February 4, 2021

Demand for ammunition drives record quarterly profits at Anoka-based Vista Outdoor

Customers have been loading up on ammunition, driving a 400% increase in Vista Outdoor’s third-quarter profits. In the last year, there have been more than […]
February 4, 2021

Solid company earnings and hopes for aid send stocks higher

Stocks moved higher in afternoon trading on Thursday, helped by strong company earnings as well as optimism that Washington can reach a deal for another […]
February 4, 2021

Albanian communist-era landmark reinvented as youth center

TIRANA, Albania — A pharaonic landmark in central Tirana built as a posthumous museum for Albania’s communist-era strongman, Enver Hoxha, is being transformed into a […]
February 4, 2021

Atlanta Falcons owner donating $17M to civil rights museum

ATLANTA — The billionaire owner of the Atlanta Falcons is donating $17 million to help a civil rights museum expand and offer new programming. Arthur […]
February 4, 2021

Chicago mayor demands, again, that teachers return to class

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded Thursday that the city’s teacher’s union reach agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols by the end of the day […]
February 4, 2021

South Africa seizes rhino horns to be smuggled to Malaysia

JOHANNESBURG — South African customs officials have seized more than $3.5 million worth of rhino horns at the O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar pushes to overhaul antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws that would limit the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar pushes overhaul of nation's antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws Thursday. Her bill would change the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in new role, pushes overhaul of nation's antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws Thursday. Her bill would change the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down; Optum chief takes over

David Wichmann is stepping down as chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, effective immediately, after less than four years running Minnesota’s largest company, a period that […]