August 25, 2020

COVID-19 tests will now be required for nursing home staff

WASHINGTON — Scrambling to check the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes, the Trump administration announced Tuesday it will require facilities to test staff regularly […]
August 25, 2020

In big week, ABC's David Muir emerges as star of the summer

NEW YORK — In this pandemic season, ABC’s David Muir has emerged as broadcast television’s star of the summer. The “World News Tonight” anchor’s nightly […]
August 25, 2020

NTSB: Lawmaker in plane crash flew despite vision problems

An Alaska state lawmaker who was involved in a July midair collision that killed seven people was piloting his plane even though his medical flight […]
August 25, 2020

J.M. Smucker, Amgen rise; Tiffany, Best Buy fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday: Immunovant Inc., up $1.18 to $34.66. The biotechnology company reported encouraging results from a […]
August 25, 2020

Pilot in deadly Oregon crash worked for Montana chopper firm

THE DALLES, Ore. — A helicopter pilot who died late Monday while fighting a wildfire in Oregon’s Mount Hood National Forest worked for a private […]
August 25, 2020

NY wants court to declare mail disruptions unconstitutional

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general added Tuesday to the growing pile of lawsuits seeking to halt disruptions to the U.S. Postal Service, citing […]
August 25, 2020

Honda reaches $85 million settlement over airbags

NEW YORK — Honda has reached an $85 million settlement with multiple states over allegations that it hid safety failures in the airbags of certain […]
August 25, 2020

Iowa farmers unsure what's next after winds flatten corn

WOODWARD, Iowa — Usually this time of year, someone could get lost in the tightly packed sea of corn that surrounds farmer Rod Pierce’s house […]
August 25, 2020

KFC suspends 'Its Finger Lickin' Good' slogan amid pandemic

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Don’t lick your fingers! That’s what Kentucky Fried Chicken signaled to customers Monday as the company suspended its “It’s Finger Lickin’ Good” […]
August 25, 2020

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center contemplates change in leadership

The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center soon could be under new leadership. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that DECC Executive Director Chelly Townsend confirmed her contract […]