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First Foundation: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DALLAS (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — First Foundation Inc. (FFWM) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $793,000. The Dallas-based bank said it had earnings of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 2 cents per share. The results...
GoFundMe expands into Mexico as part of for-profit crowdfunding platform's international growth
NEW YORK (AP) — Mexican fundraisers can now solicit donations on GoFundMe, the company announced Tuesday, as the crowdfunding giant expands into what it hopes is the first of more untapped Latin American markets to follow. Mexico marks the 20th country serviced by GoFundMe. The...
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more.
Lana Vierra misses the swing set at her Lahaina home, which was reduced to ashes in the wildfires that swept through her community last summer. “Multiple generations went through there playing in my front yard," she said. "Just with the animals and the turtles and the deer and...
Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle
ROME (AP) — An Italian court on Friday dismissed a long-running case against rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations, dropping charges accusing them of collaborating with smugglers as they helped rescue thousands of migrants at sea. The judges in the Sicilian city of...
Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with increased demand for minerals needed in the...
Shapiro aims to eliminate waiting list for services for intellectually disabled adults
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro and his top human services official said Wednesday that the administration has a plan to end a waiting list of thousands of families who are considered to be in dire need of help for an intellectually disabled adult relative. Shapiro and...
A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Most drowned making the hazardous sea crossing from nearby Turkey, while others died of natural causes in migrant camps on the Greek island of Lesbos. After years of neglect, a makeshift burial ground for migrants on the island has been cleaned up and...
Native American-led nonprofit says it bought 40 acres in the Black Hills of South Dakota
A Native American-led nonprofit has announced that it purchased nearly 40 acres (16.2 hectares) of land in the Black Hills of South Dakota amid a growing movement that seeks to return land to Indigenous people. The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced in an April 11 statement that...
Prince Harry scores goal in charity polo match as Meghan, Netflix cameras look on
WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, may have given up their royal duties, but not the celebrity life. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex drew a crowd of media and the wealthy on Friday as he played in a celebrity pro-am polo match to benefit Sentebale, the...
Agreement could resolve litigation over services for disabled people in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's health agency and a nonprofit defending people with intellectual and development disabilities have reached an agreement that could resolve a lawsuit seeking action to help those who can't live at home because services in their communities are lacking. ...
