May 5, 2021

Home of San Francisco's 1st same-sex spouses now a landmark

SAN FRANCISCO — The hilltop cottage belonging to a lesbian couple who were the first same-sex partners to legally marry in San Francisco has become […]
May 5, 2021

US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the […]
May 5, 2021

US stock indexes mixed as tech rebound fades; Peloton sinks

Major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Wednesday after an early technology company rebound faded, tempering the market’s recovery from a sell-off a day earlier. The […]
May 5, 2021

Four people killed when plane crashes into Mississippi home

A small plane crashed into a Mississippi home, killing one of the home’s four occupants and three Texas residents who were flying to a university […]
May 5, 2021

Astronomer's trademark suit against American Girl doll resolved

MADISON, Wis. — A lawsuit filed by a Chicago astronomer who alleged the Wisconsin-based maker of American Girl dolls stole her likeness and name to […]
May 5, 2021

State canceling leases for long-stalled Mesabi Metallics taconite mine

DULUTH – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources signaled Wednesday it will cancel leases for the half-built Mesabi Metallics taconite mine on the Iron Range […]
May 5, 2021

State moves to terminate Mesabi Metallics leases

After a series of missed deadlines, the DNR, with approval from the Minnesota Executive Council, in December modified Mesabi’s leases to give it one final […]
May 5, 2021

Top US general urges greater racial diversity in military

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military must widen opportunity and improve advancement for Black service members, who remain vastly underrepresented in some areas, including among Air […]
May 5, 2021

Facebook board upholds Trump ban, just not indefinitely

Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump’s accounts, having concluded that he incited […]
May 5, 2021

Valleyfair, struggling to fill jobs, raises pay for food workers to $15 an hour

As it struggles to staff up ahead of its May 22 opening, Valleyfair is boosting the starting pay for some positions to $15 an hour. […]