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Prudential: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 30, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $448 million. On a per-share basis, the Newark, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $1.24. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to...

Park National: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 28, 2024 16:29 PM EDT

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Park National Corp. (PRK) on Monday reported net income of $38.2 million in its third quarter. The Newark, Ohio-based bank said it had earnings of $2.35 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.25 per share. ...

Sallie Mae: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 23, 2024 16:52 PM EDT

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — NEWARK, Del. (AP) — SLM Corp. (SLM) on Wednesday reported a loss of $45.2 million in its third quarter. The Newark, Delaware-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average...

Cissy Houston mourned by Dionne Warwick, politicians and more at longtime church

Oct. 17, 2024 20:55 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a music-filled memorial Thursday in the Duchess of Gospel’s hometown of Newark. The ceremony at New Hope Baptist Church — where...

United Airlines adding 8 new international destinations to itinerary for next summer

Oct. 11, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations to its itinerary for next summer. The airline, which said that this is its biggest international expansion ever with more than 760 weekly flights, will also be adding some new routes. Beginning in May,...

The cumulative stress of policing has public safety consequences for law enforcement officers, too

Oct. 08, 2024 09:59 AM EDT

Joseph William Holsopple was pronounced dead on Sept. 27, 2020, at a hospital in the city where he was born, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Cause of death: alcoholism. Marital status: divorced. Age: 48. He graduated high school in Akron, Ohio, in 1990 and joined the Springfield Township...

Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91

Oct. 07, 2024 19:56 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney Houston, has died. She was 91. Cissy Houston died Monday morning in her New...

Contractors hired to replace Newark's lead pipes charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud

Oct. 04, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey contractors hired to replace lead water pipes in the state's largest city left lines in the ground and then fraudulently collected payment for work they didn't do, federal prosecutors said. Michael Sawyer, 57, of Burlington, New Jersey, and Latronia...

NYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictment

Oct. 03, 2024 16:43 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief as indicted Mayor Eric Adams faces mounting pressure to bring stability to a city government that has been roiled by searches, subpoenas and resignations. Schools Chancellor David Banks, whose phones...

NYC schools boss to step down later this year after federal agents seized his devices

Sep. 24, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of New York City’s public schools system, David Banks, said Tuesday that he will step down at the end of the calendar year, becoming the latest high-ranking departure from Mayor Eric Adams' administration amid escalating federal criminal investigations. ...