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VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin

VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin

A near-meeting on the tarmac at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport opens the campaign week for Tim Walz and JD Vance, the vice presidential nominees on their party tickets. Walz, the Democrat, was off to Wisconsin; Vance, the Republican, was in Minnesota for a fundraiser and a stop at a former police building.
by Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters

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Control of state House could hinge on a sleepy district outside Duluth

Control of state House could hinge on a sleepy district outside Duluth

Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives could come down to one race in a district outside Duluth, where first-term Republican Natalie Zeleznikar is being challenged by Democratic retired judge Mark Munger.
by Dan Kraker

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Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump's weekend rally in Southern California

Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump's weekend rally in Southern California

Authorities say a Nevada man with a shotgun and a loaded handgun in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert.
by The Associated Press

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Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting ‘attractive’ people

Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting ‘attractive’ people

A trove of secret documents show teens’ increasingly reliant on TikTok and how executives were acutely aware of the potential harm the app can cause young people, but appeared unconcerned.
by Bobby Allyn, Sylvia Goodman and Dara Kerr

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This year's 'October surprise' may be no surprise at all

This year's 'October surprise' may be no surprise at all

It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an "October surprise" — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.
by Ron Elving

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