January 22, 2021

ExxonMobil becomes latest sponsor to sever Iditarod ties

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, has lost another major sponsor as it prepares for a scaled back version […]
January 22, 2021

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'

TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. Now set to […]
January 22, 2021

Lawyers want Giuliani investigated, license suspended

NEW YORK — A lawyers’ group filed an ethics complaint against Rudy Giuliani with New York’s courts, calling for him to be investigated and his […]
January 22, 2021

Judge says Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

Amazon won’t be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social […]
January 22, 2021

'Your Land'? Some Native Americans question inaugural song

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — On the first day of Joe Biden’s presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden halted construction of the border wall that […]
January 22, 2021

Trump gives permit to ranchers whose case led to occupation

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the final days of the Trump administration issued a grazing permit to Oregon ranchers whose […]
January 22, 2021

State regulators fine Xcel Energy $1M over dispute with solar developers

Minnesota utility regulators Thursday slapped Xcel Energy with a rare $1 million fine for a bevy of complaints over delays in connecting solar projects to […]
January 22, 2021

Boston Scientific to pay $1B for portable heart-monitor maker in Eagan

Boston Scientific has agreed to buy Eagan cardiac-monitor maker Preventice Solutions Inc., in which it already had a 22% stake, for nearly $1 billion, the […]
January 21, 2021

Minneapolis cap on short-term rentals upsets operators, developers

Anthony Aguirre left his corporate job to manage his eight Minneapolis vacation rentals full time. Now, as the city prepares to implement a new short-term […]
January 21, 2021

The Latest: Northern Colorado not playing Big Sky football

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The University of Northern Colorado football program won’t participate in […]