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Here's what our viewers thought of the vice presidential debate
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris faced off Wednesday night in their only debate of the 2020 election campaign in Utah. The debate covered more topics than last week's Trump-Biden showdown, but overall, the debate ultimately was about Trump.
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Man cut out his car, another woman hurt, after crash
Moline Police say a woman in a van on 16th Street heading south and then trying to turn east onto Avenue of the Cities, hit another car with a man and woman inside.
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There have been multiple sightings of a hairy, venomous caterpillar in Virginia
It's small, hairy and you don't want to get anywhere near it. It is considered to be one of the most venomous caterpillars in the US, and there have been multiple reports of the puss caterpillar appearing in "parks or near structures" in eastern Virginia.
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Trump's refusal to join virtual debate shows his fear of not being able to impose his personality on the showdown
President Donald Trump's refusal to accept a new plan for a virtual second presidential debate reflects how such an event would likely limit his capacity to dominate the stage and trample the rules in a bid to launch a comeback against Democrat Joe Biden.
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Trump says he won't participate in next debate after commission announces it will be virtual
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not participate in the second presidential debate with Joe Biden after the Commission on Presidential Debates said the event will be held virtually in the wake of the President's positive coronavirus diagnosis.
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Mr. Vice President, she's speaking: How Kamala Harris beat the stereotypes during her historic VP debate
It became something of a refrain during the 2020 vice presidential debate: "Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking."
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Pence attempts to defend Trump while ignoring his record on lying and fights over separation of powers
Vice President Mike Pence tried to defend President Donald Trump's record against Sen. Kamala Harris during Wednesday's vice presidential debate but at times it seemed as if the vice president did not realize who he had been working with over the last four years.
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Kamala Harris rips Trump administration's response to coronavirus pandemic in only debate with Mike Pence
California Sen. Kamala Harris delivered a swift condemnation of the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic during the opening of Wednesday's vice presidential debate, noting that some 210,000 people have died and more than 7.5 million people have contracted the disease.
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Pence and Harris meet for vice presidential debate as administration is gripped by Covid-19
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris are squaring off Wednesday in their only debate as the Trump administration reels from an outbreak of Covid-19 at the White House and erratic decisions by the commander in chief.
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Texas officer charged with murder after shooting a 31-year-old Black man who tried to intervene in a dispute, attorney says
A Texas police officer stands charged with murder in the shooting of a 31-year-old Black man after a preliminary investigation determined his actions were unreasonable, authorities said.
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Trump has personally pressured drug company CEOs repeatedly to speed vaccine
A likely contagious President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening, whipped off his mask and filmed a video, heavy on bluster and short on facts, that proclaimed: "The vaccines are coming momentarily."
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Trump has the worst job losses on record heading into the election
Heading into the November election, the US jobs recovery is running out of steam. The economy added 661,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. The unemployment rate stood at 7.9%.
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'Get off my property:' Shut down of housing courts leads to tenants exploiting state's eviction moratorium
State leaders shut down housing courts because of safety concerns tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and the governor recently placed a moratorium on evictions until next year.
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The mighty dollar has weakened under Trump. A Biden win could change that
The value of the dollar has taken a hit this year as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged America's economy. Conventional wisdom holds that a Biden presidency would drag the US currency down further. But there's nothing conventional about 2020 — some argue a Biden win would actually boost the dollar.
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Harris' goal in vice presidential debate: Focus on Trump, not Pence
Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will be the two candidates on the debate stage in Utah on Wednesday night, but the California senator's goal is to make the contest all about the man who isn't there: President Donald Trump.
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10% of the world may have been infected by Covid-19, WHO official says
The novel coronavirus may have infected about one in 10 people globally, meaning the majority of the world remains vulnerable to Covid-19, a World Health Organization official has said.
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Houston We Definitely Have a Problem
Most of my friends have heard me say a certain phrase I was told when I was younger that has stuck with me throughout 25 years of my life.
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In Familiar Territory
Astros take Game 1 of the ALDS over the A’s at Dodger Stadium
Baseball in the postseason at Dodger Stadium just does something to the Houston Astros. The last time Houston played a game there, they won Game 7 to win the 2017 World Series. On Monday it looked like the Astros relived some of that history as they defeated the Oakland A’s 10-5 in Game 1 of the 2020 American League Division Series.
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Michelle Obama releases closing campaign message calling Trump's actions 'morally wrong' and 'racist'
Former first lady Michelle Obama made her closing message to Americans in a campaign video released less than a month before Election Day, saying President Donald Trump and his allies are "stoking fears about Black and Brown Americans" to win an election and calling the President's actions "morally wrong" and "racist."
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'NEXT' puts another new spin on the threat of killer A.I. run amok
The idea of artificial intelligence running amok is hardly new -- there are memorable examples back in the 1960s and '70s -- but nevertheless feels especially acute today. Enter "NEXT," a promising Fox drama, with the disclaimer that a series built around playing a chess match against a monster, as this one does, is particularly vulnerable to wrong moves.
