December 16, 2020

Dutch further tighten lockdown amid anger at open stores

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government on Wednesday tightened even further the strict five-week coronavirus lockdown that went into force just a day earlier, […]
December 16, 2020

Shackleton expedition artifacts to be donated to UK museums

LONDON — A sled and flag used in one of explorer Ernest Shackleton’s famed expeditions to the South Pole have been bought by a British […]
December 16, 2020

UK consensus fraying over Christmas easing of restrictions

LONDON — The consensus across the four nations of the U.K. over the planned easing of coronavirus restrictions over Christmas appears to be fraying — […]
December 16, 2020

Edmunds: Top rated awards announced for 2021

Every year Edmunds’ experts put their heads together to determine the very best new vehicles on sale. Spread across eight categories, the Edmunds Top Rated […]
December 16, 2020

Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months

NEW YORK — Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, the biggest drop in seven months, and a sign Americans held back on spending during the […]
December 16, 2020

US brands Vietnam, Switzerland as currency manipulators

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department has branded Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators while putting China and nine other countries on a watch list […]
December 16, 2020

Take advantage of student loan breaks before 2020 ends

Talk of student loan forgiveness has borrowers looking forward to 2021. But many already benefited from some unprecedented events in 2020: — An administrative forbearance […]
December 16, 2020

Tyson Foods fires 7 plant managers over betting ring on workers getting COVID-19

Tyson Foods has fired seven managers at its plant in Waterloo, Iowa, who were allegedly involved in a betting pool guessing how many workers there […]
December 16, 2020

Walz to extend in-person dining pause through holidays, allow gyms to reopen with restrictions

Gov. Tim Walz is expected to lay out the next steps in the state’s COVID-19 response Wednesday, with an eye toward mitigating what has become […]
December 16, 2020

Congressional leaders near deal on roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader McConnell have traded vastly different proposals over the past several months but had not been directly engaged […]