October 6, 2020

Hog farm project sparks questions environmental review

Farm developer Paul FitzSimmons had planned to be pouring concrete on a new hog farm in northwest Minnesota weeks ago. But he’s still waiting on […]
October 6, 2020

Bethesda, St. Joseph's hospitals to close

Two St. Paul hospitals are shutting down in the face of major financial losses. Fairview Health is closing St. Joseph’s downtown along with Bethesda Hospital […]
October 6, 2020

Fed's Powell calls for more economic aid

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies last month during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing. Powell continues to warn the U.S. economy […]
October 6, 2020

Trump halts coronavirus relief talks until after the election

President Trump leaves Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Monday. He announced Tuesday he was pausing negotiations on a coronavirus relief […]
October 6, 2020

The Latest: 321 infected at garment factory in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka confirmed more than 300 garment factory workers have been infected with the coronavirus, after reporting its first community infection […]
October 6, 2020

Asian shares gain on stimulus hopes, Trump leaving hospital

Shares advanced Tuesday in Asia after hopes for fresh economic stimulus helped Wall Street recover its losses from the initial shock of learning President Donald […]
October 6, 2020

Moving the flip zone: Democrats march deeper into suburbia

PHOENIX — When Katherine Rutigliano and her husband moved away from San Francisco in 2013, they figured they would never meet a fellow Democrat again. […]
October 6, 2020

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level […]
October 6, 2020

White House nixes tougher FDA guidelines on vaccine approval

WASHINGTON — The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly […]
October 6, 2020

St. Paul stadium fund has become a lifeline for small businesses

After the COVID-19 pandemic closed her St. Paul art studio and storefront in March, Lori Greene started applying for every grant she could find. Months […]