August 13, 2020

The Latest: Bhutan imposes 1st nationwide virus lockdown

THIMPU, Bhutan — The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has imposed its first nationwide lockdown due to a virus infection in a returning traveler who had […]
August 13, 2020

EPA expected to undo methane leak rule for oil, gas industry

HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to undo Obama-era rules designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields and […]
August 13, 2020

Iowa farmers assess losses after storm flattened cornfields

DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers across a wide swath of Iowa are dealing with the heartbreaking aftermath of a rare wind storm that turned what […]
August 13, 2020

Landscape of rubble persists as Minneapolis demands taxes in exchange for permits

In Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then […]
August 13, 2020

Bob Woodward's new Trump book, 'Rage,' due out next month

WASHINGTON — Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward’s new book about President Donald Trump is titled “Rage” and will be released Sept. 15, less than […]
August 13, 2020

Trump’s methane rollback that Big Oil doesn’t want

Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., in 2015. The Trump administration is lifting an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting emissions of methane, […]
August 13, 2020

Maple Grove manufacturer Nortech Systems closing plant near Brainerd, affecting 60 to 70 jobs

Nortech Systems will close a production plant in Merrifield, Minn., affecting 60 to 70 jobs. The Maple Grove-based company also announced it has signed sale […]
August 13, 2020

U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the pandemic intensified five months […]
August 13, 2020

Judge invalidates Trump rollback of law protecting birds

NEW YORK — A U.S. judge in New York has invalidated rule changes put in place by the Trump administration that scaled back a century-old […]
August 13, 2020

General Mills sets goals to elevate Black managers, executives

General Mills said Wednesday it will double the number of Black managers throughout the company, making a public commitment after the police killing of George […]