May 12, 2021

Mississippi says it awaits $600K repayment from Brett Favre

JACKSON, Miss. — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events […]
May 11, 2021

Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years

FBI agents were at a large Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday as a new lawsuit claimed it was built by workers from marginalized […]
May 11, 2021

Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists

WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate mounted an aggressive case Tuesday against Democrats’ sweeping election and voter-access legislation, pushing to roll back proposals for […]
May 11, 2021

California governor proposes $12B to house state's homeless

SAN DIEGO — Buoyed by a large budget surplus and swimming in federal pandemic recovery money, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion […]
May 11, 2021

Venezuela opposition leader calls for dialogue with Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela — The opposition leader recognized by the U.S. and dozens of other countries as Venezuela’s legitimate leader on Tuesday proposed negotiations with the […]
May 11, 2021

Duluth's 'can of worms' comes down

A single crew used a hydraulic breaker — like a large metal finger — Tuesday morning to begin tearing down parts of what people know […]
May 11, 2021

Whitmer threatens profit seizure if pipeline keeps operating

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threatened Tuesday to go after Enbridge’s profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the company defies her […]
May 11, 2021

Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case in blow to gun group

DALLAS — A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case Tuesday, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit […]
May 11, 2021

Gas stations report shortages as pipeline shutdown drags on

CHAMBLEE, Ga. — More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying […]
May 11, 2021

Sezzle, after success in Australian stock market, will offer shares to U.S. investors

Sezzle Inc., the Minneapolis-based electronic payments firm that listed in Australia in 2019, is taking steps to sell shares in the United States. In a […]