December 6, 2020

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first […]
December 6, 2020

Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy? As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden’s administration will put in […]
December 6, 2020

Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps

RALEIGH, N.C. — Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the […]
December 6, 2020

EXPLAINER: How phones can alert you to COVID-19 exposure

More than 8.1 million people in the U.S. have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn’t been of much […]
December 6, 2020

The Latest: Oregon doc's anti-mask comment draws suspension

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Medical Board has suspended the medical license of a doctor who said at a pro-Trump rally that he doesn’t wear […]
December 6, 2020

Study: Tipped service workers are more vulnerable amid pandemic harassment spike

Customers sit outside a restaurant offering outdoor service in New York in October. A new survey shows that tipped service workers are facing a marked […]
December 6, 2020

Most of California to enter sweeping new virus lockdown

SAN FRANCISCO — The vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay area and a large swath of the Central Valley are […]
December 5, 2020

New index shows riskiest places for Minnesota's natural hazards

The Minnesota counties facing the greatest risks from a clobbering by nature’s hazards — from ice storms to straight-line winds — are Ramsey, Hennepin, Freeborn […]
December 5, 2020

Mexican president's cousin managed to get oil contracts

The Mexican government pledged Saturday to investigate how a cousin of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador managed to get two contracts with the state-owned oil […]
December 5, 2020

Midway Road will get series of left-turn lanes in 2023

The left-turn lanes will be constructed at Midway Road intersections with North Cloquet, Stark and Arrowhead roads. The county received $1 million in federal funding […]