April 28, 2022

Amid avian flu outbreak, activists decry poultry-killing methods

This spring’s outbreak of avian influenza has sparked renewed protests from animal welfare activists over the destruction of large numbers of poultry birds. Several groups […]
April 28, 2022

Facebook shrugs off fears it's losing users

Shares in Facebook parent company Meta surged after it reported a return to user growth, even though the company's profits dropped and sales growth slowed. […]
April 28, 2022

Tentative deal at Capitol on hero pay, unemployment fund

Updated 1:55 p.m. A long-stalled deal to repair the state’s unemployment insurance fund and deliver hero checks to some frontline pandemic workers has been struck […]
April 27, 2022

In Historic Vote, St. Paul Starbucks Is Minnesota’s First to Unionize

Workers at the Snelling Avenue Starbucks. From left: Max Chang, Colton Johnson, Sohyeon Yun, Graciela Nira, Asusena Barragan, Lola Rubens, and Sitra Abdulkadir.  | Workers […]
April 27, 2022

Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico

Claudia and Jesús Fierro of Yuma, Ariz., review their medical bills. They pay $1,000 a month for health insurance yet still owed more than $7,000 […]
April 26, 2022

Minnesota’s first Black bank opens its doors

Of the 44 Black-owned banks and credit unions in the U.S. with approximately $8.12 billion in assets, none are in Minnesota. That changes today, when […]
April 26, 2022

Minnesota's first Black-owned bank opens in Minneapolis

The state’s financial community marked a milestone Tuesday morning as the first ever Black-owned Minnesota bank opened its doors in Minneapolis, vowing to address the […]
April 25, 2022

Elon Musk has an agreement to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion

Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said. The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world’s wealthiest person, […]
April 22, 2022

For recruitment and retention, some Minnesota businesses turn to same-day pay

In 2020, “stimulus check ” and “second stimulus check” were among the top 15 Google searches in the United States. That same year, an Ernst and […]
April 22, 2022

Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, […]