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Woman dies from falling tree limb in Hanska

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HANSKA — A woman died Monday afternoon from injuries received after a falling tree limb struck her, said the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office, the Hanska Fire Department and Alina Ambulance responded to a report of a woman struck in the head by a falling tree limb at 2:40 p.m. Monday on 112th Avenue, Linden Township, about 5 miles northeast of Hanska, the sheriff’s office said. At the scene, emergency responders began CPR and other life saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene because of her injuries, the Brown County ...

Appeals court upholds White House adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress convictions

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld White House adviser Peter Navarro's convictions for defying a subpoena for records from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters. Navarro couldn't prove Trump had shielded him from the subpoena's requirements by invoking executive privilege, according to the unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. "In short, Dr. Navarro has acknowledged that even if executive ...

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

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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 ...

Crime for July 22

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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

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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 ...