April 16, 2021

The Latest: WH: $4B to American Indian tribes for virus

WASHINGTON — The White House says American Indian tribes and Alaska Native communities are getting more than $4 billion from President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief […]
April 16, 2021

Lawsuit over 737 crash alleges autothrottle malfunction

SEATTLE — A lawsuit filed in Seattle against Boeing alleges that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the crash of […]
April 16, 2021

Dearth of homes for sale in Twin Cities sends median sale price to $327,500 in March

Buyers outnumbered sellers in much of the Twin Cities — and in nearly every price range — last month. By a long shot. At the […]
April 16, 2021

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic […]
April 16, 2021

Facebook panel's Trump ruling delayed as comments flood in

LONDON — Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board said Friday it will take longer than expected to decide on whether or not the suspension of former president […]
April 16, 2021

Central Minnesota home prices up 20% from a year ago

ST. CLOUD – A shortage of houses for sale is prompting buyers in the St. Cloud area to pay more for properties — often more […]
April 16, 2021

No response as divers knock on capsized ship hull

PORT FOURCHON, La. — Families anxiously awaited news of the 12 people missing from a capsized oil industry vessel Thursday while divers searching for survivors […]
April 15, 2021

California Legislature OKs bill to help displaced workers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom is letting more businesses reopen as coronavirus cases decline, the California Legislature on Thursday passed a bill […]
April 15, 2021

Owner of Alibi Drinkery denied liquor license for Northfield bar and restaurant

The embattled owner of Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville, Minn., who defied Gov. Tim Walz’s order closing bars and restaurants amid the pandemic last winter, has […]
April 15, 2021

US water managers warn of dismal year along the Rio Grande

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It has been 30 years or so since residents in New Mexico’s largest city last saw their stretch of the Rio Grande […]