April 30, 2021

No college, no problem. Some employers drop degree requirements to diversify staffs

Emily Knowles sits outside her apartment in Watertown, Mass. Knowles has some college credits but no degree and works as a quality assurance analyst at […]
April 30, 2021

Disneyland reopens after 13 months

Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle was lit up this week, as the theme park prepared to reopen on Friday, April 30. State health restrictions allow the […]
April 29, 2021

Black state investigator accuses Fairview Hospital security of racial profiling

An investigator with the state Attorney General’s Office has accused security at Fairview-Riverside Medical Center of racial profiling after he said he was harassed while […]
April 29, 2021

Mike Mohan stepping down as president of Best Buy

Best Buy’s president and chief operating officer, Mike Mohan, will leave the company in July after more than 17 years, the company said Thursday. CEO […]
April 29, 2021

Amazon's profit more than triples as pandemic boom continues

NEW YORK — Amazon’s pandemic boom isn’t showing signs of slowing down. The company said Thursday that its first-quarter profit more than tripled from a […]
April 29, 2021

Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan […]
April 29, 2021

PUC won't review higher oil flow in Enbridge lines

The oil flow through Enbridge’s pipelines across northern Minnesota has grown significantly since the company set out to build its new Line 3. Honor the […]
April 29, 2021

Minnesota regulators rejects new investigation into Enbridge's oil flow needs

The oil flow through Enbridge’s current pipelines across northern Minnesota has grown significantly since the company set out to build its new Line 3. Honor […]
April 29, 2021

4th flight fizzles for NASA's Mars helicopter, retry Friday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Mars helicopter fizzled Thursday on its fourth flight attempt. The 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) helicopter named Ingenuity was supposed to lift off […]
April 29, 2021

Jobless claims drop 13,000 to 553,000 as economy heals

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000 last week to 553,000, the lowest level since the pandemic hit last […]