September 1, 2020

Florida announces ban on nursing home visits will be lifted

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state’s ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable […]
September 1, 2020

Chamber of Commerce backs freshmen House Dems, marking shift

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this fall’s elections, a bipartisanship move by an organization […]
September 1, 2020

Officials respond to release from well off Texas shore

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Officials responded Tuesday to a release from a well platform off the shore of Padre Island in Texas and the Coast […]
September 1, 2020

Stocks drift higher on Wall Street after big gain in August

Wall Street shook off a sluggish start and was moving tentatively higher in midday trading Tuesday, a day after the market wrapped up its fifth […]
September 1, 2020

Judge rules Minnesota winemakers can use more out-of-state grapes

A federal judge struck down a Minnesota law that prohibits wineries from making wine unless a majority of the grapes are grown in Minnesota — […]
September 1, 2020

Despite fears, Wisconsin elections leader says state ready

MADISON, Wis. — The chief elections official in the presidential battleground of Wisconsin said Tuesday that the state is prepared for the November election, despite […]
September 1, 2020

House panel warns of fraud, abuse in business aid program

WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators say they have identified lapses pointing to possible fraud and abuse in the Trump administration’s coronavirus relief program, including more than […]
September 1, 2020

Apple, Google build virus-tracing tech directly into phones

Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by […]
September 1, 2020

13 Minneapolis Restaurants Serving Fabulous Lunch To Go

Lunch can be the carrot or the medal to get us through the day, especially now when every other day is Blursday and the months […]
September 1, 2020

Feds want deal with North Dakota over pipeline protest costs

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Army Corps of Engineers is recommending that the federal government negotiate a settlement with North Dakota for more than $38 million […]