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US wholesale costs rise as oil prices climb

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. The Labor Department's producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 5.4% in ...

Trump's $5K promise draws both mockery and support

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending. Economists and other political observers ...

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Missouri map rejected JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a new congressional map backed by President Donald Trump for Missouri's November election. Missouri's chief election official says he has directed local authorities to instead use districts passed in 2022, following a legal battle that lasted nearly a year. The decision could change candidate choices for over a million voters. Missouri's top court had ordered the use of the 2022 districts, but Secretary of State Denny Hoskins initially followed a federal judge's order to use the Trump-backed ...

Man charged after incident with MSP vehicle on Sugar Island ferry

SAULT STE. MARIE — A man has been charged after reportedly damaging a Michigan State Police patrol vehicle with a hammer Monday while aboard the Sugar Island ferry in Chippewa County. According to an MSP news release, at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, a trooper from the MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post ...

Menominee County woman gets decades in prison

A Daggett woman will spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in July to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13. Rocquel Anne Irving, 39, was sentenced Friday in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a minimum prison term of 20 years ...