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UnitedHealth shares rebound after health care giant beats Street 2Q forecasts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

By TOM MURPHYUnitedHealth beat second-quarter expectations as an acquisition and more Medicare Advantage customers fueled growth that balanced a jump in care use.The health care giant also raised the low end of its 2023 earnings forecast range on Friday after its profit jumped 8% to $5.47 billion in the quarter.UnitedHealth runs a health insurance business that covers more than 50 million people, mostly in the United States. It also has an Optum business that provides care and runs one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers.Optum revenue jumped 25% to more than $56 billion in the quarter, helped in part by UnitedHealth’s roughly $8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, a deal that closed last fall.The company also said it squeezed more revenue out of customers served through its Optum Health business by treating more people through value-based care arrangements. That business runs clinics, outpatient surgery centers and provides home care.Value-based care involves bas...

Greek fest this weekend in South Glens Falls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This weekend, things are getting Greek in the village of South Glens Falls. The Adirondack Greek Festival is serving souvlaki, pastries and more on Main Street this weekend. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Friday and Saturday, July 14 and 15, the food will be coming out and music will be playing at St. George Church, 55 Main St. The festivities run from noon to 7 p.m. both days.The Greek festival is all about iconic Greek food. On the menu, visitors will find moussaka, pastitsio, Greek potatoes, rice pilaf, stuffed peppers, spanakopita, Greek salads, stuffed grape leaves, loukoumades, gyros, and pastries. Live music will play through the weekend, and tours of the church will be available. Blueberry fest coming at Warrensburg farmers market Admission and parking are both free. No phone or web food orders will be accepted.

Sona Jobarteh to perform at Music Haven

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Gambian kora virtuoso and singer Sona Jobarteh will be performing at the Music Haven concert series in Schenectady's Central Park. The show is scheduled for July 23 at 7 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The multitalented artist is a pioneer in the international music scene, being the first woman in a seven-century tradition to become a professional performer on the kora, a 21-string instrument sharing similarities with the harp and the lute. Jobarteh is an educator and activist as well, founding The Gambia Academy in 2015 to empower youth and promote education reform. Jobarteh was featured on "60 Minutes" in 2022. She is also the cousin of Malian kora artist Toumani Diabate. Actor and comedian John Cleese coming to Proctors The show will kick off with a performance by local jazz collective Heard. The concert series offers a variety of food and beverage options at all shows, including Mi...

Travers artist poster signing Friday night in Saratoga

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Travers poster artist Greg Montgomery will be in Saratoga Springs Friday night for an annual poster signing. The signing will be at Impressions of Saratoga, located at 368 Broadway from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Montgomery studied serigraphy at the College of St. Rose and received formal art training at the University of New Mexico, studying painting and lithography. The Washington D.C. native has traveled to every continent except for Antarctica.Montgomery's Travers Stakes race series posters are the longest series by a single artist for a single event in racing history. This year, the poster is titled Glory Road. ACSO: Man pulled over found with mushrooms and more “One of the most distinctive aspects of the historic Saratoga Race Course is its marvelous trees,” said Montgomery in a statement. “Everywhere you look, beautiful trees shade the barns, the paddock, an...

Storms expected near St. Louis Friday evening

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Thunderstorms are again likely Friday afternoon and evening. Ahead of the storms, temps should climb into the low 90s. A few of the storms could bring strong to severe, bringing threats of damaging winds and large hail. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Some showers and storms may linger until early Saturday morning. We’ll wake up Saturday around 70 and see clearing skies and highs near 90. Sunday also looks mostly quiet, just a spot storm chance north of I-70. Highs in the low 90s.  Monday and Tuesday will both bring some spot storm chances, highs around 90 both days.  

Teen's protest against Illinois YMCA locker room policy gains national attention

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- A large group gathered near the Springfield Kerasotes YMCA on Thursday. They were there to support 16-year-old Abbigail Wheeler. For months, Wheeler and her family have been protesting rules at the YMCA regarding the organizations locker room policy. Wheeler, who was a member of the swim team at the YMCA, took issue with the fact that the YMCA allows transgender people to use the locker room that aligns with their gender identity. Wheeler complained about an incident in late April, where she says a transgender women was changing in the locker room while the swim team was practicing. Wheeler said at the rally she only saw a person changing in the locker room. "To be clear, I did not see the man naked and no male genitalia was exposed, however, I did see the man changing in the women's locker room. After seeing the man, I was scared and upset. I decided to leave immediately because I was alone with them and felt very uncomfortable.”There was never any fo...

Woman shot, killed in Westminster home in apparent drive-by shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

An apparent drive-by shooting northwest of Denver into a Westminster home with five adults and five children inside has left one woman dead, according to a police announcement Friday morning.Westminster police, notified shortly after midnight, have been investigating this homicide in the 8500 block of 88th Place. A heavy police presence was expected in the area on Friday. When police officers arrived at the scene early Friday they saw the woman down and began trying to revive her. She was taken to a hospital where she died, officials said.“Preliminary information leads police to believe this was a drive-by shooting,” the announcement said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Aurora dentist’s wife fatally poisoned with cyanide and decongestant found in Visine, coroner testifies Crime and Public Safety | Three decomposed bodies found near Gunnison County campsite in western Colorado Crime and Public Safety | Pueblo offi...

Man shot dead by Adams County sheriff deputy at Lakeside Inn on Federal Boulevard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

A police shooting early Friday in Denver at the Lakeside Inn on Federal Boulevard left a man suspected of having a handgun dead — apparently after he pointed the gun at his own head — and an investigation into what happened has been launched.The shooting happened shortly after midnight at 6251 Federal Blvd., according to the Adams County Sheriff officials in a Twitter post.Preliminary info indicates shots were fired when the suspect was believed to be armed with a handgun as a deputy attempted to contact him. Updates will be provided as they become available. pic.twitter.com/ObYcGcxzM6— Adams Sheriff's Page (@AdamsCoSheriff) July 14, 2023“Preliminary info indicates shots were fired when the suspect was believed to be armed with a handgun as a deputy attempted to contact him,” a sheriff’s office update on Twitter said.The deputy was uninjured, officials said.The man died after he was shot.Police closed the southbound lanes of Federal Boulevard ...

Man sentenced in California smuggling crash that killed 13 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for coordinating a smuggling trip in which two dozen migrants were stacked into a Ford Expedition that crashed into a tractor-trailer, killing 13 people outside a California desert town.Jose Cruz Noguez pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges stemming from the March 2, 2021, crash near Holtville, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) east of San Diego. It was one of the deadliest highway crashes involving migrants smuggled into the United States. Cruz Noguez also admitted to trying to still get payment for the smuggling trip from the survivors, prosecutors said. Neither Cruz Noguez nor his attorney could be reached for comment.“Cruz Noguez organized one of the most callous and inhumane smuggling attempts that law enforcement has responded to in this district,” U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman said. “He and his co-conspirators treated these individuals like a worthless commodity."Cruz Noguez arranged for the Ford Expedition...

Officials search for angry sea otter harassing surfers, kayakers off California coast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:10:28 GMT

Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wresting surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California.The 5-year-old female otter has shown aggression toward people for several weeks and poses a public safety risk, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement.Video and photographs shared on social media show the marine mammal getting on top of different surfboards — on at least one occasion biting and tearing chunks off a board — and aggressively approaching surfers.A sea otter was captured on video going toe-to-toe with a surfer and his board in Santa Cruz on July 9, 2023. A team of wildlife experts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium were working to capture and put the animal in a new home, the service said.“While there have been no confirmed reports of injury, due to the highly unusual behavior of this otter, kayakers, s...