September 30, 2020

Trump approves permit for Alaska cross-border railroad line

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump on Tuesday approved a permit for a proposed rail line connecting Alaska and Canada. So-called presidential permits are required […]
September 30, 2020

US Chamber of Commerce parts ways with top strategist

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce parted ways Tuesday with its longtime political strategist, as the organization, once a Republican stalwart, has demonstrated a […]
September 29, 2020

The Dallas Morning News editor resigns after 6-year tenure

DALLAS — Mike Wilson announced Tuesday that he will resign as editor of The Dallas Morning News after a six-year tenure. The newspaper reported that […]
September 29, 2020

Mall of America gives free space to small retailers impacted by pandemic, riots

Spencer Puckett has had to close his south Minneapolis store several times this year, first because of coronavirus restrictions in the spring and then because […]
September 29, 2020

Medtronic product removed from market in Australia, which is now investigating its use

Medtronic has pulled one of its most controversial products, Infuse Bone Graft, off the market in Australia as regulators there investigate why the company was […]
September 29, 2020

Radisson Blu Hotel-MOA will lay off 95 workers due to COVID-19

The Radisson Blu Hotel at the Mall of America in Bloomington will lay off 95 employees beginning Nov. 30 due to economic fall out from […]
September 29, 2020

California's wine country residents face fire fatigue

NAPA, Calif. — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a tent and quickly left their rental […]
September 29, 2020

Bereft of scripted shows, opening week ratings down for TV

NEW YORK — The surest sign of how the coronavirus shutdown has devastated the television industry is the fourth-place finish of CBS in what was […]
September 29, 2020

Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, the Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday […]
September 29, 2020

Majority of workers' compensation claims of meatpacking workers with COVID-19 denied, including in Minnesota

Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA’s slaughterhouse in Greeley, Colo., the site of one […]