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Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee

National News July 23, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate health committee delayed a planned vote Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The committee plans to vote next week on whether to forward Schwartz's nomination to the full Senate. The committee's chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, said a family emergency was affecting the number of Republicans needed to be present to vote yes. If approved, the 54-year-old Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based CDC, which is charged with protecting Americans from ...

Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10% levies are set to expire Friday

National News July 23, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports ...

Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower

National News July 23, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East on Thursday threatened to slow the global flow of crude. At the same time, sharp drops for two of Wall Street's most influential companies, Alphabet and Tesla, yanked the U.S. stock market to its worst loss in a month. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and is on track for its first back-to-back weekly loss since March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 506 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.2%. Stocks fell under the pressure of rising oil prices, which raise costs for ...

106 years old

Local News July 23, 2026

DAWSON — Blanche Benson celebrated her 106th birthday on Tuesday eating cupcakes and chatting with other residents the Johnson Memorial Assisted Living facility. Benson was born on July 22, 1920. she shared stories on her humble beginnings such as living on a farm with her parents Daniel ...

Pride in the Tiger sets record with $260k in scholarships

Local News July 23, 2026

MARSHALL - The Pride in Tiger Foundation set a record with $260,000 in scholarship grants for senior class of 2026, according to Executive Director Krista Bjella. She delivered a report to Marshall Public Schools District board on Monday. Bjella said the annual grant money tripled its 2020 donation and in 2025, the yearly donations jumped from just over $200,000 to $240,000. Bjella also mentioned teacher grant scholarships, where any teacher from the Marshall School District can request direct funding from the program. The foundation is looking to provide funding for anything ...

Gas, groceries and back-to-school items are where shoppers might see higher oil prices surface

National News July 23, 2026

NEW YORK — Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and military strikes that have left global oil supplies stranded in the Middle East. The elevated price ...