December 8, 2020

Safe harbor law locks Congress into accepting Biden's win

WASHINGTON — Happy Safe Harbor Day, America. Other than Wisconsin, every state appears to have met a deadline in federal law that essentially means Congress […]
December 8, 2020

Coronavirus shutdown leaves Twin Cities adventure park in financial jeopardy

With a 10-year-old son who needs a place to run around when it’s cold outside, Heather Howe relies on Urban Air Adventure Park in Plymouth, […]
December 8, 2020

Christopher Nolan calls Warner's streaming plan 'a mess'

Christopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.’ most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company’s decision to debut its films on HBO Max and […]
December 8, 2020

Gov. Tim Walz urges mask-wearing as bridge to vaccine

Gov. Tim Walz is urging Minnesotans to stick with mask-wearing as the constant in the state’s COVID-19 response, even as other strategies change against a […]
December 8, 2020

Families of shooting victims sue sellers of 'ghost guns'

LOS ANGELES — Families of those killed and wounded in a rural California shooting rampage three years ago are suing manufacturers and sellers of “ghost […]
December 8, 2020

Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered in late summer to sell the U.S. more vaccine doses

Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered in late summer to sell the U.S. government additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, according to people familiar […]
December 8, 2020

Judge: Seattle police in contempt for blast balls at rallies

SEATTLE — A federal judge has found the Seattle Police Department in contempt of court for the indiscriminate use of pepper-filled “blast balls” and pepper […]
December 8, 2020

To make ads connect in COVID era, Minnesota agencies go for jugular, funny bone

Seventeen hospital operators including M Health Fairview, North Memorial and HealthPartners launched a TV commercial on Monday showing nurses tending to dying patients with the […]
December 8, 2020

With billions of packages to be shipped, online shopping faces tough holiday test

E-commerce became a lifeline for consumers and companies during the pandemic. But this holiday season, online shopping will strain the industry as never before: An […]
December 7, 2020

Renters are falling further behind on payments

Millions of Americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic have fallen thousands of dollars behind on rent and utility bills, a warning sign that […]