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Soak up summer vibes all year long

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

People from cooler climates — or even coastal Southern California, where they’re used to May Gray and June Gloom — may say that we in the Bay Area shouldn’t be frustrated by this year’s delay in the onset of summer weather. They’re not wrong.Few places have the kind of climate that doesn’t require checking the forecast at night to know if the next day would be good for the amusement park, pool or water park. There’s less than zero chance of a Nor’easter hitting the Bay Area this summer.But all this longing for real summerlike weather begs a question: How can a new-home buyer infuse summer into their home year-round?Builders here have already addressed that question. And unless these builders have added meteorological AI to their design and construction prowess, they did so without knowing the year would be soggier and grayer than usual.Start by touring new-home communities at times that ordinarily might have featured pool parties or coastal trips to beat the heat. Keep an eye on how...

American Airlines made $1.3 billion in the second quarter as travel booms and fuel prices drop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is reporting a $1.34 billion profit for the second quarter, boosted by strong ticket sales and a huge drop in the price of jet fuel, and the airline raised its profit expectations for the year.Revenue rose 5% to a quarterly record of $14.06 billion. International travel in particular is picking up, and that is helping American, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Thanks to lower fuel prices, the carrier’s spending at the pump plunged 32%, saving the American about $1.3 billion compared with a year earlier.American now expects to earn between $3 and $3.75 per share for the year. Analysts have been projecting $3.12, according to a FactSet survey.For the second quarter, excluding one-time items, American earned $1.92 per share, beating the analyst consensus of $1.59 per share. Revenue also beat Wall Street’s forecast of $13.74 billion. CEO Robert Isom called it a “fantastic quarter” for Fort Worth, Texas-based American, and said the airline ...

Philip Morris: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $1.57 billion.On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $1.01. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, came to $1.60 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.48 per share.Philip Morris expects full-year earnings in the range of $6.13 to $6.22 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PMSource

Live updates | Scheffler makes 2 early birdies, reaches the turn at 1-under par at British Open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

SCHEFFLER MAKES THE TURN AT 1-UNDER PARHOYLAKE, England (AP) — Scottie Scheffler made the turn at 1-under par after two early birdies and a bogey in his opening round at the British Open.He missed a short putt to drop a shot at the eighth after having made birdies on the second and fourth holes. The world No. 1 was tied for ninth early on.Jordan Spieth, the 2017 champion, had two early birdies offset by a double bogey at the par-4 eighth. He made another birdie at the par-4 11th to stay at 1 under, also tied for ninth.There were two early eagles at the par-5 15th — by Lucas Herbert and Thomas Pieters. Pablo Larrazabal eagled the par-5 fifth.Pieters briefly took the lead after his eagle but immediately fell back following a double bogey on the par-4 16th. He was tied for fourth at 2 under.South African Christo Lamprecht was leading at 4 under through 17 holes.___WHAT TO KNOW— A brown British Open turns green— Rasmus and Nicolai first set of twins playing the British Open— New hole on...

The US and North Korea have no diplomatic ties — but they still have ways to talk about US soldier

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A pink phone. A New York mission. Swedish diplomats. A North-South Korean hotline.The United States and reclusive North Korea have no diplomatic ties — but they still have ways to contact each other. An American official said Wednesday that the U.S. government had reached out to the North as it tries to discuss a U.S. soldier who dashed into North Korea during a tour of a border area this week. The North has not yet responded, according to the U.S. Here’s a look at possible channels the rivals could use to discuss Pvt. Travis King, the first American held in North Korea in nearly five years.___PINK PHONEOne of the most reliable ways for the U.S. to reach North Korea is via a light pink-colored, touch-tone phone at the U.S.-led U.N. Command at the Korean border village of Panmunjom, the place where King bolted into the North on Tuesday. The telephone line connects the liaison officers from each side — whose offices are reportedly only 40 meters (130 fe...

Funcionarios estadounidenses intentan reconstruir por qué el soldado Travis King ingresó a Corea del Norte: “Iba tan rápido”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

(CNN) — Justo un día antes de cruzar a Corea del Norte, el soldado estadounidense Travis King envió un mensaje de texto a sus supervisores militares de EE.UU. para informarles que había llegado a su puerta en el aeropuerto de Incheon en Seúl y que se estaba preparando para abordar un avión de regreso a EE.UU.King, un soldado subalterno asignado a las Fuerzas Armadas de EE.UU. en Corea, había enfrentado cargos de asalto en Corea del Sur y estaba previsto que lo retiraran del ejército de EE.UU. a su regreso a Fort Bliss, Texas.Pero mientras pasaba por la aduana, no subió al avión como estaba previsto este lunes, dijeron funcionarios estadounidenses a CNN. Sus escoltas no pudieron acompañarlo hasta la puerta de embarque para verificar que había abordado. En cambio, había reservado una gira para el martes con una empresa privada del Área de Seguridad Conjunta dentro de la zona desmilitarizada, que divide a Corea del Norte y Corea del Sur.King se había registrado en un vuelo de Ame...

Newmont: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — Newmont Corporation (NEM) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $155 million.On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had profit of 19 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 33 cents per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 39 cents per share.The gold and copper miner posted revenue of $2.68 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NEM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NEMSource

¿Por qué se celebra el 20 de julio la Independencia de Colombia? Esto fue lo que ocurrió en 1810

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — El 20 de julio en Colombia se conmemora el Día de la Independencia debido a una serie de eventos que darían inicio a la Independencia de la Nueva Granada —como se llamaba el conjunto de provincias que hoy forman la actual Colombia— del poder de España.Si bien más de 200 años después el 20 de julio se celebra como una fecha patria, muchos historiadores coinciden en que ese día de 1810 es solo el principio de un proceso que terminaría con la independencia del país y el nacimiento de la actual Colombia décadas después.Con actores secundarios inusitados —como Napoleón Bonaparte; José González Llorente, un comerciante de origen español, y un florero— Colombia inició el camino a la independencia hace más de dos siglos.Pelea de Pantaleón Santamaría con González Llorente en la esquina nororiental de la Plaza Mayor hoy en día llamada Plaza de Bolívar. (Archivo de Bogotá)Los hechos del 20 de julioEl 20 de julio es un día simbólico de la Independencia de Colombia, pues se...

Kansas man fined $20k for poaching Colorado bull moose in 2021

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KXRM) — A Kansas man was convicted of illegally poaching a moose and "leaving it to rot," according to Colorado Parks & Wildlife.Courtesy of CPW; A privately owned game camera captured still photos and images showing Steven Samuelson of Oakley, Kansas, as he stalked and illegally killed a bull moose in Teller County in September 2021.Courtesy of CPW; A privately owned game camera captured still photos and images showing Steven Samuelson of Oakley, Kansas, as he stalked and illegally killed a bull moose in Teller County in September 2021.On July 10, 33-year-old Steven Samuelson of Oakley, Kansas, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of willful destruction of wildlife and misdemeanor charges including hunting without a valid big game license, aggravated illegal possession of wildlife, failure to prepare wildlife for human consumption, hunting in a careless manner and illegal take of wildlife. Poacher wanted for killing, dumping body of large bull elk Samuelson...

Barbie's creator grew up in Denver — and a character in the movie is based on her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It took many people to create the big-budget movie "Barbie," the first live-action film in the doll's history. But the doll itself came from the mind of just one woman from Denver, Ruth Handler.Ruth and her husband, Elliot Handler, formed the Mattel company with business partner Harold Matson in 1945 after moving to California.The Handlers had two children, Barbara and Kenneth. While on a family trip to Europe in 1956, looking in a store window, Ruth and Barbara saw dolls modeled after a woman, each with its own outfit.Ruth and Elliot Handler pose before a display case in their office showing toys they have developed, Aug. 2, 1951. (AP Photo)"She couldn't make up her mind which one she wanted because each ski outfit was different," Ruth Handler told the BCC in 1997.When the store would not let her buy a single doll with multiple outfits, "my mind had clicked," Handler said. Movie review: She’s perfect Barbie. He’s scene-stealing Ken. Their life in plastic looks fan...