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Wall Street drifts at the start of a week that could swing stocks and bonds

National News August 24, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Monday as the countdown ticks toward potentially market-moving events coming later in the week. The areas of the bond market that the U.S. Treasury Department is trying to calm down, meanwhile, eased a bit. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% and pulled a bit further from its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 140 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.8%. Tech stocks led the way downward following big swings through the summer on worries that the frenzy around artificial-intelligence ...

Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices

National News August 24, 2026

The U.S. reopened a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm's spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) southeast of Phoenix. Over time, it hopes to reopen other crossings in New Mexico and Texas. "Today, the border in Sonora is ...

Bessent says new US sanctions aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran

National News August 24, 2026

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that new U.S. sanctions aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran and told nations to cut economic ties to Tehran or face retaliation. Bessent said it's "no longer acceptable to operate in the gray spaces" of the ...

Juvenile on scooter hit by vehicle in Marshall

Local News August 24, 2026

MARSHALL — A juvenile on an electric scooter sustained possible injuries when she was hit by a vehicle Friday afternoon, Marshall Police said. The accident was reported at 1:23 p.m. at the intersection of East College Drive and Mustang Trail. A vehicle collided with a juvenile female on an electric scooter, Police said. The scooter had minor damage as a result of the accident, and the juvenile was taken to Avera Marshall Medical Center with a possible injury, Police said. The juvenile was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, Police said.

Crime

News of Record August 24, 2026

MARSHALL — A report is not complete on an incident at 1:19 a.m. Monday on the 800 block of West Main Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is not complete on an incident at 1:12 a.m. Monday on the 800 block of West Main Street, Marshall Police said. TRACY — Threats were reported at 8:21 p.m. Sunday on the 1000 block of Craig Avenue, Tracy Police said. No further information was available. MARSHALL — A Minneota man, 32, was cited in a traffic stop at 8:07 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Circle Drive and East Lyon Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL ...

Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking

National News August 21, 2026

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans. Beef prices have climbed to record highs amid a drop in the number of U.S. cattle, consistent consumer demand and limits on cattle from Mexico, where the animals are facing a flesh-eating pest. The U.S. president has also imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil, a major beef exporter. Trump remains under pressure to cut costs and ...