WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections. House Republicans were ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, coming off its best day in three weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 6 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%. Despite the modest moves for indexes, stocks had some big swings underneath the surface. Philip Morris International rallied 3.3% after the seller of Marlboro cigarettes reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than expected. Its shipments of ...
BALATON — A 58-year-old woman was cited for speeding at 7:31 a.m. Tuesday on the intersection of East Second Street and East U.S. Highway 14, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. BALATON — A report is being sent to the county attorney for consideration of charges in a violation of an order for protection in an incident reported at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday on the 300 block of East Second Street, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department said. MARSHALL — Two instances of identity theft, reported at 1:33 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, are under investigation, Marshall Police ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spirals with no ...
LUVERNE (AP) — Crossing the open farmland of southwestern Minnesota, you'll encounter an otherworldly sight: a massive head with a beard, mustache and red-striped top hat looming over the horizon. Pull into the small town of Luverne and the figure — a nearly 66-foot tall nutcracker, ...
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is freezing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota in an effort to crack down on fraud. Medicaid is the public health insurance for people with low incomes, including some disabled and elderly people, jointly funded by state and federal dollars. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services deferred more than $867 million to California and $199 million to Minnesota. The feds say they need more documentation from those states to support some Medicaid ...
