May 9, 2021

America's bridges need greater investment to survive

In the debate over President Joe Biden’s infrastructure and climate bill, it was perhaps inevitable that some policymakers would object to including anything other than […]
May 9, 2021

Martell CEO leads startup's push to commercialize breast cancer blood test

CEO Michelle Edwards is leading Martell Diagnostic Laboratories’ commercialization of its new diagnostic test for managing breast cancer treatment. Martell raised $2 million from angel […]
May 8, 2021

First Latino justice on California's high court dies at 90

OROVILLE, Calif. — Cruz Reynoso, a son of migrant workers who worked in the fields as a child and went on to become the first […]
May 8, 2021

String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers

PHILADELPHIA — A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people […]
May 8, 2021

Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack

WASHINGTON — The operator of a major pipeline system that transports fuel across the East Coast said Saturday it had been victimized by a ransomware […]
May 8, 2021

50 years ago, election ushered in new era for US tribes

Fifty years ago this week the federal government’s experiment with termination was crushed at the ballot box on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation […]
May 8, 2021

Police: Man accused of assaulting worker, using Asian slurs

ARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital say they are seeking to arrest a man who reportedly left a restaurant […]
May 8, 2021

EXPLAINER: Why are people protesting across Colombia?

BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run […]
May 8, 2021

ND governor vetoes penalizing state colleges over abortions

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has partially vetoed a bill aimed at penalizing the state’s 11 colleges and universities for funneling federal […]
May 8, 2021

Small Business Spotlight: Chris’ Ideal Sharpening hones cutting-edge craft

That was the case for Chris Wohlers. In 2008, when the Great Recession was in full swing, he pulled up stakes, left his career as […]