May 28, 2021

Flying over Memorial Day? Expect long lines at airports

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says people traveling for Memorial Day weekend should be patient because there will be long lines at U.S. […]
May 28, 2021

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

MIAMI — The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when tracking technology showed it stopping in […]
May 28, 2021

Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians

BOGAN GATE, Australia — At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One […]
May 28, 2021

'Fast and furious' Duluth housing market keeps breaking records

DULUTH – It’s going to be a record-breaking summer for Duluth-area real estate if recent trends continue. Already the median sale price reached a new […]
May 28, 2021

Temporary trade truce with China could last for years

SHANGHAI – Just days before the coronavirus shut down the Chinese city of Wuhan and changed the world, the Trump administration and China signed what […]
May 28, 2021

Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing

BOSTON — The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think […]
May 28, 2021

Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing

WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the U.S. […]
May 28, 2021

The week that shook Big Oil

The energy industry was shaken by a trio of events this week that could help shape the future of oil and gas. Here, the sun […]
May 28, 2021

California giving $116 million to people who get virus shots

LOS ANGELES — California is giving away the country’s largest pot of vaccine prize money — $116.5 million — in an attempt to get millions […]
May 28, 2021

Minnesota’s taconite industry not on pace to meet state's mercury reduction targets by 2025

Minnesota has made strides in curbing mercury emissions, mainly through the retirement and retrofitting of coal-burning power plants, but to come close to reaching its […]