November 17, 2020

Former UAW exec gets 2 1/2 years in prison for kickback

DETROIT — A former United Auto Workers vice president who took a $250,000 kickback on a watch contract was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years […]
November 17, 2020

Fed's Powell says surge in virus cases threatens US economy

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the nationwide surge in confirmed coronavirus could slow the economy in the months ahead by […]
November 17, 2020

Fed's Brainard urges greater diversity in field of economics

WASHINGTON — A Federal Reserve official widely considered a front-runner to be tapped as President-elect Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary is urging universities and government agencies […]
November 17, 2020

Twitter launches disappearing tweets that vanish in a day

Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called “Fleets” globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing […]
November 17, 2020

Controversial Fed nominee Shelton faces razor-thin vote

WASHINGTON — Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to the Federal Reserve, faces a razor-thin confirmation tally on Tuesday as the Republican-controlled Senate continues […]
November 17, 2020

'Dueling dinosaurs' fossils donated to North Carolina museum

RALEIGH, N.C. — The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a final death match have been donated to a North Carolina […]
November 17, 2020

Minnesota receiving drug to decrease COVID-19 hospitalizations

Minnesota is receiving about 2,400 doses of a new COVID-19 drug therapy that could reduce the need for hospital stays and trips to the emergency […]
November 17, 2020

Play 'Thoughts of a Colored Man' to get a Broadway run

NEW YORK — Playwright Keenan Scott II’s play “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a work about the outer and inner lives of Black men, is […]
November 17, 2020

Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines

Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it’s critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in […]
November 17, 2020

States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens

With more shutdowns looming and a vaccine months away from wide distribution, governors across the U.S. are pleading for more help from Washington ahead of […]