September 2, 2020

Pelosi says hair salon should apologize for 'set-up' visit

SAN FRANCISCO — A testy Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she takes responsibility for trusting the word of a San Francisco hair salon that it was […]
September 2, 2020

Critics: Eviction ban may only delay wave of homelessness

BOSTON — Housing advocates say the Trump administration’s surprise national moratorium on evictions only delays a wave of crushing debt and homelessness, and an attorney […]
September 2, 2020

Police: Man snatches shop tip jar after applying for job

NORTH CATASAUQUA, Pa. — After a man ran off with the tip jar at an eastern Pennsylvania pizza shop, investigators didn’t have to do a […]
September 2, 2020

House subpoenas embattled Postal Service leader over delays

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for records about the widespread mail delivery delays that have pulled […]
September 2, 2020

Attorneys present revised Weinstein bankruptcy plan to judge

DOVER, Del. — Attorneys for The Weinstein Co. presented a Delaware judge Wednesday with a revised bankruptcy plan that would provide about $35 million for […]
September 2, 2020

Lawsuit: Whistleblower in VA deaths wrongfully suspended

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A man who says he alerted authorities to a string of suspicious patient deaths at a West Virginia veterans hospital has filed […]
September 2, 2020

Medtronic restructuring to cut costs by $450M to $475M

Medtronic is undertaking a restructuring that will cut costs by $450 million to $475 million annually and include an unspecified number of job cuts. The […]
September 2, 2020

Budget deficit to hit record $3.3T due to virus, recession

WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion due to COVID-19 costs and the recession, the Congressional Budget Office […]
September 2, 2020

Mortenson envisions U.S. Bank site in Edina as 23-story apartment tower, offices and retail

The development firm Mortenson hopes to transform an aging U.S. Bank branch on the corner of France Ave. and 70th Street in Edina into an […]
September 2, 2020

Fed survey finds widespread pessimism about economic future

WASHINGTON — The latest Federal Reserve survey of U.S. economic activity found generally modest gains in August but also pessimism about the future given the […]