September 9, 2020

HealthPartners' COVID-19 vaccine recruiting suspended after adverse effect in U.K.

HealthPartners has suspended its wildly successful recruiting of participants into a COVID-19 vaccine trial while the maker of the experimental vaccine reviews a potential adverse […]
September 8, 2020

Minnesota chipmaker SkyWater finishes addition construction, equipment going in sooner than planned

SkyWater Technology Inc., the biggest maker of computer chips in Minnesota, said Tuesday the addition of a third clean room to its factory in Bloomington […]
September 8, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Clean air, dirty ballot claims not so clear

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is muddying up claims about clean air and dirty election ballots in the U.S., falsely taking credit for lower gasoline […]
September 8, 2020

U.S. mall operators buying up their own tenants out of bankruptcy

It has been a prolonged period of retail carnage: Storied names declaring bankruptcy, mass-market brands closing thousands of stores, tens of thousands of shop employees […]
September 8, 2020

Air Force awards $13.3 billion contract for nuclear missiles

WASHINGTON — The Air Force on Tuesday awarded a $13.3 billion contract for engineering and development work on a replacement for the Minuteman 3 missile, […]
September 8, 2020

Netflix film dissects a technology-driven 'social dilemma'

SAN RAMON, Calif. — A new Netflix documentary is setting out to expose technology’s corrosive effects on society during a pandemic that’s left people more […]
September 8, 2020

Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport could waive millions in fees to airlines

Some $40 million paid by airlines to operate at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport could be waived in an effort to offset a steep decline […]
September 8, 2020

US reaches milestone in destroying mustard agent in Colorado

PUEBLO, Colo. — The Army says it has reached a milestone at a Colorado chemical weapons depot by destroying nearly 300,000 decades-old artillery shells containing […]
September 8, 2020

PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s largest utility said Tuesday it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it […]
September 8, 2020

Tech's sudden sell-off continues; Nasdaq sinks 10% in 3 days

NEW YORK — Big technology stocks tumbled again on Tuesday, continuing the Icarus-like flight path for companies that just a week ago were the high-flyers […]