November 15, 2022

COVID drove families apart for Thanksgiving. They won't let inflation do the same.

John Williams and his wife, Ann, sit for a picture with his family in Los Angeles during Thanksgiving of 2021. John Williams via NPR Airfare […]
November 15, 2022

Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

Walmart announced a plan Tuesday to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments over opioid sales at its pharmacies. The $3.1 billion proposal follows […]
November 14, 2022

The Kitschiest, Most Delightful Holiday Pop-Up Bars in the Twin Cities

The cozy set up at The Jingle Bar in Excelsior. | Old Log Theatre Sprinkle some tinsel on that eggnog ‘Tis the season for merry […]
November 14, 2022

It's the end of the boom times in tech, as layoffs keep mounting

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 of its corporate and technology employees, The New York Times reported Monday. Michel Spingler/AP For more than two decades, […]
November 14, 2022

From science fiction to reality, 'no kill' meat may be coming soon

Upside Meats CEO, Uma Valeti. Upside Meats is one of the biggest companies in the cultivated meats space, having raised hundreds of millions of dollars […]
November 14, 2022

Al Gore helped launch a global emissions tracker that keeps big polluters honest

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is a founding member of the nonprofit that made a tool to track big polluters. Maansi Srivastava/NPR Updated November […]
November 13, 2022

Farmers and immigrant advocates hold out hope for compromise in lame duck session

Fernando Llerenas picks pears in Hood River, Oregon on Aug. 13, 2021. MICHAEL HANSON/AFP via Getty Images Apple season is winding down in the Blue […]
November 12, 2022

Here's what's at stake in Monday's meeting between Biden and China's Xi Jinping

Left: U.S. President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters after he delivered remarks in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC […]
November 12, 2022

Elon Musk says Twitter bankruptcy is possible, but is that likely?

Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2022. Jeff Chiu/AP Before Elon Musk took over Twitter, it was hardly a gangbusters business. […]
November 10, 2022

Rising prices are on the menu for Thanksgiving this year

The Broughton family prepares for their dinner prayers during a gathering on November 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Prices for Thanksgiving staples like turkey […]