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US stocks hit records as profits keep piling up for Palantir and others, while oil prices ease

National News August 4, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits kept piling up for companies and as oil prices eased. The S&P 500 shot up 1.8%, and the main measure of Wall Street's health topped its prior all-time high set a couple months ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 907 points, or 1.7%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.6%. Despite worries about high inflation, the war in Iran, frustration with the economy and a possible bubble in stock prices because of the boom in artificial-intelligence technology, Wall ...

Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts

National News August 4, 2026

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines in support of the nomination of President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, who has aggressively pushed the Republican administration's priorities since taking over from Pam Bondi in April. The vote followed a deal struck late Sunday between Blanche and two Republican senators — John Cornyn of ...

This summer isn't breaking heat records -- yet

National News August 4, 2026

Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world's oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global temperatures and warping weather all over. While ...

Crime

News of Record August 4, 2026

MARSHALL — Theft reported at 9:12 p.m. Monday on the 500 block of Village Drive is under investigation, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A 25-year-old man was arrested in a domestic incident at 4:22 p.m. Monday on the 100 block of South 10th Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — An incident reported at 12:09 p.m. Monday on the 400 block of North Seventh Street is under investigation, Marshall Police said. BALATON — A 19-year-old man was cited for speeding at 6:55 a.m. Monday on Minnesota Highway 23, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. Accidents MARSHALL ...

‘Beautiful day’ for best of show

Local News August 4, 2026

GHENT — Third time was a charm for Ron Binnebose’s 1960 Plymouth Fury. The Montevideo man had entered his classic vehicle in Dawson and Marietta and came home with no trophies. On Saturday, Binnebose entered his car in the Belgian American Days car show in Ghent and came home with two ...

Rolling with ‘amazing sport’ in Ghent

Local News August 4, 2026

GHENT — Rolle bolle players travel from far north as Manitoba Canada and as far south as Arizona to Ghent in southwest Minnesota to play “an amazing sport,” according to Dan Beckwich of Babbitt. More than 40 players showed up in Ghent Saturday to compete in the Rolle Bolle Calcutta ...