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5 injured, 8 displaced in residential fire in San Francisco

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

(BCN) — San Francisco firefighters contained a fire early Tuesday in a high-rise building a few blocks southwest of the Parnassus Campus of the University of California at San Francisco. Five people were injured, including two who jumped from windows, according to Capt. Jonathan Baxter, speaking in a video the department shared at 3:52 a.m. on Twitter. All the injured people were taken to local hospitals and are expected to survive their injuries, he said. The fire is believed to have been ignited by a lithium-ion battery. Crews were dispatched at 1:04 a.m. to 6 Locksley Avenue. The American Red Cross is assisting eight people who were displaced by the fire, which damaged two units in the building. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

White Mountains: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (WTM) on Tuesday reported profit of $179.5 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Hanover, New Hampshire-based company said it had net income of $69.83. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to $8.95 per share.The insurer posted revenue of $531.9 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $333.8 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WTM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WTMSource

DC firefighter shot and killed after reportedly assaulting girlfriend in Charles Co.

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

A D.C. firefighter was shot and killed by a man out walking his dog early Monday after reportedly assaulting his girlfriend in Charles County, Maryland.The shooting happened at around 3:30 a.m. Monday after deputies say Carl Braxton, 30,  reportedly assaulted his girlfriend inside their town house in the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road.His death is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were originally called to the Bryans Road area for a reported domestic assault in progress.After the assault, deputies said the woman escaped and saw a man who was walking his dog.Witnesses told deputies that Braxton threatened to harm the man and “aggressively” walked toward him.The man, who has a permit to carry a firearm, shot Braxton, deputies said.Braxton was found near the intersection of Sedgemore Place and Matthews Road after being shot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.The man who deputies sai...

Corebridge: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Corebridge Financial Inc. (CRBG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $459 million in its first quarter.The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 70 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 97 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 84 cents per share.The financial services company posted revenue of $5.36 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.21 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CRBG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CRBGSource

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s ex-prime minister, arrested in court

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the country’s capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases. Security agents dragged Khan outside and shoved him into an armored car before whisking him away.The arrest, which marks a dramatic escalation on Pakistan’s political scene, drew nationwide condemnation from supporters of the popular opposition leader and former cricket star turned Islamist politician. Khan was dragged outside the Islamabad High Court and pushed into a police vehicle by agents from the National Accountability Bureau, according to Fawad Chaudhry, a senior official with Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Chaudhry denounced the arrest as “an abduction.” Pakistan’s independent GEO TV broadcast images of the 72-year-old Khan being pulled by security forces towards an armored vehicle, which took him away. Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022. He has claimed...

Ardmore Shipping: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Ardmore Shipping Corp. (ASC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $44.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of $1.04 per share.The shipping company posted revenue of $118.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $81.7 million.Ardmore Shipping shares have declined 6% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 94% 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 ASC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ASCSource

L.B. Foster: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTSBURGH (AP) — L.B. Foster Co. (FSTR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2.2 million in its first quarter.The Pittsburgh-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 5 cents per share.The railroad track manufacturer posted revenue of $115.5 million in the period.L.B. Foster expects full-year revenue in the range of $520 million to $550 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FSTR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FSTRSource

Core Molding Technologies: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Core Molding Technologies Inc. (CMT) on Tuesday reported net income of $5.9 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had profit of 66 cents.The maker of fiber reinforced plastics posted revenue of $99.5 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 CMT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CMTSource

AMLO dialogará con Biden sobre las crisis de migración y de fentanilo, según el presidente mexicano

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador dijo el lunes que sostendrá una conversación telefónica este martes con su contraparte estadounidense, Joe Biden, para dialogar sobre las crisis de migración y de fentanilo.López Obrador señaló que los mandatarios también hablarán sobre programas de desarrollo para ayudar a frenar el flujo de migrantes a la frontera con Estados Unidos. La conversación tendrá lugar dos días antes de que concluyan las restricciones migratorias relacionadas con la pandemia que permitían a las autoridades federales estadounidenses expulsar rápidamente a los migrantes que cruzaron ilegalmente la frontera.El mandatario mexicano exhortó a los migrantes a no usar traficantes para viajar hacia la frontera estadounidense. Gobernador de Texas comparte video del alambre de púas que se instaló en la frontera Casa Blanca: Biden vetaría plan de inmigración republicano México accedió la seman...

Nikola: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:12:06 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Nikola Corp. (NKLA) on Tuesday reported a loss of $169.1 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Phoenix-based company said it had a loss of 31 cents. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and pretax expenses, came to 26 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 28 cents per share.The pioneer in zero-emission trucks posted revenue of $11.1 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $16.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NKLA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NKLASource