October 6, 2020

The Latest: 321 infected at garment factory in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka confirmed more than 300 garment factory workers have been infected with the coronavirus, after reporting its first community infection […]
October 6, 2020

Asian shares gain on stimulus hopes, Trump leaving hospital

Shares advanced Tuesday in Asia after hopes for fresh economic stimulus helped Wall Street recover its losses from the initial shock of learning President Donald […]
October 6, 2020

Moving the flip zone: Democrats march deeper into suburbia

PHOENIX — When Katherine Rutigliano and her husband moved away from San Francisco in 2013, they figured they would never meet a fellow Democrat again. […]
October 6, 2020

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level […]
October 6, 2020

White House nixes tougher FDA guidelines on vaccine approval

WASHINGTON — The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly […]
October 6, 2020

St. Paul stadium fund has become a lifeline for small businesses

After the COVID-19 pandemic closed her St. Paul art studio and storefront in March, Lori Greene started applying for every grant she could find. Months […]
October 5, 2020

With COVID-19 diagnosis, Trump says 'I get it.' He doesn't.

WASHNGTON — Now that he has contracted COVID-19, President Donald Trump says he does “get it.” That revelation comes seven months — and almost 210,000 […]
October 5, 2020

Los Angeles Times executive editor to resign

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine plans to resign after two years heading a newspaper battered by layoffs, mismanagement and questions […]
October 5, 2020

Officials: Carbon capture project would be largest in world

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the U.S. Southwest would undergo a $1.4 billion overhaul as part of a proposal […]
October 5, 2020

3M's efforts on N95 crackdown leads to raids in Vietnam, U.A.E.

3M continues to crack down on counterfeit N95 respirators, working with law enforcement agencies on more than 1,200 seizures and raids worldwide. Those actions include […]