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Jabil: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 15, 2024 07:58 AM EDT

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jabil Inc. (JBL) on Friday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $927 million. The St Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had profit of $7.31 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.68 per...

Superior Group: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 13, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (SGC) on Wednesday reported net income of $3.6 million in its fourth quarter. The St. Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had net income of 22 cents per share. The...

Ally of late Navalny accuses 'Putin’s henchmen' of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up

Mar. 13, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” on Wednesday of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized. Police said an assailant attacked Leonid Volkov on...

The Lionheart: Dan Wheldon documentary covers grief, loss, love and familial legacy

Mar. 12, 2024 13:54 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It was 10 years after the death of their father that associates of filmmaker Laura Brownson brought her an article to read about the late Dan Wheldon. Standing below the monument on Dan Wheldon Way along the downtown St. Petersburg race course that...

Newgarden and Team Penske dominate IndyCar season opener amid criticism of series leadership

Mar. 10, 2024 15:40 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Team Penske silenced recent criticism aimed at series leadership by dominating the IndyCar season-opening race with a Josef Newgarden win from the pole Sunday on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren Racing broke up the...

IndyCar resumes this weekend in downtown St. Petersburg following long and rocky offseason

Mar. 07, 2024 15:31 PM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It has been six months since Alex Palou closed the IndyCar season with his second championship in three years and the time off has not been the smoothest for America’s open-wheel racing series. Honda publicly aired grievances with IndyCar, team owners...

Drone crash damages an apartment building in St Petersburg, Russia state media says

Mar. 02, 2024 04:00 AM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — A drone crashed into an apartment building in St. Petersburg Saturday morning, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Six people received medical help after the explosion rocked the building, the agency said, citing the press service of the city’s...

American Coastal: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 29, 2024 18:58 PM EST

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $14.3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Saint Petersburg,...

Bon Jovi to lead the field to green in IndyCar season-opener in promotion with Meyer Shank Racing

Feb. 28, 2024 08:33 AM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi will be featured at the first two IndyCar races of the season and take a ride in the “Fastest Seat in Sports” with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves. Meyer Shank Racing said Wednesday that...

Why children are still playing tackle football, despite brain risks

Feb. 19, 2024 10:25 AM EST

Tackle football offers children as young as 5 the chance to make friends, learn teamwork, maybe attract a college scholarship. Growing research shows it also can cause injuries that damage developing brains. That leaves families to balance the risks against the opportunities. ...