December 30, 2020

Hoyer insists Cubs plan to compete after dealing Darvish

CHICAGO — Jed Hoyer insists this time won’t be like 2011 for the Chicago Cubs. The team’s new president of baseball operations said Wednesday that […]
December 30, 2020

Walmart apologizes for tweet calling Sen. Hawley sore loser

NEW YORK — Walmart apologized Wednesday for a tweet that called Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley a sore loser for contesting President-elect Joe Biden’s victory […]
December 30, 2020

The Latest: 'Gilligan's Island' star Wells dies, virus cited

LOS ANGELES — Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died. Her publicist says Wells died Wednesday […]
December 30, 2020

Stocks hold on to modest gains, marking another Dow record

Stocks are closing modestly higher on Wall Street, keeping major indexes at or near record highs. The S&P 500 added 0.1% Wednesday, keeping it just […]
December 30, 2020

Honduras investigates murders of 2 Indigenous leaders

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduran authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the murders of two activists and Indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents over the weekend. […]
December 30, 2020

Investors Roundtable: 2021 should be better if right steps are taken

This year has been like no other for the economy and the stock markets. No one could have predicted how a pandemic would disrupt the […]
December 30, 2020

Ojibwe bands ask appeals court to stop Enbridge Line 3 construction

Two Ojibwe bands have petitioned the Minnesota Court of Appeals to suspend state regulators’ approval of Enbridge’s new Line 3 and stop construction of the […]
December 30, 2020

COVID-19 changed NFL in 2020 and some shifts are permanent

Through plenty of potholes, seas of empty seats and enough piped-in crowd noise to make broadcasts sound like sitcom laugh tracks, the NFL is about […]
December 30, 2020

China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins

MOJIANG, China — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the […]
December 30, 2020

The Saddest Twin Cities Restaurant Closures of 2020

Amidst the pandemic, the majority of restaurants went dark, at least for some period of time, this year was particularly brutal on the hospitality industry. […]