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A man wanted on murder and armed robbery charges was taken into custody Wednesday after a 15-hour standoff with police at a Chicago restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention, authorities said. Joshua Zimmerman had been sought by the U. S. Marshals Service since his escape from a Mississippi courthouse in June.

Oprah Winfrey’s surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night was met with cheers and tears at the Chicago United Center, where she endorsed Kamala Harris and spoke about the values that define “the best of America.” Read More: ‘The Best of America’: The Biggest Moments From Oprah Winfrey’s 2024 DNC Speech [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The following transcript was prepared by TIME staff. Who says you can’t go home again? After watching the Obamas last night, that was some epic fire, wasn’t it?

Oprah Winfrey has “always tried to stay out of the political fray,” her friend CBS host Gayle King said Wednesday. But the 70-year-old legendary TV personality decided to speak at the Democratic Convention this year because, according to King, “she feels there’s a lot at stake.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Who says you can’t go home again?” Winfrey said at the start of her surprise appearance at the convention in Chicago, where her long-running The Oprah Winfrey Show, which ended in 2011, was based.

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz gave a rousing 14-minute psych-up speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday night. The former high school teacher and football coach turned Minnesota governor tapped into his experience revving up players on the field to encourage Democrats to “do the blocking and tackling” to help Vice President Kamala Harris beat former President Donald Trump in the November election. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “We got 76 days.

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. If there were doubts why Kamala Harris tapped an upper-Plains State Governor who 7-in-10 Americans recently held zero opinion of as her running mate, his speech before tens of thousands of Democrats late Wednesday indicated why he made the cut. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Inclusive, at times post-partisan, and persistently exuding common-sense with the best of the Midwest’s offerings, Minnesota Gov.

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