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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

The interview: Kamala Harris’ inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming … ordinary

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

August 30, 2024, 7:48am Nation & World

After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris’ first one Thursday was notable mostly in how routine it seemed. Read story

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

Canadian rail union says it has filed lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

August 30, 2024, 7:46am Business

The Teamsters union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work and got the trains moving again, the union announced Friday. Read story

Immigration agents detain, send home crew after failed WA ferry tow

August 30, 2024, 7:39am Nation & World

Four mariners tasked with transporting two retired state ferries to Ecuador for scrapping became ensnared in the U.S. immigration system after failing to move the vessels. Read story

Houses of Bedouin families stand on area in the Negev desert next to a place where relatives and friends of Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza Strip, wait for his arrival in the Khirbet Karkur village, near Rahat, southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

An Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a Bedouin village targeted for demolition

Houses of Bedouin families stand on area in the Negev desert next to a place where relatives and friends of Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza Strip, wait for his arrival in the Khirbet Karkur village, near Rahat, southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

August 29, 2024, 5:54pm Latest News

An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality: Much of the small village he calls home, Khirbet Karkur, is targeted for demolition. Read story

Adjovi Golo poses for photos at DePaul University in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Botched college financial aid form snarls enrollment plans for students

Adjovi Golo poses for photos at DePaul University in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

August 29, 2024, 2:49pm Latest News

After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America's prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad. Read story

FILE - Voters cast their ballots in Florida&rsquo;s primary election, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at a polling place inside the Indian Creek Fire Station in Miami Beach, Fla.

Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questions

FILE - Voters cast their ballots in Florida&rsquo;s primary election, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at a polling place inside the Indian Creek Fire Station in Miami Beach, Fla.

August 29, 2024, 2:20pm Latest News

Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. Read story

Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show

August 29, 2024, 1:48pm Health

A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released records show. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speak to marching band members at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Ga., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

In first sit down interview of her presidential campaign, Harris says ‘my values have not changed’

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speak to marching band members at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Ga., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

August 29, 2024, 1:25pm Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday “my values have not changed,” as she was questioned along with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in their first major television interview of their presidential campaign. Read story

FILE - Ukrainian servicemen sit in their armored personnel carrier in Ukraine&rsquo;s Sumy region on Aug. 14, 2024, after returning from Russia&rsquo;s Kursk region.

Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region

FILE - Ukrainian servicemen sit in their armored personnel carrier in Ukraine&rsquo;s Sumy region on Aug. 14, 2024, after returning from Russia&rsquo;s Kursk region.

August 29, 2024, 1:19pm Latest News

After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key response to the first occupation of its territory since World War II. Read story

Bob Quackenbush, top left, deputy chief of staff for Arlington National Cemetery, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va.

Arlington cemetery official was ‘pushed aside’ in Trump staff altercation but won’t press charges

Bob Quackenbush, top left, deputy chief of staff for Arlington National Cemetery, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va.

August 29, 2024, 12:29pm Latest News

An Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” during an altercation with former President Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony but declined to press charges, an Army spokesman said Thursday. Read story