United States, Gas prices rose this week across multiple U.S. regions nationwide, according to GasBuddy reports. Peoria drivers saw averages climb to $2.94 per gallon, up nearly 10 cents over the prior week and about 13 cents from a month earlier. Illinois statewide averages reported $2.99 to $3.01 per gallon...
United States meteorologists report a widespread warm spell that will give way to rain this week. High pressure currently brings record-adjacent temperatures in Phoenix and near-70 readings in Birmingham and Denver, while Chicago and Lubbock see milder-than-average conditions. A southern low will introduce clouds and light showers Tuesday–Wednesday, with cold...
Milford, Massachusetts. Waters Corp. reported fourth-quarter net income of $225.2 million Monday, or $3.77 per share, with adjusted earnings of $4.53 per share, beating analysts' expectations. Revenue rose to $932.4 million, above forecasts. The company projected first-quarter revenue of $1.2 billion to $1.21 billion and quarterly EPS of $2.25 to...
SHELTON, Conn., Edgewell Personal Care and several consumer and medical companies reported fiscal quarterly results Monday, showing mixed outcomes across sectors. Edgewell posted a $65.7 million Q1 loss with revenue of $422.8 million, while Sally Beauty reported $45.6 million profit on $943.2 million revenue. Becton Dickinson beat estimates with $382...
Los Angeles — The Schall Law Firm publicly this week notified investors about multiple class action lawsuits alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b‑5 against seven public companies. The firm identified class periods and filing deadlines for Mereo BioPharma, Varonis, Picard Medical,...
Washington — Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer questions during a virtual deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday. Chairman James Comer said her counsel had warned she would plead the Fifth. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after a 2021...
MIAMI — Officials and human rights groups report that migrants have endured unsanitary, overcrowded conditions and prolonged detention across U.S. holding facilities. Asylum-seeker Felipe Hernandez Espinosa said he spent 45 days at "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida and has spent months at a Fort Bliss facility in El Paso where two...
Los Angeles, opening arguments began in a Los Angeles County Superior Court case accusing Meta and Alphabet’s YouTube of deliberately designing platforms that addict children, a trial plaintiffs’ lawyers compare to tobacco litigation. Plaintiffs seek liability for harms including depression and self-harm stemming from youth engagement. Separately in Santa Fe,...
Tokyo: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives in a Feb. 8 snap election, strengthening Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's position. U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ambassador George Glass, congratulated Takaichi and officially pledged deeper cooperation, while President Donald Trump praised...
Multiple U.S. communities reported residential and vehicle fires this week, and local fire departments contained blazes, limited structural damage, and reported no fatalities. Incidents included a vehicle fire threatening a Putnam County home, a significant house fire in Cary, a Lorain apartment blaze complicated by frozen hydrants, a Chesapeake residential...
