December 14, 2020

North Dakota oil production not likely to improve for months

North Dakota’s oil production was essentially flat in October, and it’s not likely to appreciably improve until well into next year or even 2022, the […]
December 14, 2020

AP Interview: Indians owner says name won't change in 2021

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name — they just don’t know to what or when. Expressing that “it’s time,” owner Paul Dolan […]
December 14, 2020

Agency homing in on social media companies' data collection

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect […]
December 14, 2020

Explainer: How bad is the hack that targeted US agencies?

Governments and major corporations worldwide are scrambling to see if they, too, were victims of a global cyberespionage campaign that penetrated multiple U.S. government agencies […]
December 14, 2020

Judge won't let border wall case defendant move trial

NEW YORK — A judge refused Monday to move a criminal trial from New York to Colorado for a businessman charged with teaming up with […]
December 14, 2020

The Latest: COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in California

LOS ANGELES — Vaccinations against COVID-19 began Monday in California amid a huge surge in infections and hospitalizations. Intensive care unit nurse Helen Cordova received […]
December 14, 2020

Small Business Spotlight: CatTales Books & Gifts

In November of 2016, Woodward’s husband Randy learned longtime owner and novelist Wendy Rosnau was selling the downtown Brainerd business. He set up an appointment […]
December 14, 2020

'Healing is coming': US health workers start getting vaccine

The biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history kicked off Monday as health workers rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and […]
December 14, 2020

London faces tightest restrictions; sees new virus variant

LONDON — London and its surrounding areas will be placed under Britain’s highest level of coronavirus restrictions beginning Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the […]
December 14, 2020

The Latest: Nurse is 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — A 31-year-old nurse at Tampa General Hospital rolled up her left shirt sleeve on Monday and became the first person in Florida […]