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Wall Street muscles higher despite more swings for AI stocks

National News October 15, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes muscled higher Thursday, led by companies delivering bigger profits. They pulled closer to their records even as stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry kept swinging on worries about how much longer their boom will last. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after erasing an early-morning loss and pulled closer to its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 556 points, or 1.1%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.1%. Marsh & McLennan helped lead the way and rallied 4.6% after the insurance and professional services firm that ...

Crime

News of Record October 15, 2026

MARSHALL — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of school bus stop arm violation charges against a 27-year-old Marshall woman, in an incident at 4:37 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of East Lyon Street and Kennedy Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on an incident at 2:43 p.m. Wednesday on the 400 block of South Saratoga Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — An incident reported at 2:38 p.m. Wednesday on the 400 block of Tiger Drive is under investigation, Marshall Police said. COTTONWOOD — An Eden Valley ...

Creative ways to use pork

Local News October 15, 2026

There are a lot of good reasons to celebrate October as National Pork Month in southwest Minnesota. First, Minnesota is among the top three pork producers in the nation. Also, October is historically the month when farmer traditionally market their hogs. The October celebration is an ...

Questions swirl about pope's future and what he knew when praying at a French shrine famed for cures

International News October 15, 2026

VATICAN CITY — When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis' pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him. Leo's lung cancer diagnosis announced Tuesday ...

Klobuchar, Demuth have school plans — neither addresses funding challenges

Minnesota News October 15, 2026

Minnesota’s next governor will face multiple education challenges when they take office, and few aspects of the job are more important. Funding for public schools comprises nearly 40% of the state budget and is the single biggest line item. That funding accounts for about two-thirds of all spending on public schools in Minnesota. Under Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota’s students’ academic assessments declined significantly following the pandemic, with the number of students meeting grade-level expectations in reading and math down about 10 percentage points. Unlike students in some ...

ICE rejects suggestion that its officers wear body cameras that automatically activate

National News October 14, 2026

WASHINGTON — Federal immigration officials need to ensure that body cameras worn by officers are uniformly activated when needed, a government report released Wednesday said, following a series of contentious shootings and aggressive arrests by ICE officers. The agency rejected the recommendation, saying that using cameras that automatically activate when an officer pulls their weapon or activates a car siren could risk privacy concerns. ICE has come under intense scrutiny after numerous incidents where officers have opened fire during enforcement operations and the agency has ...