October 15, 2020

Furniture retailer Room & Board has best August, September in history despite pandemic

Room & Board started 40 years ago offering budget-friendly flat-pack, ready-to-assemble furniture after its founder, John Gabbert, traveled to Sweden and visited Ikea. That was […]
October 15, 2020

GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, wife finance anti-Biden group

WASHINGTON — Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson and his wife have given $75 million to a new super PAC that is attacking Democratic nominee Joe Biden, […]
October 15, 2020

CBS News rebuilds MTV's old 'TRL' studio for election night

NEW YORK — Watch out for Britney Spears and the Jonas Bros.: CBS News is building a new high-tech election night set in the Times […]
October 15, 2020

Xcel gets $10.5M federal grant for pilot project on hydrogen

Xcel Energy will build a pilot hydrogen plant at one its two Minnesota nuclear facilities, an effort to bolster the long-term of viability of atomic […]
October 15, 2020

GM to run robot cars in San Francisco without human backups

DETROIT — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will pull the human backup drivers from its vehicles in San Francisco by the end […]
October 15, 2020

Public lands official defends job despite judge's ruling

BOISE, Idaho — The top official at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday he’s still working despite a federal judge ruling he’s illegally […]
October 15, 2020

Iranian CEO sentenced for conspiracy to violate US sanctions

MINNEAPOLIS — The founder and CEO of an Iranian financial services firm accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran was sentenced Thursday to […]
October 15, 2020

Electric cars, homes and shops: NJ's clean energy future?

ATLANTIC CITY,N.J. — Gasoline-powered vehicles would become a thing of the past, and nine out of every 10 buildings in New Jersey would be heated […]
October 15, 2020

Judge continues halt of California's ban on gator products

NEW ORLEANS — California’s ban on selling alligator products probably violates federal laws and the state cannot enforce it while various legal challenges remain in […]
October 15, 2020

Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snagged

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely […]