On the verseion of Hot off the Wire:

CHICAGO (AP) — On the third night of the Democratic National Convention, a well-known former president, Bill Clinton, appeared and more Americans got to know Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was little known outside his state until Vice President Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. Walz used his background as a former teacher and football coach to lend a down-home flavor to the agenda of Democrats who protect individual liberties and oppose what they call the intrusive policies of Republican Donald Trump.

ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass at his first public rally since the assassination attempt in North Carolina last month. The focus of Wednesday’s event was national security, but he also criticized his predecessor Barack Obama as “evil” for his comments the night before at the Democratic National Convention.

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s two major freight railroads have come to a complete standstill because of a wage dispute with their workers. If train service is not resumed soon, it could result in significant economic damage to businesses and consumers in Canada and the United States.

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The FBI chief says America is facing increasing threats from many directions at a time when law enforcement is struggling to survive. FBI Director Christopher Wray says it’s “hard to remember a time in my career when so many different types of threats were occurring at the same time.” Wray spoke to The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Wednesday as he visited the Minneapolis field office to talk about partnerships between law enforcement agencies and also with other agencies.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian commanders and soldiers say some new troops are refusing to fire on the enemy. Others are having trouble assembling weapons or coordinating basic combat movements. Some have even abandoned their posts and left the battlefield altogether. The commanders made the comments to The Associated Press as Ukraine continues to lose ground on the country’s eastern front.

• Bill Clinton returns to the DNC to slam Trump before introducing Tim Walz, Harris’s vice presidential nominee.
• A former US ambassador to the United Nations calls for more international support for Taiwan.
• The US economy created 818,000 fewer jobs in the year to March than first reported.
• Papa Roach and Carrie Underwood are working together on a song about suicide prevention.
• Incumbent John Barrasso wins the Wyoming Republican primary and is on his way to his third full term as U.S. Senator.
• Peltola, Begich and Dahlstrom will advance to ranked-choice voting in the race for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska in November.
• Babysitter pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2019 after killing man she injured as a baby in 1984.
• Former politician testifies his innocence in connection with the killing of a Las Vegas investigative journalist.
• A Mississippi escapee wanted for murder is arrested after a standoff in Chicago.
• The Yankees and Mets are among the MLB playoff contenders that have defeated other playoff contenders, the Broncos have a new starter, and a rookie at that, and the NBA has lost a big name who was part of the league for six decades.
• Former NL MVP and six-time All-Star Joey Votto announces his retirement from baseball.
• Police search Andrew Tate’s home in Romania after new allegations involving minors emerged.
• Brazil will restrict the entry of certain foreign nationals to curb migration to the United States and Canada.
• Guatemalan police arrest seven people accused of human trafficking of the 53 migrants who suffocated in Texas in 2022.
• Iran’s hardline parliament confirms all members of the president’s cabinet for the first time since 2001.
• Ultra-Orthodox demonstration in front of the Israeli military recruitment office in Jerusalem.

Host Terry Lipshetz is senior editor of Lee Enterprises’ national news desk. In addition to producing the daily news podcast “Hot off the Wire,” Terry conducts regular interviews for the program “Behind the Headlines,” is co-host of the film and television program “Streamed & Screened,” and is a former producer of “Across the Sky,” a weather and climate podcast.