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6:44 PM on Friday, May 15

Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google’s parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the CEO job after taking over from Warren Buffett at the start of the year

6:19 PM on Friday, May 15

Texas Rangers second baseman Josh Smith is expected to be hospitalized for at least a week to be treated for viral meningitis

4:52 PM on Friday, May 15

Israeli officials say an airstrike in Gaza has targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ military wing

3:47 PM on Friday, May 15

Golf fans are finding creative ways to enjoy the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club

2:24 PM on Friday, May 15

Military identification tags — popularly known as dog tags — became standard issue for U.S. troops at the request of an Army chaplain concerned about identifying fallen soldiers at the beginning of the 20th century

2:23 PM on Friday, May 15

They are ridiculous

2:04 PM on Friday, May 15

A great horned owl found stuck in a concrete mixer in Utah is now flying free after recovering at an animal sanctuary

2:01 PM on Friday, May 15

Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives

1:38 PM on Friday, May 15

The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there

1:27 PM on Friday, May 15

An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 terror attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran has been arrested and charged with supporting Iran-backed terrorist organizations

1:24 PM on Friday, May 15

The Associated Press implemented a round of layoffs Friday of U.S.-based journalists

1:24 PM on Friday, May 15

Switzerland has begun its quest for a first ice hockey world championship title by defeating the United States 3-1

12:29 PM on Friday, May 15

Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has ended in a mistrial

12:22 PM on Friday, May 15

Investigators are looking into what caused a small plane to crash into a house in northeast Ohio on Thursday, explode into flames and kill two pilots aboard

11:33 AM on Friday, May 15

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee is ending his bid for reelection

3:11 AM on Friday, May 15

Africa’s top public health body confirms a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province

1:26 AM on Friday, May 15

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks

1:21 AM on Friday, May 15

The U.S. stock market fell from its records and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market

10:19 PM on Thursday, May 14

U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing following a final day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

4:00 PM on Thursday, May 14

When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs