June 1, 2021

One year after shutdowns, Iron Range mining rebounds with high steel prices, steel production

The pandemic’s initial shock caused steel demand to fall, forcing companies to idle blast furnaces and the mines that supply them for several months. But […]
June 1, 2021

Shifts canceled at Worthington meat plant after JBS hit by cyber attack

Workers at the Worthington pork plant were told not to come in for their shifts Tuesday after owner JBS was attacked by hackers over the […]
June 1, 2021

Louisiana coast still hurting from storms, bracing for more

CAMERON, La. — Scores of people in coastal Louisiana are still living in campers on dirt mounds or next to cement slabs where their houses […]
June 1, 2021

Private company takes over Puerto Rico power utility service

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A private company on Tuesday took over the transmission and distribution operations of Puerto Rico’s power authority, which has struggled […]
June 1, 2021

Midwest economy report stays strong, shows inflation worries

OMAHA, Neb. — The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states remains strong in the wake of a devastating global pandemic, according to new monthly […]
June 1, 2021

In Brazil's Amazon, rivers rise to record levels

MANAUS, Brazil — Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according to […]
June 1, 2021

Eden Prairie's MiroMatrix becomes latest Minnesota company to file for an IPO

Eden Prairie-based life sciences company MiroMatrix Medical filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday for an initial public offering of […]
June 1, 2021

The Latest: WHO gives authorization to Sinovac vaccine

The World Health Organization has issued an emergency use listing for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac in adults aged 18 and over, the second […]
June 1, 2021

Guard sues Minnesota State Patrol for arrest during protests

MINNEAPOLIS — A Black man who worked as a security guard for a CNN crew covering protests in Minneapolis following George Floyd’s death last summer […]
June 1, 2021

Japan's vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late

TOKYO — It may be too little, too late. That’s the realization sinking in as Japan scrambles to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination […]