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AI stocks lead Wall Street higher, even as Brent oil's price tops $91

National News July 21, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — More gains for makers of computer chips and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom carried Wall Street higher Tuesday. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 385 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.3%. AI stocks once again were at the center of the action, and they rose for a second straight day after tumbling the week before. After rocketing higher because of the boom in investment in AI chips and data centers, they've come under pressure in recent weeks on worries that they shot too high. Concerns are also ...

Trump administration says it's deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota

National News July 21, 2026

(AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of "suspected fraud and noncompliance," the latest in a series of punitive steps it has linked to allegations of fraud in mostly Democratic-led ...

Crime for July 22

News of Record July 21, 2026

GARVIN — A school bus stop arm violation reported at 1:40 p.m. Monday on the 2500 block of Lyon County Road 54 is under investigation, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. MARSHALL — A hit-and-run incident reported at 1:32 p.m. Monday on the 1200 block of East Main Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A two-vehicle accident was reported at 7:33 a.m. Monday on the intersection of East Main Street and North Minnesota Highway 23, Marshall Police said. No injuries were reported, Police said.

Darline Graham says she will run for a full term in Lindsey Graham's Senate seat

National News July 20, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham said Monday she's running for a full term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat. "I've made a decision," Darline Graham told Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity, according to a clip released of an interview set to air later Monday. "I'm in." The entrance of Darline Graham — sworn in last week to fulfill the remaining months of her late brother's term, which expires in January — into the Republican scramble to select a new Senate nominee further complicates an already rushed process following Lindsey Graham 's death ...

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese

National News July 20, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump's return to the White House. The administration official previewing the action said that Canada was one of the only nations other than China that retaliated against Trump's previous tariffs and must be held ...

New child care center in Minneota nearly ready

Local News July 20, 2026

MINNEOTA — To meet the rising demand for more child care services, a Ghent child care center is close to opening a location in Minneota. Jamie Gillund, who currently operates The Little Explorers Childcare Center, said the Minneota center will have a capacity of 100 children. When she ...