Israelis race back and forth to shelters to escape Iranian missile barrages

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Constant missile salvos from Iran sent people in central Israel in and out of shelters throughout the day on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran. Many apartments in poorer areas are not equipped with adequate shelters. In Jaffa,  more than 100 people crammed into the public shelter underneath a park.

What to know about US-Israel attacks on Iran

The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nuclear weapon. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it would defend its homeland and its Revolutionary Guard said it launched counterattacks, firing drones and missiles at Israel.

Oil prices set for swings next week as US-Israel strikes raise uncertainty

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set to see price swings next week as the impact from the U.S. and Israeli strikes on oil supplies from the Middle East remains unclear. Scenarios before the latest conflict with Iran foresaw a quick price spike that fades if the attacks didn’t affect oil shipping and infrastructure.

Greg Abel praises Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway still investing

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Greg Abel paid tribute to his predecessor Warren Buffett while promising Berkshire Hathaway won’t retreat from investing or make significant changes. Abel said he will always maintain Berkshire’s financial strength but investors shouldn’t look at the company’s $373.3 billion cash as a sign that it’s not interested in new investments.

A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns

WASHINGTON (AP) – Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades. Now those forces are lining up for a rare overlap in a case coming before the Supreme Court on Monday, and it is not the only unusual alliance.

Report on the ICE detention center holding children and parents

Many Americans were alarmed recently when immigration officers in Minneapolis took custody of a 5-year-old boy and sent him and his father to a Texas detention center. But he was no outlier. The government has been holding hundreds of children and their parents at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, about 75 miles south of San Antonio.

Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Life in Texas detention center

LAREDO, Texas (AP) – A month after ICE agents sent the young Ecuadorian mother and her 7-year-old daughter to a sprawling detention center 1,300 miles from their Minnesota home, they were finally free. The bus pulled up to a migrant shelter in the border city of Laredo, dropping off a half-dozen families lugging bags stuffed with belongings.

Vatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment'

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial, with restorers removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece since its last major renovation three decades ago.

South Sudan faces turmoil as former officials arrested in wave of detentions

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) – A former South Sudan finance minister is the latest former government official arrested in a wave of detentions that analysts say shows cracks in the government of President Salva Kiir, who also faces an armed rebellion. The latest arrest came Friday when Bak Barnaba Chol was taken into custody while attempting to cross into Uganda.