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Walz’s military record under scrutiny as Vance, GOP question his service

Walz’s military record under scrutiny as Vance, GOP question his service

CINCINNATI (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record has come under scrutiny since he was named as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, with Republicans questioning both Walz’s characterization of his time in…

Vance jokes he’s checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport

Vance jokes he’s checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had a bit of fun Wednesday trying to catch up with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on an airport tarmac the two…

Harris and Walz say they’re ‘joyful warriors,’ narrowly miss tarmac confrontation with Vance

Harris and Walz say they’re ‘joyful warriors,’ narrowly miss tarmac confrontation with Vance

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris declared herself and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, “joyful warriors” against Donald Trump on Wednesday as they spent their first full day campaigning…

Tropical Storm Debby doles out repeat deluges for weather-weary residents

Tropical Storm Debby doles out repeat deluges for weather-weary residents

HUGER, S.C. (AP) — Days of rain from Tropical Storm Debby forced the deluged-hardened residents of a South Carolina community to began the near-ritualistic task of assessing damage left behind by the cyclone that was spinning over…

Wall Street heads for second straight day of solid gains in a whipsaw week

Wall Street heads for second straight day of solid gains in a whipsaw week

NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street pointed sharply higher Wednesday as anxiety about a softening U.S. economy took a back seat to another trove of mostly strong corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500…

Wall Street rallies to bounce back from its worst day in nearly 2 years, as Japanese stocks soar

Wall Street rallies to bounce back from its worst day in nearly 2 years, as Japanese stocks soar

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back, and calm is returning to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987. The…