The Associated Press

Tim Walz and JD Vance are criticizing each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles — a hurricane that ravaged much of the southeast U.S. and growing fears of a regional Middle East war

In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates and sought to shore up their campaigns' vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in the Middle East and sadness over devastation from Hurricane Helene

Tim Walz and JD Vance are meeting for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday

Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday

South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea

The finger wag

Taiwan cancelled dozens of flight, closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its heavily populated western coast

Jared Goff threw a perfect game, setting an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes to help the Detroit Lions beat the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 Monday night

Jared Goff threw a perfect game, setting an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes to help the Detroit Lions beat the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 Monday night

Mason Rudolph led seven scoring drives after starter Will Levis left with a shoulder injury, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Miami Dolphins 31-12 on Monday night