September 11, 2020

Stores reopened, but traffic still lighter at Plymouth-based Christopher & Banks

Even as pandemic stay-at-home orders loosened and Christopher & Banks was able to open stores, traffic has still been lighter than before the coronavirus hit […]
September 11, 2020

Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults

PHOENIX — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults […]
September 11, 2020

How Big Oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled

Landfill workers bury all plastic except soda bottles and milk jugs at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon. Laura Sullivan | NPR Laura Leebrick, […]
September 11, 2020

Hyundai warns owners to park outside, recalls 180,000 SUVs

DETROIT — For the second time this month, Hyundai is telling some SUV owners to park outdoors because an electrical short in a computer could […]
September 11, 2020

Hangover from alcohol boom could last long after pandemic ends

A patron stands in front of a shelf full of wine bottles at a liquor story in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on […]
September 11, 2020

The Latest: Czech Republic coronavirus cases spike again

PRAGUE — The number of people infected with the coronavirus is surging in the Czech Republic, setting a record for the second time this week. […]
September 11, 2020

More groceries, less gas: The pandemic is shaking up the cost of living

Grocery prices have fallen in recent months but are still 4.6 percent higher than at this time last year. Here, a woman stock shelves in […]
September 11, 2020

Coming up: How are Minn.'s minority-owned businesses navigating pandemic, economic crisis?

Only 12 percent of minority-owned businesses have received coronavirus relief loans. On Monday at 11 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis looks at how Minnesota’s […]
September 11, 2020

Media access to wildfires, disasters varies widely by state

SAN FRANCISCO — Journalists have captured searing, intimate images of active and dangerous wildfires burning in California, due in large part to a decades-old state […]
September 11, 2020

Firm looks to build housing on Duluth municipal golf course property

On Monday, councilors will take up a resolution providing Consortium Minnesota Consulting Group LLC with the sole right to develop plans for the city-owned property […]