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Democratic VP hopeful Tim Walz called his response a "damning non answer."

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The disparate philosophies between Tim Walz and JD Vance on law and order and ensuring public safety in the U.S. were on display in the presidential debate.

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Tim Walz and JD Vance shook hands multiple times on the debate stage, and each spoke of several areas in which they agree with the other. Here are some examples.

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Gov. Tim Walz was asked by vice presidential debate moderators Tuesday about his past trips to China, after discrepancies arose about his accounts.

Gov. Tim Walz told Tuesday night's vice presidential debate that his son Gus witnessed a shooting, an admission that visibly surprised and saddened his opponent, JD Vance, onstage.

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Ahead of Tuesday night's vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz, CBS News said the network would reserve the right to turn off microphones if necessary.

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People in the courtroom wept as the footage was shown during a preliminary hearing for former Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, who is charged with first-degree murder.

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60 Minutes announced on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump has backed out of an interview he had agreed to do as part of its prime-time election special next week.

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North Carolina election officials have said early voting will start as planned on Oct. 17. But they don't know how many voting sites might be unusable in the swing state because of Hurricane Helene.

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Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance will take the debate stage tonight starting at 9 p.m. Watch the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate Simulcast on NPR.

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Iran launched long-range missiles against Israel, just hours after Israeli forces launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon against Iran's main proxy, Hezbollah. The dramatic escalation is raising fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. We hear from two NPR correspondents in the region.

For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates

Amy Sherald, Jeff Koons, Shepard Fairey and Rashid Johnson are among the visual artists who have donated works for an auction that will raise money for the Harris Victory Fund.

Hurricane Helene left widespread damage in Western North Carolina where officials are still looking for at least 600 people unaccounted for. Law enforcement in Tennessee say an estimated 100 people have been reported missing.

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Amos starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots."

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In his first nonfiction book in a decade, Coates reflects on what he learned while visiting three different places: Senegal, South Carolina and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. The automaker says the risk of fire is reduced when the battery charge is depleted.

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Vance’s former Democratic opponent, Tim Ryan, says the Ohio senator is likely to aggressively attack Harris-Walz during the debate Tuesday night to appeal to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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The scene was relayed by a live webcam of bears on Alaska's Brooks River. “This is very difficult to watch and comprehend,” said Naomi Boak of the nonprofit Katmai Conservancy.

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Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab wrote a new children’s book inspired by affirmations they share with their daughter and scores of young people they meet through their activism.

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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said his country was facing “one of the most dangerous phases of its history” amid Israel’s ground incursion into southern Lebanon, which began late Monday.

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