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8 years after the National Enquirer's deal with Donald Trump, the iconic tabloid is limping badly

Apr. 25, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump's hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at America's...

OSI: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 08:51 AM EDT

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — OSI Systems Inc. (OSIS) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $34 million. The Hawthorne, California-based company said it had net income of $1.95 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to...

California Water Service Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 07:43 AM EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California Water Service Group Holding (CWT) on Thursday reported profit of $69.9 million in its first quarter. The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of $1.21 per share. The water utility...

TriCo: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 07:39 AM EDT

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — CHICO, Calif. (AP) — TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $27.7 million. The Chico, California-based bank said it had earnings of 83 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average...

Intevac: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 07:31 AM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intevac Inc. (IVAC) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.6 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Santa Clara, California-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued...

PG&E: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 06:28 AM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $735 million. On a per-share basis, the Oakland, California-based company said it had profit of 34 cents. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs...

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case

Apr. 25, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue. One iteration of the issue was back before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday for the second time in...

Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist

Apr. 24, 2024 23:22 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses...

Senators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abused

Apr. 24, 2024 21:53 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women's prison set to be shut down in California, and U.S. senators on Wednesday demanded an accounting of the rapid closure plan for the facility where sexual abuse by guards was rampant. As of Tuesday...

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California

Apr. 24, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Arizona doctors could give their patients abortions in California under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom to circumvent a ban on nearly all abortions in the neighboring state. It would apply only to doctors licensed in good standing in...