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Agilent: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $475 million.The Santa Clara, California-based company said it had profit of $1.62 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.38 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.34 per share.The scientific instrument maker posted revenue of $1.69 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.67 billion.For the year, the company reported profit of $1.24 billion, or $4.19 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.83 billion.For the current quarter ending in January, Agilent expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.20 to $1.23.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.56 billion to $1.61 billion for the fiscal first quarter.Agilent expects full-year ear...

How to thaw your turkey at the last minute

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Thanksgiving is almost here and if you haven't thawed your turkey yet, you better get on it.The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment offers the following options to defrost your bird.In the refrigerator—the safest way to thaw a frozen turkey is on the bottom shelf in the fridge. It will defrost at a consistent, safe temperature. Placing it on the bottom shelf helps reduce cross-contamination of other foods as it thaws. Remember, every 5 pounds of meat needs one day to thaw. So, a 14-pound turkey will need at least three days to thaw completely.Soaking in cold water—submerge the bird in its original wrapper in cold tap water, adding new cold water about every 30 minutes. When defrosting this way, every pound needs 30 minutes to thaw. So, a 14-pound turkey will need at least seven hours to thaw completely.By microwave—ALWAYS follow the instructions in your owner’s manual.DDPHE says to cook the turkey to 165 degrees internally, then re...

Man charged in road rage crash that killed 2 in Boulder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Six months after two people were killed and another was injured in a road rage crash in Boulder County, a man has been charged. On May 19, Colorado State Patrol troopers were called to a four-car crash on Highway 287 around milepost 322 in Boulder County.Crash kills 2, injures 1According to an indictment from the 20th Judicial District Attorney's Office, a maroon Dodge Ram 1500 and a black Camaro crashed in the southbound lanes causing the Camaro to cross the median into the northbound lanes. At that point, a Toyota Tundra crashed into the Camaro.Bicycles on the back of the Camaro fell off and were hit by a Jeep Cherokee. Man hit, killed by suspected drunk driver while walking on I-70 According to the indictment, the driver of the Camaro, Daniel Wright, and his front seat passenger, James Jacobson, were killed in the crash. The driver of the Toyota Tundra, Jeffrey Laguna, sustained serious injuries.The driver of the Dodge Ram continued driving and fled the scene. I...

A$AP Rocky must stand trial on allegations he fired gun at former friend, judge rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge found Monday that there is enough evidence for A$AP Rocky to stand trial for allegations that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator outside a Hollywood hotel in 2021.Superior Court Judge M.L. Villar made the ruling at at a preliminary hearing, after hearing roughly a day and a half of testimony. Rocky has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. His attorney attempted to cast doubt on the case while questioning a police detective.The 35-year-old hip-hop star, fashion mogul and two-time Grammy nominee is in a relationship with Rihanna, with whom he has two young sons.Villar said “the totality of the video and testimony” shows there is sufficient evidence for the defendant to go to trial. She emphasized that preliminary hearings have a much lower evidence standard than a trial, and she was only finding probable cause.Rocky, sitting in the courtroom, showed no visible reaction.

Voters to decide on Miami Beach mayor in runoff election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

After two Miami Beach mayoral candidates didn’t reach the threshold to take the city’s top job, a runoff election on Tuesday will cement a winner.In Tuesday’s runoff election, former Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Gongora, is ready to re-enter local government, while Miami Beach Commissioner Steven Meiner looks to step up into the role of mayor.“I’ve been so focused on resident’s quality of life, law and order being number one,” Meiner said. “Limiting over development. Trying to mitigate our traffic.”“I wanna re-brand out city as one of arts and culture, I wanna make sure we have the police presence we need and we will keep Miami Beach safe,” Gongora said.The seat opened up after current mayor Dan Gelber reached his term limit.On Nov. 7’s off year election, only 242 votes separated the two candidates who have a number of endorsements each. They are trying to set themselves apart.“I am hopeful when we in...

Former pediatrician from Norwell arraigned in sexual assault case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

A former pediatrician from Norwell faced a judge Monday as he faces accusations that he sexually assaulted two young patients decades ago. Prosecutors said many more people have since come forward, saying they were also victims. Approached after his court appearance, Dr. Richard Kauff would not comment on the felony sexual assault charges against him. Kauff, 68, was not arrested when charges were filed. As a result, he walked into court for his arraignment where a prosecutor said at least two dozen girls or women have now said they were victimized. “Since the first two alleged adult victims came forward, 22 more patients of this doctor have come forward, two of which are juveniles,” said prosecutor Jeremy Kusmin.As Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz listened, his prosecutor detailed allegations from two women who said Kauff molested them during annual checkups as far back as 1990.“Both victim one and victim two indicated there were times their parents were...

Dogs quarantined after Lynn police investigate case of loose Pitbulls attacking pedestrian on bike path

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

Police in Lynn say two dogs suspected of attacking a 68-year-old man on a bike path have been found and were quarantined following an investigation.The Lynn Police Department said the dogs were located after the attack happened on Sunday, Nov. 12, near 70 Cottage St around 7 p.m.According to authorities, after receiving a report of a disturbance, arriving officers came across the victim and found he had suffered “significant facial injuries.” The 68-year-old told police he had been attacked by two loose Pitbull dogs while he was walking on the bike path.Police went on to launch an investigation and eventually located two dogs suspected of being behind the attack.In an update on Monday, Lynn PD told 7NEWS the canines were “being held in quarantine pending further investigation.”No details on who may have owned the dogs or whether they faced any charges were released.

Family of man shot and killed by police in Lexington files wrongful death lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

The family of a man who was shot and killed by police in Lexington last year is now filing a lawsuit in connection with the incident. Michael Heineman of the law firm HBMH Law said the firm filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of the family on Monday against multiple parties linked to the shooting. The suit, in turn, comes a matter of days after officials announced a judge ruled the shooting of 37-year-old Brendan Reilly was justified.“Until now, we have abstained from making public comments about Brendan’s tragic loss of life with the hope that we would receive answers through a moral and accurate Inquest process,” Reilly’s family said in a statement. “We attended all court dates for the Inquest proceedings,” the family continued. “Unfortunately, the Inquest did not adequately provide all answers to what happened to Brendan. The shooting happened on Feb. 12, 2022. In his report, Judge Michael Brennan said police had been responding to an incident when Reilly alleged...

Chicago Bears offensive guard Cody Whitehair sells Vernon Hills home for $625,000

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

Chicago Bears offensive guard Cody Whitehair and his wife, Hannah, in April sold their four-bedroom, 2,896-square-foot house in Vernon Hills for $625,000.Whitehair, 31, has been with the Bears since 2016 and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2018.Whitehair paid $545,000 in 2020 to buy the house from then-teammate Leonard Floyd, who had paid $452,500 for the house just two years earlier.Now, Whitehair has sold the house, which is in the Gregg’s Landing master planned development. Built in 2000, the home has 2 ½ bathrooms, all-new hardwood floors and a two-story family room with a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace with a beam mantel. The kitchen has white cabinetry, quartz countertops, a marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances and sliding glass doors to a deck.Other features include a full finished basement with a recreation room and a theater room, and a first-floor primary bedroom suite with vaulted ceilings, double sinks with quartz countertops, a whirlpool tub a...

OSHA proposes $300K fine after plant explosion 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:15 GMT

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found an explosion that killed one worker at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Massachusetts could have been prevented, and proposed nearly $300,000 in penalties.The May explosion at the Seqens plant in Newburyport, killed Jack O’Keefe, 62, of Methuen. Video showed most of the roof torn off a building.Results of the OSHA investigation announced Thursday found Seqens and its subsidiary PolyCarbon Industries Inc. “lacked safeguards” in the chemical-making process. The investigation found numerous deficiencies in the facility’s safety management program for highly hazardous chemicals. It also found the company did not determine the combustibility hazards of materials used in the production of the chemical Dekon 139 and did not include safe upper and lower temperature limits to prevent the decomposition of Dekon 139.O’Keefe was killed when a pressure vessel exploded.The conditions found during t...