December 4, 2020

Newtown board blocks proposed gun-carrying restrictions

HARTFORD, Conn. — The governing board in Newtown, Connecticut — where the country’s deadliest grade school shooting took place — has blocked proposed bans on […]
December 4, 2020

PagerDuty, Halliburton rise; Marvell Technology, Yext fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: DocuSign Inc., up $12.21 to $243.22. The provider of electronic signature technology raised its […]
December 4, 2020

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed […]
December 4, 2020

Facing competition from big boxes, Amazon and dollar stores, Minnesota’s small town grocers adapt

In 2011, Corey and Ket Christianson relocated from Singapore to buy the grocery store in the northwest Minnesota town of Badger, on Highway 11 southwest […]
December 4, 2020

Minnesota utility regulators vote against a stay on Enbridge pipeline project

State regulators have declined a request to halt construction on the Line 3 pipeline while court appeals are ongoing. “Operation of the existing Line 3 […]
December 4, 2020

EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the November jobs report

WASHINGTON — Evidence was abundant in the November jobs report that the U.S. economy’s tentative recovery is sputtering as coronavirus cases accelerate and federal aid […]
December 4, 2020

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A look at false and misleading claims and videos circulating one month after the 2020 election and as COVID-19 cases surge. None of these are […]
December 4, 2020

Vegas execs sue online travel firms, allege unpaid hotel tax

LAS VEGAS — Two prominent Las Vegas communications executives have sued more than 20 online travel companies for back taxes that they say should have […]
December 4, 2020

Top legislative leaders express optimism for virus aid plan

MINNEAPOLIS — The top four leaders in the Minnesota Legislature expressed optimism Friday that lawmakers can agree on a new coronavirus relief package in time […]
December 4, 2020

House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed […]