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Ipswich back in the Premier League for first time since 2002. Tom Brady's Birmingham relegated
Ipswich will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after securing the second automatic promotion spot from the second-tier Championship on Saturday. However, there was disappointment for NFL great Tom Brady at the end of his first season as a co-owner of...
Vulcan: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $102.7 million. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of 77 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs...
NASCAR driver Erik Jones defends medical treatment following wreck at Talladega
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Erik Jones was in agony the instant his Toyota slammed into the outside wall on a late wreck last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The 27-year-old Jones — as sturdy as NASCAR drivers come, having never missed a Cup race over seven-plus seasons — radioed to his team he...
Encompass Health: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Encompass Health Corp. (EHC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $112.5 million. The Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of $1.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.12...
ServisFirst: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. (SFBS) on Monday reported earnings of $50 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 92 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring...
Regions Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Regions Financial Corp. (RF) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $368 million. The Birmingham, Alabama-based bank said it had earnings of 37 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 44 cents per...
Body of missing Alabama mother found; boyfriend in custody
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A two-day search for a missing Alabama mother of four has ended after her body was found in southwest Birmingham, authorities said. The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Birmingham Police Department's Crime Reduction Team found...
Today in History: April 12, Civil War begins with gunfire at Fort Sumter
Today in History Today is Friday, April 12, the 103rd day of 2024. There are 263 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 12, 1861, the U.S. Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. ...
Mississippi schools offer scholarships to students at soon-to-close Birmingham Southern
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — After hearing the news of the impending closure of Alabama's Birmingham-Southern College, Mississippi University of Women said it welcomes affected students and will provide scholarship offers to those who qualify. “I am saddened by the closure of...
A veteran with dementia got lost going shopping. He died months after an officer body-slammed him
When Carl Grant awoke from emergency surgery and couldn’t move, he apologized to family gathered around his hospital bed. In the fog of dementia, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran thought he’d been paralyzed in the Vietnam War. The truth: It was February 2020, he was 68, and a police...
