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Progressive: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 15, 2024 08:55 AM EDT

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — Progressive Corp. (PGR) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $2.33 billion. On a per-share basis, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $3.97. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came...

Moreno's abortion comment rattles debate in expensive Senate race in Republican-leaning Ohio

Oct. 13, 2024 07:31 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An off-the-cuff comment about reproductive rights by Republican Bernie Moreno in Ohio’s tight Senate race has put abortion at the center of debate in the most expensive Senate campaign this year. And that’s just where Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown wanted it. ...

Navarro, Ohio withstand Central Michigan rally to beat Chippewas 27-25

Oct. 12, 2024 21:17 PM EDT

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Quarterback Parker Navarro accounted for 323 yards and two touchdowns and Ohio held off Central Michigan for a 27-25 win on Saturday. The Bobcats (4-2. 2-0 Mid-American) took a 3-0 lead on Gianni Spetic's 35-yard field goal on the opening drive....

Green Party presidential candidate files suit over Ohio decision not to count votes for her

Oct. 12, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has filed a lawsuit in federal court over the decision of Ohio election officials not to count votes for her after her running mate was named by the national party after a state administrative deadline. ...

JD Vance refused five times to acknowledge Donald Trump lost 2020 election in podcast interview

Oct. 11, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — JD Vance, Republican vice presidential nominee, again refused to acknowledge that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election over former President Donald Trump, evading the question five times in an interview with The New York Times, the newspaper reported Friday. ...

Want to follow election results like a pro? Here's what to watch in key states

Oct. 11, 2024 10:45 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election night in the United States is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, except that only one piece appears at a time, and you don’t get to look at the picture on the box. As thousands of counties and towns report vote totals, it can be hard to figure out when the...

Ohio man gets 3-year probation for threatening New Mexico DA

Oct. 09, 2024 21:03 PM EDT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An Ohio man avoided prison time and was sentenced to three years of probation Wednesday for sending a threatening voicemail with racist overtones to a New Mexico district attorney last year, authorities said. Prosecutors said 47-year-old Donald Walter...

Disputes over access to the vote intensify as Ohioans begin to cast ballots

Oct. 08, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several disputes over voter rights in Ohio were unresolved Tuesday as the state began accepting early ballots in this fall’s election for president, a key U.S. Senate race and a redistricting measure. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose had not yet...

Some East Palestine derailment settlement payments should go out even during appeal of the deal

Oct. 08, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

People who lived near the disastrous East Palestine derailment last year should still be able to receive personal injury payments even while the bulk of their $600 million class action settlement with Norfolk Southern railroad remains on hold during an appeal. A spokesperson for the...

Pro-Palestinian protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home

Oct. 07, 2024 17:55 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators escalated their harassment of a Jewish congressman on the eve of Monday’s anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, pitching an encampment outside Ohio Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman ’s Cincinnati residence. Landsman said Monday...