February 9, 2021

Corps wants delay on hearing to shut down Dakota Access line

FARGO, N.D. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday asked a federal judge to delay a hearing on a temporary shutdown of the […]
February 9, 2021

UN experts say North Korea still modernizing nuclear arsenal

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea has modernized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions and continues to seek material and technology […]
February 9, 2021

A Tesla for a bitcoin: Musk drives up cryptocurrency price with $1.5 bln purchase

The announcements, buried deep in Tesla’s 2020 annual report, drove a roughly 20% surge in the world’s most widely held cryptocurrency to over $47,000. At […]
February 8, 2021

The Latest: Miss. says out-of-staters showing up for vaccine

JACKSON, Miss. — Officials in Mississippi say about 2% of the coronavirus vaccinations given so far in the state have gone to people with out-of-state […]
February 8, 2021

Sun Country Airlines is going public, will list on Nasdaq

The owners of Sun Country Airlines on Monday filed to take the company public. The Minnesota-based airline has been privately held for its entire 39-year […]
February 8, 2021

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

WASHINGTON — Democrats on a pivotal House panel have proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals, bolstered unemployment benefits and more generous tax […]
February 8, 2021

The Latest: Judge ends pandemic charge against hair stylists

LANSING, Mich. — A judge in Michigan has dismissed disorderly conduct charges against six hair stylists who were ticketed last spring during a protest at […]
February 8, 2021

House GOP calls for lifting business restrictions by May 1

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota House Republicans laid out a roadmap Monday for lifting the state’s coronavirus restrictions on businesses with a goal of letting them return […]
February 8, 2021

Cleveland Cliffs says no thanks to Walz's U.S. Steel partnership idea

The parent company of Hibbing Taconite on the Iron Range said it has found its own solution to the mine nearing the end of its […]
February 8, 2021

Analysis: Child poverty a hidden focus of virus relief plan

BALTIMORE — Tucked inside President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan is a seemingly radical notion that children should not grow up in poverty. […]