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Prosecutor ends probe of FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation

WASHINGTON — A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell far short of the former president’s prediction he would uncover the “crime of the century.” The report Monday from special counsel John Durham represents the long-awaited culmination of an investigation that Trump and allies had claimed would expose massive wrongdoing by law enforcement and intelligence officials. Instead, Durham’s ...

Wall St. rises ahead of updates on U.S. shoppers

NEW YORK — Wall Street ticked higher Monday ahead of reports that will show how much a slowing economy is hurting what’s prevented a recession so far: solid spending by U.S. households. The S&P 500 rose 12.20, or 0.3%, to 4,136.28, the latest tick higher in what’s been a listless weekslong run for the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 47.98, or 0.1%, to 33,348.60, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 80.47, or 0.7%, to 12,365.21. Some of the sharper moves came from companies announcing takeovers of rivals, including a 9.1% drop for energy company Oneok after it said ...

International

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges BEIJING (AP) — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, have not been publicly released. Leung was detained April 15, 2021, by the local bureau of China’s counterintelligence agency in the southeastern city of Suzhou, according to a statement ...

National

Oakland students to return to class after district, striking teachers reach deal OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Students in the Oakland Unified School District will return to full classroom instruction Tuesday after the district and striking teachers announced a tentative deal that includes a reparations task force for Black students and more say from parents and teachers in school decisions. Monday’s announcement ends a strike that had kept 34,000 students out of school for more than a week. The last day of school for the district east of San Francisco is May 25. The union representing ...

Schuldt promoted to news editor

NEW ULM — The Journal announces the promotion of Clay Schuldt to the position of news editor and the addition of Daniel Olson as staff reporter. “I am very pleased to announce that Clay Schuldt has been promoted to news editor at The Journal,” said Publisher Grant Gibbons. “ Clay has ...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Keep practicing as though you are certain your time will come. When it does, you’ll be filled with the confidence and brilliance it takes to fully seize the moment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Because you have high standards for yourself, being merely cordial doesn’t seem like the way to go. Instead, you’re extremely nice to absolutely everybody, a style that works especially well for you now. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Unusual circumstances have you wondering who shares your perception of reality. Other people’s takeaways are bound to be different from ...