June 3, 2021

Even vaccinated California workers may have to keep masks on

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is set to fully reopen in less than two weeks and do away with virtually all mask and social distancing requirements […]
June 3, 2021

'Next big wave': Radiation drugs track and kill cancer cells

Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells. Few such drugs […]
June 3, 2021

SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and […]
June 3, 2021

Stocks are mostly lower on Wall Street; AMC swings sharply

Stocks mostly fell on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday as investors weighed the latest economic reports showing that unemployment claims are falling but labor […]
June 3, 2021

Medtronic ends sales of heart-failure device after adverse events

Medtronic PLC is discontinuing all implants of one of its most complex and costly heart-failure devices, the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device, five years after the […]
June 3, 2021

Stocks move lower on Wall Street; AMC slumps on stock sale

Stocks mostly fell on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday as investors weighed the latest economic reports showing that unemployment claims are falling but labor […]
June 3, 2021

US service sector growth surges in May

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, hit an all-time high in May as people flock to bars, restaurants […]
June 3, 2021

Eat Street’s Co-op Owned Bodega and Cafe Won’t Reopen

The Wedge Table will cease production on July 12. The ambitious store, cafe, and commissary kitchen is operated by the same cooperative that owns The […]
June 3, 2021

Biden offers tax deal to Republicans in infrastructure talks

President Joe Biden is trying to break a logjam with Republicans on how to pay for infrastructure improvements, proposing a 15% minimum tax on corporations […]
June 3, 2021

General Mills cuts jobs, reshapes itself to prepare for post-pandemic change in eating

General Mills is downsizing its corporate workforce as a part of a post-pandemic restructuring. The Golden Valley-based food maker at the end of May finished […]