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Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape

Jul. 25, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting in her Arizona district, took to the campaign trail Thursday for Vice President Kamala Harris, as Harris' nascent presidential campaign gets off the ground and a parallel...

Norfolk Southern results complicated by derailment insurance payments, proxy fight and productivity

Jul. 25, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year's disastrous East Palestine derailment, but it also made progress in reducing its expenses and getting more efficient. The Atlanta-based railroad said it earned $737 million, or $3.25...

Customers Bancorp: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — Customers Bancorp Inc. (CUBI) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $58.1 million. The West Reading, Pennsylvania-based bank said it had earnings of $1.66 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.49...

Gaming and Leisure Properties: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 17:09 PM EDT

WYOMISSING, Pa. (AP) — WYOMISSING, Pa. (AP) — Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The real estate investment trust, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania,...

As Harris considers a running mate, what are states' succession rules for VP candidates?

Jul. 25, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president, and that has drawn attention to rules of succession in the contenders' home states should they win. Each state has its own rules for naming replacements when elected...

Penns Woods: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 14:45 PM EDT

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Penns Woods Bancorp Inc. (PWOD) on Thursday reported net income of $5.4 million in its second quarter. The bank, based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, said it had earnings of 72 cents per share. The holding company...

Donegal: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 06:53 AM EDT

MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) — MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) — Donegal Group Inc. (DGICB) on Thursday reported profit of $4.2 million in its second quarter. The Marietta, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of 11 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to 10 cents...

Donegal: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 06:48 AM EDT

MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) — MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) — Donegal Group Inc. (DGICA) on Thursday reported profit of $4.2 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Marietta, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of 13 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came...

House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes

Jul. 24, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13. The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler,...

Harris asks for 2024 support from women of color during an address at a historically Black sorority

Jul. 24, 2024 21:46 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told members of the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta on Wednesday that “we are not playing around” and asked for their help in electing her president in November. “In this moment, I believe we face a choice between two...