Tim Walz's Son Makes a Splash at DNC (Newser Morning 8)

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August 22, 2024     "If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads." —Anatole France   1 Teen Sues Judge Who Sent Her to Cell During Field Trip A teenager who was handcuffed and threatened with jail time after falling asleep during a field trip to a Detroit courthouse is taking the judge to court. Keep reading   2 Tim Walz's Son Makes a Splash at DNC Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, amid plenty of talk of "joy" and "freedom." Keep reading     At a Glance Former President Trump walks on stage during a campaign rally at North Carolina Aviation Museum, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Asheboro, North Carolina. Wednesday's event was the first outdoor rally Trump has held since the attempted assassination of the former president. Security was tight. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Keep reading   3 Canadian Rail Strike Could Be Big Problem for US Both of Canada's major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers. Keep reading   4 Trump Was Not a Fan of Obamas 'Getting Personal' Donald Trump, who recently said he believes he's "entitled to personal attacks" on Kamala Harris, apparently did not enjoy what he said were personal attacks on him at the Democratic National Convention. Keep reading   5 Passenger Arrested After Leaving Aircraft via Wing A passenger was arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing, and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac on Thursday, officials said. Keep reading   6 Studio Pulls Trailer With Invented Quotes When it debuted at Cannes, Megalopolis did not elicit the enthusiastic reception from critics that Francis Ford Coppola surely wanted. Keep reading     7 7 More Arrested in Horrific Migrant 'Death Trailer' Case Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat. Keep reading   8 Bill Clinton Jokes About McDonald's, Trump at DNC Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party's choreographed rollout of its new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters, the AP reports. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Alabama Inmate Challenges Controversial Nitrogen Execution Method See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: Meet the American Heroes Who Stopped Train Attack   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved