December 4, 2020

Iowa's contact-tracing firm helped Trump, Reynolds campaigns

IOWA CITY, Iowa — After facing a workforce shortage for months, Iowa awarded an emergency $2.3 million contact-tracing contract to a company that has worked […]
December 4, 2020

Cheesecake Factory settles with SEC over 'false' filings

NEW YORK — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that The Cheesecake Factory settled charges that it misled investors on the impact the […]
December 4, 2020

Minnesota, Wisconsin organic dairy farmers hope to regain ground with Biden administration

Organic Valley, a leading voice in the nation’s organic dairy industry, sees an opportunity to regain political ground that it says was lost over the […]
December 4, 2020

Protesters climb trees at Mississippi River crossing to block Enbridge pipeline construction

Two protesters climbed trees at a Mississippi River crossing Friday to stand in the way of Enbridge Line 3 pipeline construction, which began earlier this […]
December 4, 2020

Japan court revokes permits at 2 reactors over quake safety

TOKYO — A Japanese court on Friday revoked the operating permits of two nuclear reactors for having inadequate earthquake safeguards, a ruling that challenges safety […]
December 4, 2020

Man linked to white supremacist group to plead guilty

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A Maryland man who is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday in a case stemming from his alleged membership in a white […]
December 4, 2020

Shopping online this season? Here are ways to save

Like everything during this pandemic, holiday shopping is different this year. Even die-hard brick-and-mortar shoppers are more likely to buy online. There are plenty of […]
December 4, 2020

As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom

BURLINGTON, Vt. — By late morning on Oct. 28, staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center noticed the hospital’s phone system wasn’t working. Then […]
December 4, 2020

UnitedHealth Group launches COVID-19 at-home treatment study

UnitedHealth Group is launching a study that will let thousands of Medicare patients receive in their homes a new COVID-19 treatment that could prevent hospitalizations. […]
December 4, 2020

California winds ease but fire danger remains high

LOS ANGELES — Powerful winds that pushed wildfires through Southern California, burning several homes and injuring two firefighters, began easing but forecasters warned that the […]