Minnesota State

Columbus, OH

Wisconsin State

CBS News

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her vice presidential running mate, four sources tell CBS News, tapping a Midwestern Democrat to join her on the ticket heading into November's election.News of the pick comes two weeks after President Biden ended his reelection campaign, prompting the Democratic Party to quickly coalesce around the vice president. The vice president confirmed her selection of Walz with a post on social media, debuting for the first time the Harris-Walz ticket. "We are going to build a great partnership. We are going to build a great team. We...

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP running mate

Nebraska State

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz grew up in small-town Nebraska, became a high school teacher and football coach before being elected to Congress and then governor of Minnesota. His progressive record has attracted praise from Democrats and sharp criticism from Republicans. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports on Walz's background and record.

Most Americans say they haven't heard of Walz or have no opinion of him

Business Insider

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota served in the army, taught high school, and has decades of governing experience.

12 things to know about Tim Walz, the Midwestern dad who coined the biggest insult of 2024

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Lake County, FL

NBC News

A Florida mother whose family is accused of ambushing law enforcement officers, killing one and injuring two, had sought to lure neighbors who she believed were pedophiles into a fatal trap at her home but was interrupted by authorities, law enforcement officials said Monday. A search of the family’s home...

A Florida mom claimed her neighbors were pedophiles and tried to have them killed, authorities say. Deputies were ambushed instead.

Florida State

Akeena

Red Lobster, the popular seafood chain, has confirmed additional closures in Florida, adding to its recent wave of shutdowns following the company’s bankruptcy filing in May. The latest round of closures includes two more Florida locations, highlighting the ongoing struggles of the iconic restaurant chain.

Popular seafood chain announces more closures in Florida

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a liberal policy champion and a plain speaker from the American heartland to help win over rural, white voters.

Reactions to Kamala Harris' pick of Tim Walz for vice president

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

USA TODAY

Kamala Harris selects Tim Walz as her running mate. Here's what you need to know about the Minnesota governor's family.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Harris' VP pick. Who is his family?

Fox News

Democratic Vice Presidential pick Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., signed a state law protecting unlimited access to abortion for all residents.

Democratic VP pick Tim Walz signed unlimited access to abortion into Minnesota state law in 2023

Mississippi State

Parchman, MS

Inside the sole unit without air conditioning at Mississippi’s largest prison, inmates hang wet sheets from their cell ceilings to dampen the air and lay drenched towels strategically across their bodies. A temporary reprieve comes from scoops of ice handed out twice a day. As punishing heat spreads across...

Inmates battle heat, mold and mice inside Mississippi's largest prison

HuffPost

The Walz selection also sets up a stark contrast with Donald Trump running mate JD Vance.

With Tim Walz Pick, Kamala Harris Leans Into ‘Weird’ Attack On Republicans

Donald Trump and his allies moved quickly Tuesday to define Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, casting Vice President Kamala Harris’ new running mate as an agent of the far left. Walz, the Trump campaign posited in a list of talking points obtained by NBC News, rounds out a “team of radicals.” Dave McCormick, the Trump-backed Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, branded Harris-Walz as “the most liberal presidential ticket in history.” Others took similar tacks.

'Kamala caved': Trump and his allies cast the Walz pick as liberal overload

Grandview, TX

In February 2021, Texas faced a great winter storm. Millions lost power and several people lost their lives. “The whole state was covered with snow and there was no electricity for some people for upwards of a week,” Tiffany Alvoid told Dateline. “So who’s walking out to start a new life? It just doesn’t make any sense.”

Cynthia Bah-Traore last seen on security video leaving Grandview, Texas, gas station in February 2021

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to hit the campaign trail with her newly-announced running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Peter Alexander, Garrett Haake, Steve Kornacki and Symone Sanders Townsend join Meet the Press NOW to discuss how his selection will influence the Harris campaign.

Steve Kornacki: How Tim Walz can help Kamala Harris

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Milwaukee, WI

Criminal murder charges have been filed against four people in connection with the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, who died in June after security guards restrained him outside a Milwaukee hotel, the prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. Mitchell, 43, died from suffocation and the effects of multiple drugs in the...

Four charged with murder in the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell outside Milwaukee hotel

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With Harris and Walz, Democrats put abortion rights at the top of the agenda

Months before he was selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz toured a Planned Parenthood clinic in his state alongside Harris...

With Harris and Walz, Democrats put abortion rights at the top of the agenda

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