April 29, 2021

Amazon's profit more than triples as pandemic boom continues

NEW YORK — Amazon’s pandemic boom isn’t showing signs of slowing down. The company said Thursday that its first-quarter profit more than tripled from a […]
April 29, 2021

Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the bipartisan […]
April 29, 2021

Minnesota regulators rejects new investigation into Enbridge's oil flow needs

The oil flow through Enbridge’s current pipelines across northern Minnesota has grown significantly since the company set out to build its new Line 3. Honor […]
April 29, 2021

PUC won't review higher oil flow in Enbridge lines

The oil flow through Enbridge’s pipelines across northern Minnesota has grown significantly since the company set out to build its new Line 3. Honor the […]
April 29, 2021

4th flight fizzles for NASA's Mars helicopter, retry Friday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Mars helicopter fizzled Thursday on its fourth flight attempt. The 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) helicopter named Ingenuity was supposed to lift off […]
April 29, 2021

Jobless claims drop 13,000 to 553,000 as economy heals

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000 last week to 553,000, the lowest level since the pandemic hit last […]
April 29, 2021

Arizona vote recount contractor releases privacy policies

PHOENIX — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate’s unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and […]
April 29, 2021

US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.98%

WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates rose slightly this week after three weeks of declines as new economic data underscores the recovering economy’s strength. The benchmark 30-year […]
April 29, 2021

Biden turns to Georgia to begin pitch for huge spending plan

PLAINS, Ga. — In the closing days of his presidential campaign, Joe Biden swung through the Georgia town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio, […]
April 29, 2021

US recovery from pandemic recession is showing momentum

WASHINGTON — Powered by consumers and fueled by government aid, the U.S. economy is achieving a remarkably fast recovery from the recession that ripped through […]