March 9, 2021

Norton Juster, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' author, dead at 91

NEW YORK — Norton Juster, the celebrated children’s author who fashioned a world of his own in the classic “The Phantom Tollbooth” and went on […]
March 9, 2021

Technology rebound leads stocks higher on Wall Street

A surge in big technology stocks was pulling the stock market sharply higher on Tuesday, as a fall in bond yields was helping beaten-down technology […]
March 9, 2021

Italy rejects two-state deal for ethnically divided Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Italy strongly disapproves of any deal to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus that doesn’t conform to an already agreed-upon federal framework that’s spelled […]
March 9, 2021

Boeing finally sees positive net orders for airplanes

CHICAGO — Boeing Co. said Tuesday that it received more new orders than cancellations for commercial airplanes in February for the first time in 15 […]
March 9, 2021

Weeks Ahead of Schedule, Minnesota’s Hospitality Workers Are Next in Line for Vaccines

Many of Minnesota’s food workers are next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine. In a press conference this morning, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected […]
March 9, 2021

RDO female techs throw wrench in old stereotypes about diesel mechanics

Yet she still manages to look like a ballerina. Hair pulled back in a careful bun, she sports a dancer’s posture. One leg is crossed […]
March 9, 2021

Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy; a 1st in EU

MILAN — Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian […]
March 9, 2021

Target's new food brand is all about indulging

Especially after the last year, Target says customers are interested in indulging a little — or a lot. And it wants to help them do […]
March 9, 2021

Mauritius pumps fuel from Chinese ship that ran aground

JOHANNESBURG — Workers in Mauritius on Tuesday began pumping 130 tons of fuel from a Chinese fishing vessel that ran aground on a coral reef […]
March 9, 2021

EXPLAINER: Myanmar media defiant as junta cracks down

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government is seeking to suppress media coverage of protests against its seizure of power as journalists and ordinary citizens strive to […]