Mike Pence accepts Republican VP nomination

Indiana Governor Mike Pence accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination at a tumultuous party convention in Cleveland Wednesday, describing his running mate Donald Trump as a "good man."

"I am deeply humbled by your confidence," Pence told delegates, still reeling from a night of high drama and political infighting over Trump's anointment as the party's White House candidate.

Pence, 57, said he "joined this campaign in a heartbeat" because Republicans chose Trump, a man "who never quits, who never backs down."

The conservative evangelical Christian and former congressman could serve to steady Trump's heaving and swaying campaign ship and reassure voters alarmed by Trump's rhetoric.

He was joined on stage by the New York billionaire after his speech, when the two men hugged awkwardly as Trump leaned in to plant a kiss on his running mate but appeared to miss.

"I feel much better now," said Matt Owen, 25, a delegate and firefighter from Pence's home state of Indiana.

"Putting the two of them together is going to be a great thing for the ticket," he said. "It changes the game, I think for Donald Trump."

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Shooting at US university leaves one dead

CHICAGO - A shooting on a US university campus left one person dead and a suspect in custody Tuesday in what police described as a targeted attack.

Police provided few details as to why the gunman opened fire in a classroom at Purdue University in the midwestern state of Indiana, however they said they believe he knew his victim.

"There's a lot of investigation on hand," Purdue university police chief John Cox told reporters.

Police did not release the name of the male student who was killed or of the suspect who was swiftly arrested.

The university reported that the shooting took place in the electrical engineering building at noon Tuesday.

The sprawling campus in West Lafayette, Indiana serves nearly 40,000 students. Purdue employs more than 15,000 faculty and staff members.

"Today's shooting at Purdue University is a tragedy, and our heartfelt condolences go out to the family of the victim and to everyone in the Purdue community," Indiana Governor Mike Pence said in a statement.

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