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Shakespeare tale scoops nonfiction ‘winner of winners’ prize

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 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 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 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 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 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 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 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 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 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...

Video shows Brightline train colliding with vehicle stalled on tracks in Deerfield Beach

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 GMT

Newly released surveillance video captured a crash on a stretch of railroad tracks in Broward County that sent a driver to the hospital. The incident happened at around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Southwest 10th Street and Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach. The security footage shows that the driver of the vehicle did not appear to be trying to beat a Brightline train. Instead, the vehicle was stalled on the tracks when it was hit by the train.As the car remained on the tracks, the warning arms came down behind the car, and the vehicle did not move. The video then showed the train clipping the front passenger side, which sent the car flying, causing it to flip several times before it landed on its side. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue crews arrived to the scene and were forced to extricate the driver out of the mangled car. The driver was transported to the hospital where his conditions remains unknown.Traffic in the area was shut down for several hours as detectives finished their i...

Blue Angels set to soar above Broward skies at Fort Lauderdale Air Show

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 GMT

An iconic squadron is set to soar above Broward County skies this weekend.The Fort Lauderdale Air Show returns to the region Saturday and Sunday, and members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are ready to shine in front of spectators.The elite group’s talented pilots will fly the F-18 Super Hornet for this weekend’s event.“I think its an absolute honor and privilege to be a part of of this team and be able to showcase what the Navy and Marine Corps have to offer all the way across the globe,” said pilot Chris Kapushansky.The Blue Angels will perform a combination of formation and solo maneuvers that promises to take spectators’ breath away.The aircraft will sometimes get as close as 2 feet apart while performing loops, inverted rolls and high-performance turns.“It’s a lot of fun between the Diamond and the solos, then we kind of get everybody together and do the whole Delta formation,” said Kapushansky, “so we try to keep everybody en...

School superintendent who criticized DeSantis could lose job

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 GMT

Florida officials are threatening to revoke the teaching license of a school superintendent who criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing the educator of violating several statutes and DeSantis directives and allowing his “personal political views” to guide his leadership.Such a revocation by the state Department of Education could allow DeSantis to remove Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna from his elected office. The Republican governor did that last year to an elected Democratic prosecutor in the Tampa Bay area who disagreed with his positions limiting abortion and medical care for transgender teens and indicated he might not enforce new laws in those areas.Disney also sued DeSantis this week, saying he targeted its Orlando theme parks for retribution after it criticized the governor’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law that then banned the discussion of sexuality and gender in early grades, but has since been expanded.Hanna has publicly opposed that law, once defied the ...

North Lauderdale mobile home fire that caused partial roof collapse under control; no reported injuries

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 GMT

Crews have knocked down a fire that broke out at a trailer park in North Lauderdale and caused a partial roof collapse.7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the mobile home blaze at The Villages, located along the 3700 block of Northwest 55th Court, Thursday evening.North Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to the scene just before 6 p.m.Officials said the fire may have started with a car and spread to the mobile home.An elderly man who lives inside the home was able to get out safely. A pet is also believed to have been recovered.No injuries have been reported.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this breaking story.

Passenger dead after South Hadley car crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:45:14 GMT

A 21-year-old man died Thursday morning when a car in South Hadley crashed into a tree. The 19-year-old driver was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, according to officials.Around 7 a.m. on River Lodge Road, the car drifted across the center line and collided with the tree, the Northwest District Attorney Office reported. The driver was transported to Baystate Medical Center.State police and crash scene reconstruction team are working with other officials to investigate the crash.