November 23, 2020

GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags

DETROIT — The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air […]
November 23, 2020

Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption

PORTLAND, Maine — The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in […]
November 23, 2020

Son, father farm to feed neighbors during lockdown in India

The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a desperate measure in response to the pandemic. But it became so much more: sustenance […]
November 23, 2020

Tourists few, NY gift shops struggle but don't lose (heart)

NEW YORK — In souvenir shops from Times Square to the World Trade Center, shelves full of T-shirts and trinkets still (heart) New York. But […]
November 23, 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves key Line 3 permit

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday approved one of the last remaining permits for Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement […]
November 23, 2020

A medical safety set for Latino immigrants in MN

Ma Elena Gutierrez began getting calls last year from fellow community members who shared with her their health concerns. She would drive them to the […]
November 23, 2020

A medical safety set for the undocumented and uninsured

Ma Elena Gutierrez began getting calls last year from fellow community members who shared with her their health concerns. She would drive them to the […]
November 23, 2020

Alibaba chairman says China's antitrust rules 'necessary'

HONG KONG — The chairman and CEO of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group praised Chinese regulators Monday in a possible attempt to repair ties after the […]
November 23, 2020

Are Minnesota's new COVID-19 restrictions enough?

This past weekend, new restrictions meant to tamp down the spread of COVID-19 took effect in Minnesota under the guidance of Gov. Tim Walz. Once […]
November 23, 2020

Biden picks Janet Yellen to be Treasury Secretary

Then-Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a briefing in 2017. President-elect Joe Biden reportedly will nominate Yellen as his Treasury secretary. Brendan Smialowski […]