December 17, 2020

UK extends salary support program to contain unemployment

LONDON — The British government on Thursday extended its salary support program by another month through to the end of April as it tries to […]
December 17, 2020

Final stretch on COVID-19 economic relief, but no deal yet

WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators on the long-delayed $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package worked through a handful of remaining holdups Thursday as they labored to […]
December 17, 2020

Volkswagen loses top EU court case in diesel scandal

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to […]
December 17, 2020

The Latest: Independent experts discuss Moderna vaccine

WASHINGTON — A second COVID-19 vaccine is moving closer to joining the U.S. fight against the pandemic. A panel of independent experts is meeting Thursday […]
December 17, 2020

Minnesota Restaurants Allowed to Resume Outdoor Dining Just in Time for Deep Winter

Struggling Minnesota restaurants were granted a small concession yesterday when Minnesota’s governor Tim Walz announced that outdoor dining will be allowed to resume after the […]
December 17, 2020

General Mills continues riding the stay-at-home wave, prepares for post-pandemic life

General Mills’ profit rose 19% this fall, sunnier results than Wall Street analysts expected as it continued to benefit from the stay-at-home lifestyle that defined […]
December 17, 2020

Cooper Hewitt acquires two emoji that symbolize inclusion

NEW YORK — The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has acquired two emoji that have helped broaden diversity for users of the tiny pictures, becoming […]
December 17, 2020

Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill

WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300-per-week jobless checks […]
December 17, 2020

Bank of England holds fire as it awaits Brexit developments

LONDON — The Bank of England opted against injecting another dose of stimulus into the British economy as it waits to hear whether a post-Brexit […]
December 17, 2020

A little edge, a little rock 'n' roll: Minnesota woman photographs, helps brand Duluth's musicians, artists and more

It was filled with Kelly Schamberger’s oil paintings of a ship floating on turquoise tissue paper, a skeleton with a brownish background, a portrait of […]