned the same
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Death is not looming for the “Final Destination” franchise at the box office. Its sixth installment, “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” drew big crowds to movie theaters this weekend and easily topped the domestic charts with $51 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie earned the same
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press When a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, it was maneuvering in turbulent waters. The tide had just turned, and a fast current was heading up the East River as a 10 mph wind set in. While such hazards are easily handled by an
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Last year, the Cannes Film Festival produced three best actress nominees at the Oscars. This year’s edition may have just supplied another. In Lynne Ramsay’s “Die, My Love,” Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson play a married couple with a newborn who move into an old
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN and CAROLYN KASTER Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods, still on edge Sunday for more severe weather ahead after storms that killed more than two dozen people as they swept through parts of the Midwest and South. Kentucky was hardest hit
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — When Richard Linklater first started thinking about making a film about the French New Wave, he figured he’d show it all everywhere except one place. “I thought: They’ll hate that an American director did this,” Linklater said Sunday. “We’ll show this film all over the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, May 19 AUTO RACING 1 p.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis COLLEGE GOLF (WOMEN’S) 6 p.m. GOLF — NCAA Tournament: Individual National Championship, Omni La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S) 10 a.m. NHLN —
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Washington 2 0 1.000 — Indiana 1 0 1.000 ½ New York 1 0 1.000 ½ Connecticut 0 1 .000 1½ Atlanta 0 1 .000 1½ Chicago 0 1 .000 1½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 2 0 1.000 — Phoenix 1 0 1.000
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 4, Detroit 2 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York 94, Detroit 93 Tuesday, April 29: Detroit 106, New York 103
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday, April 20 Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 6, Ottawa 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21 Washington 3, Montreal 2, OT Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1 Dallas 4, Colorado 3, OT Los
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, April 22: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 24: Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0 Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay 5, Florida 1 Monday, April 28: Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, April 30: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 3
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 8 1 4 28 24 10 Minnesota United 7 3 4 25 22 13 San Diego FC 7 4 3 24 25 16 Portland 6 3 5 23 23 20 Los Angeles FC 6 4 4 22 25 20 Seattle 5 4 5
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 27 19 .587 — Boston 23 25 .479 5 Toronto 22 24 .478 5 Tampa Bay 21 25 .457 6 Baltimore 15 30 .333 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 31 16 .660 — Minnesota 26 21 .553 5 Cleveland 25 21
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Tucked deep in the thousand-plus pages of the multitrillion-dollar budget bill making its way through the Republican-controlled U.S. House is a paragraph curtailing a court’s greatest tool for forcing the government to obey its rulings: the power to enforce contempt findings. It’s unclear whether the bill can
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For generations, official American documents have been meticulously preserved and protected, from the era of quills and parchment to boxes of paper to the cloud, safeguarding snapshots of the government and the nation for posterity. Now, the Trump administration is scrubbing thousands of government websites of history,
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For generations, official American documents have been meticulously preserved and protected, from the era of quills and parchment to boxes of paper to the cloud, safeguarding snapshots of the government and the nation for posterity. Now, the Trump administration is scrubbing thousands of government websites of history,
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, has died at the age of 31, his producer and record company said. The artist, whose real name was Jérémy Bana Owona, was the number 1 album seller in France in 2023 and 2024 according to the ranking of the National Union of
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By GIADA ZAMPANO and ELISE MORTON Associated Press ROME, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with top U.S. officials and European leaders on Sunday in Rome, ahead of a high-stakes phone call Monday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine. The discussions came as
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel announced Sunday it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade, days after global experts on food security warned of famine. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a “starvation crisis” would jeopardize
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By PHILIPP JENNE and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrian fans enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport on Sunday after he won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.” As JJ walked through the gate, hundreds of fans cheered, some played his song and others surrounded the
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Atlanta 10 Boston 4 Final Miami 5 Tampa Bay 1 Final Washington 10 Baltimore 4 Final Cincinnati 3 Cleveland 1 Final Milwaukee 5 Minnesota 2 Final Kansas City 2 St. Louis 1 Final Chicago Cubs 6 Chicago White Sox 2 Final San Francisco 3 Athletics 2 Final Seattle 6
Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, May. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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