September 22, 2020

Minneapolis will spend $2 million to speed up demolitions of riot-ravaged properties

To speed up the reconstruction of 16 properties destroyed in the May riots, the city of Minneapolis will provide $2 million in grants to help […]
September 22, 2020

Former Ramsey County Commissioner Blake Huffman and state reach settlement on his management of defunct charity

Former Ramsey County Commissioner Blake Huffman has agreed to repay $60,000 in charitable funds and has been permanently banned from operating a nonprofit in Minnesota, […]
September 22, 2020

Hollywood unions, studios agree on rules to start production

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s unions announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on pandemic protocols with major studios that will allow the broad resumption […]
September 22, 2020

You've heard of modular homes; Minneapolis just got its first prefabricated apartment building

The prefabricated home industry is a well-known entity. South Minneapolis now is getting its first modular apartment buildings, with the pieces placed together like a […]
September 22, 2020

DA seeking Trump's taxes cites 'mountain' of allegations

NEW YORK — The Manhattan district attorney’s office told a federal appeals court Monday that its quest to gain access to President Donald Trump’s tax […]
September 21, 2020

British man sentenced to 5 years for hacking US companies

ST. LOUIS — A British man who was part of a hacking collective called The Dark Overlord was sentenced Monday to five years in prison […]
September 21, 2020

Appellate court upholds Xcel electric vehicle charging programs

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the state’s approval of three pioneering electric vehicle charging programs run by Xcel Energy, quashing a challenge […]
September 21, 2020

Longtime ally to Trump's postal chief was paid by RNC

WASHINGTON — A former executive who worked in the private sector for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was recently paid by President Donald Trump’s reelection effort, […]
September 21, 2020

Top contenders for Ginsburg's seat on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has said he would nominate a woman to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of […]
September 21, 2020

As stock market recovered, so did wealth in U.S. households

Americans’ household wealth rebounded last quarter to a record high as the stock market quickly recovered from a pandemic-induced plunge in March. Yet the gains […]