November 22, 2020

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that […]
November 22, 2020

COVID taxing Minnesota hospitals

One walk through Regions Hospital’s COVID-19 intensive care unit reveals the scope of the medical crisis emerging from a fast-spreading pandemic. Sixteen sliding glass doors […]
November 22, 2020

Hal Greenwood, savings-and-loan scandal figure who later was a leader in Grand Marais, dies at 89

Harold “Hal” Greenwood, the former president and CEO of Midwest Federal Savings and Loan and a central figure in the savings and loan crisis of […]
November 22, 2020

Photos: Opening night of Bentleyville Tour of Lights

Tourism The annual holiday light display at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth welcomed visitors on the first night of the season. This year the display […]
November 21, 2020

Gambling, alcohol and tobacco sales up during COVID-19

Annie Santos headed to the store for some emergency supplies after a distressing message from her children’s school. “We just got the e-mail from school […]
November 21, 2020

Many GOP lawmakers shrug off Statehouse mask-wearing rules

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Many Republican lawmakers in states where coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have surged are not only rejecting statewide mask mandates. They’re also […]
November 21, 2020

Northland makers team up on hand-forged Scandinavian knives

With a pair of tongs, he removed a rectangular piece of metal from the fire. It shifted in color from red to purple and blue, […]
November 21, 2020

US-European ocean monitoring satellite launches into orbit

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A U.S.-European satellite designed to extend a decades-long measurement of global sea surface heights was launched into Earth orbit […]
November 21, 2020

Nevada facing double-bind of rising cases, limping economy

LAS VEGAS — As the coronavirus surges to record levels in Nevada, the governor has implored residents to stay home. But Democrat Steve Sisolak has […]
November 21, 2020

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

WASHINGTON — LaTonya Story is every retailer’s worst fear. With the viral pandemic re-surging through the country and the economy under threat, Story has decided […]