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Huntington Ingalls: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $129 million.The Newport News, Virginia-based company said it had net income of $3.23 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3 per share.The shipbuilder posted revenue of $2.67 billion 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 HII at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HIISource

Cars.com: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Cars.com Inc. (CARS) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $11.5 million.The Chicago-based company said it had profit of 17 cents per share.The online automotive marketplace posted revenue of $167.1 million in the period.For the current quarter ending in June, Cars.com said it expects revenue in the range of $168 million to $170 million.Cars.com shares have risen 41% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 72% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CARS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CARSSource

Colorado counties among top 25 for longest lifespans

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Coloradans have longevity in their corner, depending on the county. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute's County Health Rankings and Roadmaps has published a nationwide list of county-level life expectancies since 2010. This year's release shows eight of Colorado's counties among the top 25 nationwide in terms of life span. Colorado among the worst states in the country for drug use, study says Eagle, Grand, Lake, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, San Miguel and Summit counties rank among those, with Summit, Eagle and Pitkin counties each having life expectancies over 90 years old, each of them in the top five for lifespan. In Summit County, the lifespan is 93.5 years. CountyLifespanEagle County91.4Grand County86.6Lake County86.5Ouray County85.7Park County 85.6Pitkin County92.5San Miguel County93.6Summit County93.5These counties also have high-income levels, both relative to the rest of Colorado's counties and the rest of the nation's. Typically, higher inco...

Jamie Foxx shares his gratitude ‘for all the love’ as he recovers from ‘medical complication

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

(CNN) — Jamie Foxx is speaking out for the first time since his daughter Corinne Foxx released a statement last month that the actor was hospitalized due to an undisclosed “medical complication.”“Appreciate all the love,” Foxx posted on his verified Instagram feed on Wednesday, adding that he is “feeling blessed.”Celebrities such as DJ Khaled, AJ McClean and Ludacris all responded with messages of support for Foxx.The “Ray” actor’s message follows an announcement from FOX network, also shared on Wednesday, that Nick Cannon will be filling in as guest host on “Beat Shazam,” a music-related game show that Foxx hosts with his daughter Corinne.The network also announced that Kelly Osbourne will be filling in as guest DJ on the show.“Everyone at FOX Entertainment wishes Jamie well as he continues his recovery, and we greatly appreciate Nick’s willingness to jump in and help this summer,” the stateme...

Serbia police urge people to lock guns after school shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police on Thursday urged citizens to lock up their guns after a 13-year-old boy used his father’s guns in a shooting rampage that killed eight of his fellow students and a school guard, sending shock waves through the nation.Thousands of people in Belgrade and other cities throughout the Balkan country lined up to lay flowers, light candles and leave toys to commemorate the victims of the shooting that happened in a central district in the Serbian capital on Wednesday morning.Many people cried and hugged outside the school as they stood in front of heaps of flowers, small teddy bears, a gray and pink toy elephant and a girl’s ballet shoes hung on the fence. Students from other Belgrade schools also came to the site in groups, standing in silence.Police said the teenager had planned the attack for a month, drew sketches of classrooms and made lists of children he planned to kill. The boy, who had visited shooting ranges with his father, too...

Kremlin ‘lying’ about American involvement in Moscow drone strikes, US says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was “just lying” when he accused Washington of coordinating drone attacks on Moscow, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Thursday.“I can assure you that there was no involvement by the United States. Whatever it was, it didn’t involve us,” Kirby said on MSNBC when asked about Peskov’s comments. “We had nothing to do with it. Peskov is just lying there, pure and simple.”Peskov’s accusation came after two drones struck Moscow on Wednesday in what Russia characterized without evidence as an assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin by Ukraine.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied the accusation, and U.S. officials said they had no advanced knowledge of the attacks.Peskov reportedly said during a press conference earlier Thursday that “attempts to disown this, both in Kyiv and in Washington, are, of course, absolutely ridiculous. We know very well that decisions about such actions, about such terrorist attack...

Middlesex DA’s, Sheriff’s Offices face off in Stoneham for annual Boys & Girls Club dodgeball tournament fundraiser

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

The Middlesex DA’s Office and the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office faced off Wednesday in Stoneham for the annual “Dodging Through the Decades” dodgeball tournament fundraiser.The fundraiser raises money for programs at the the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham and Wakefield. Now in its sixth year, Dodging for Dollars invites over forty teams and 500 players to battle it out and raise money for the organization’s important youth, teen, and family programs.This year’s Dodging for Dollars tournament began on April 23 and will wrap up on May 5.

WATCH: Suspected drunk driver slams into restaurant twice

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

A man is charged with drunk driving after slamming into a restaurant twice.Security video shows the SUV inside a Subway in Wisconsin on Tuesday.The driver backs up into the parkin lot, then floors it and ends up back inside the restaurant. Police say the 75-year-old driver admitted to drinking alcohol just before the incident. No one was hurt.

GM Ryan Poles drafted them. Now coach Matt Eberflus goes to work with the Chicago Bears rookies at camp this weekend.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

The crowd of family and friends around Gervon Dexter was screaming so loudly when Matt Eberflus took over the Chicago Bears cellphone that it took a couple of tries to exchange greetings.Eventually Dexter, the Florida defensive tackle the Bears drafted in the second round Friday night, delivered his message to his new coach.“I’m ready, man,” Dexter said in the conversation captured on video. “I promise, I’m ready.”Eberflus replied: “I know you will be. That’s right. You’ve just got to get your track shoes on, brother.”That last line has become an Eberflus refrain over the last 16 months as he greets new players and lets them know they need to be in shape and ready to go hard when they report for workouts.For a group of new players that includes Dexter, that starts at rookie minicamp Friday and Saturday as the Bears look at their 10 draft picks and a slew of undrafted free agents and tryout players.For the last four months s...

Explosion rips roof off Newburyport chemical company, one missing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:35:50 GMT

An explosion at a pharmaceutical plant in Massachusetts that has a checkered history left one worker missing and sent four people to the hospital, officials said Thursday.The explosion happened around 1 a.m. at the Sequens/PCI Synthesis plant in Newburyport, fire and company officials said. Video footage showed most of the roof torn off the building.The four workers were sent to the hospital as a precaution, were not injured and were released. But one worker was not yet accounted for.“All our attention is focused on the situation of our employees,” a company statement said.It wasn’t immediately known what caused the explosion.According to Newburyport Acting Chief Stephen Bradbury III, the building surrered major structural damage, preventing firefighters and technical rescue crews from entering the building to begin a search.In 2020 in a previous incident at the company, authorities said a chemical reaction caused a series of explosions. That happened a year after the Occupati...