June 9, 2021

Senate passes bill to boost US tech industry, counter rivals

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology […]
June 8, 2021

Best Buy launches internal $100K sweepstakes for vaccinated employees

Best Buy has launched an employee sweepstakes with more than $100,000 in cash prizes to encourage its workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The electronics […]
June 8, 2021

S Carolina's state-owned utility survives as public company

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s state-owned utility appears to have survived four years of turmoil to remain public after the South Carolina House and Senate […]
June 8, 2021

Crews work to reopen Floyd square, activists close it again

MINNEAPOLIS — City crews returned early Tuesday to a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year and […]
June 8, 2021

EXPLAINER: Just how vulnerable is the internet?

BOSTON — An outage at a little-known firm that speeds up access to websites knocked a lot of top internet destinations offline on Tuesday, disrupting […]
June 8, 2021

Children's Minnesota tackles racial health disparities

Twelve-year-old Laila Moses was reluctant, at first, about getting a routine immunization shot. So a medical assistant at her Children’s Minnesota Partners in Pediatrics clinic […]
June 8, 2021

Children's Minnesota tackling health disparities publicly

Twelve-year-old Laila Moses was reluctant, at first, about getting a routine immunization shot. So a medical assistant at her Children’s Minnesota Partners in Pediatrics clinic […]
June 8, 2021

Global sting began by creating message service for crooks

SAN DIEGO — When the FBI dismantled an encrypted messaging service based in Canada in 2018, agents noticed users moving to other networks. Instead of […]
June 8, 2021

Senate aims to boost tech industry in competition with China

WASHINGTON — The Senate was on pace to approve legislation Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and […]
June 8, 2021

Former brewery worker charged with threatening mass shooting

MILWAUKEE — A former worker at the Molson Coors brewery in Milwaukee has been charged with threatening to open fire at the facility after learning […]