October 13, 2020

Berries, pears and pawpaws: SW Minn. food forest takes root

On a warm autumn day, Kim Rockman is busy getting her hands dirty. Dragging a shovel into the planted circles of the Prairie Ally Food […]
October 13, 2020

Millennial Money: Use a crisis to build helpful money habits

As millennials, we’ve learned about money the hard way. From the Great Recession to stratospheric student loan debt to a pandemic, there’s been no shortage […]
October 13, 2020

UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year

GENEVA — In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is […]
October 13, 2020

Asian shares mixed as China reports faster growth in trade

Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, as investors were encouraged by strong growth in China’s trade in September. An overnight rally on Wall Street, […]
October 13, 2020

McConnell slates October revote on GOP COVID-19 relief plan

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he’s scheduling a procedural vote on a GOP COVID-19 relief bill next week, saying aid to hard-hit […]
October 13, 2020

Retiree checks to rise 1.3% in 2021 amid coronavirus fallout

Trays of printed Social Security checks waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury. Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3 percent cost-of living-increase […]
October 13, 2020

The Latest: India sees its fewest new cases since mid-August

NEW DELHI — India has registered 55,342 new coronavirus cases, its lowest single-day tally since mid-August. The Health Ministry raised India’s confirmed total to more […]
October 13, 2020

2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s […]
October 13, 2020

Trump's children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show

WASHINGTON – Eric Trump took his Secret Service agents to Trump golf courses in Scotland, as he led transatlantic tours for paying customers. Donald Trump […]
October 12, 2020

U.S., Microsoft disable one of world's largest hacking operations

Microsoft and a team of companies and law enforcement groups have disabled — at least temporarily — one of the world’s largest hacking operations, an […]