April 22, 2021

California governor declares drought emergency in 2 counties

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Standing in the dry, cracked bottom of Lake Mendocino, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency Wednesday in two Northern California counties […]
April 21, 2021

Duluth housing market in 'new normal' as listings remain scarce

DULUTH – Spring usually means slim pickings for house hunters in Minnesota and that is especially true around Duluth. But this season’s dip has reached […]
April 21, 2021

Medical marijuana legal in Utah, but not always affordable

SALT LAKE CITY — Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical marijuana. But […]
April 21, 2021

US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June

BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how […]
April 21, 2021

Fairview Health Services sees losses grow with COVID-19

A COVID-19 surge last spring followed by a resurgence in November drove operating losses last year at Fairview Health Services as the Minneapolis-based health system […]
April 21, 2021

Biden pushes for momentum as US returns to climate fight

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday aimed […]
April 21, 2021

EPA botched oversight of permits for PolyMet mine, internal investigation finds

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) botched its oversight of permits for Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, according to the findings of an internal investigation. The […]
April 21, 2021

Medical cannabis legal in Utah, but not always affordable

SALT LAKE CITY — Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical cannabis. But […]
April 21, 2021

Stocks end higher on Wall Street after a day of steady gains

Technology companies and banks helped lift stocks on Wall Street broadly higher Wednesday, enabling the market to claw back some of its losses after a […]
April 21, 2021

Canadian judge grants Huawei CFO request to delay hearings

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian judge has granted Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay the final leg in her extradition hearings, days before […]