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Search suspended for Australian overboard south of Hawaii

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it’s suspending its search for an Australian cruise ship passenger in waters south of Hawaii.Kevin Cooper, a search and rescue mission coordinator for the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu, said in a news release the Coast Guard decided to call off the search after reviewing the case and discussing it with Australian consular officials and the passenger’s next of kin. The ship Quantum of the Seas notified the Coast Guard of a man overboard Tuesday night when the ship was 500 miles (800 kilometers) south of Kailua-Kona.The Royal Caribbean International cruise ship searched for the passenger for about two hours before resuming its course to the Big Island. A Coast Guard C-130 air crew spent six hours searching on Wednesday before returning to Oahu to refuel. Quantum of the Seas left Brisbane, Australia on April 12 and was scheduled to arrive in Honolulu on Friday. Source

Silica Holdings: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

KATY, Texas (AP) — KATY, Texas (AP) — U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (SLCA) on Thursday reported net income of $44.6 million in its first quarter.The Katy, Texas-based company said it had net income of 57 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 64 cents per share.The commercial silica producer posted revenue of $442.2 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SLCA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SLCASource

Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty after fatal chase

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal vehicular homicide after a police pursuit killed an innocent bystander two years ago.In exchange for the plea, a second-degree manslaughter charge against Brian Cummings was dismissed.Prosecutors said Cummings was pursuing a suspected car thief on July 6, 2021, when he ran a red light and hit a car driven by Leneal Frazier, 40, of St. Paul, who died at the scene. Officials said the chase wound through north Minneapolis and reached speeds of up to 100 mph in residential neighborhoods where the speed limit was 25 mph, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Under the plea deal, Cummings, a 14-year police veteran, could serve up to one year in the county workhouse and three to five years of probation. If he violates probation, he could face up to four years in prison.Cummings was scheduled to go to trial next week. His sentencing was scheduled for June 22. Frazier, the father of six children, was ...

Late goal by teenager lifts Valencia out of relegation zone

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

MADRID (AP) — It took a stoppage-time goal by teenager Javi Guerra for Valencia to seal its comeback and leave the Spanish league’s relegation zone on Thursday.The 19-year-old midfielder entered as an 89th-minute substitute and scored the winner four minutes later to give Valencia a 2-1 win over Valladolid, sending the home crowd into a frenzy at Mestalla Stadium.The victory, Valencia’s second in a row after a run of three losses and a draw, lifted the club to 16th place, two points clear of the relegation zone.Guerra, who came through Valencia’s youth squads and is touted as one of Spain’s promising youngsters, got past a defender just outside the area before sending a left-footed shot into the top corner for his first goal with Valencia’s main squad.Valladolid, sitting in 14th place and coming off two straight victories, was two points ahead of Valencia with seven matches remaining.The visitors opened the scoring with Cyle Larin in a breakaway in the ...

Provident Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Provident Financial Services Inc. (PFS) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $40.5 million.The Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 54 cents per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 59 cents per share.The holding company for The Provident Bank posted revenue of $165.7 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $130.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PFS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PFSSource

Shakespeare tale scoops nonfiction ‘winner of winners’ prize

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

LONDON (AP) — An engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize.James Shapiro’s “1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare” won the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners award on Thursday. It was crowned from a field of six finalists drawn from the 24 winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize, which marks its 25th edition this year.Shapiro, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, was awarded the 25,000-pound ($31,000) prize at a celebratory dinner in Edinburgh, Scotland.Shapiro said it was “extraordinarily gratifying” that the book is still read and recommended, almost 20 years after it was first published.“I hated Shakespeare in high school,” said Shapiro, now regarded as one of America’s leading Shakespearean scholars. “(I) wanted to write a book for people who, like me, didn’t necessarily get what this writer and his books were about. R...

Territorial Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — HONOLULU (AP) — Territorial Bancorp Inc. (TBNK) on Thursday reported net income of $2.3 million in its first quarter.The Honolulu-based bank said it had earnings of 26 cents per share.The holding company for Territorial Savings Bank posted revenue of $17.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $12.7 million, which fell short of Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TBNK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TBNKSource

Principal Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) on Thursday reported a loss of $140.1 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had a loss of 57 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to $1.48 per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.54 per share.The financial services company posted revenue of $2.82 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.44 billion, surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.22 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PFG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PFGSource

E. Jean Carroll responde al contrainterrogatorio de la defensa de Trump: “Él me violó, haya yo gritado o no”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

Nota del editor: esta nota presenta detalles de un presunto abuso sexual que pueden resultar perturbadores.(CNN) — E. Jean Carroll regresó al estrado este jueves en el juicio civil por agresión sexual y difamación contra Donald Trump, para terminar su testimonio directo y enfrentar el contrainterrogatorio del equipo legal del expresidente. La columnista detalló al jurado cómo ocurrió la violación de la que acusa al exmandatario en una tienda departamental de Nueva York ante los cuestionamiento de la defensa.Los abogados de Trump han centrado su caso en por qué Carroll no denunció públicamente la supuesta agresión sexual en ese momento ni llamó la atención de otros en el establecimiento.Carroll testifica: “Donald Trump me violó, y cuando escribí sobre eso, dijo que no había pasado”Joe Tacopina, defensor del expresidente, preguntó de manera reiterada la razón por la que la columnista no gritó durante los cerca de tres minutos de la supuesta violación, o incluso después.“No...

2nd Mississippi jail escapee found; arrested in Texas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail last weekend and fled to Texas after allegedly stealing a public works vehicle has been arrested in a Houston suburb, authorities announced Thursday. Jerry Raynes was apprehended in Spring Valley days after he and three other inmates escaped Saturday night from the Raymond Detention Center near Jackson, Mississippi’s capital, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said. Raynes is the second escaped prisoner to be found in a multi-agency hunt. Dylan Arrington died after barricading himself in a central Mississippi home and setting it on fire during an armed standoff with deputies Wednesday. He is suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck after the escape. The other two, Casey Grayson and Corey Harrison, are still on the loose, and authorities had no updates Thursday on their possible whereabouts.The U.S. Marshals Service, Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Spring Valley Police Department assisted with Rayn...