April 23, 2021

America's gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden's climate goals

DETROIT — For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would have […]
April 23, 2021

Honda to phase out gas-powered cars by 2040 in N. America

NEW YORK — Japanese automaker Honda said Friday that it plans to phase out all of its gasoline-powered vehicles in North America by 2040, making […]
April 23, 2021

Stocks rise, erasing most of S&P 500's weekly losses

Stocks closed out a choppy week of trading with a broad rally, though the gains were not enough to keep the S&P 500 from its […]
April 23, 2021

Racial equity meeting interrupted with racist slurs, images

A person interrupted a video conference meeting of a racial equity task force in Fairfield, Connecticut, with racist slurs, including some directed at Black members […]
April 23, 2021

Go forth and spend: Call for action closes US climate summit

WASHINGTON — World leaders shared tales of climate-friendly breakthroughs — and feverish quests for more — to close President Joe Biden’s virtual global climate summit […]
April 23, 2021

Growing support for extending tax credit to fix Minnesota's historic buildings

Minnesota’s divided Legislature is worlds apart on many tax proposals this session, but both parties are coming together behind the scenes around a little-known provision […]
April 23, 2021

Minnesota has two more public companies

Two Minnesota-based companies completed initial public offerings of stock this week furthering Minnesota’s participation in a resurgent market for IPOs. Edina-based Agiliti Inc.( stock symbol, […]
April 23, 2021

Honolulu bribery scandal prompts permit department overhaul

HONOLULU — Honolulu is overhauling its building permit process after a federal investigation resulted in indictments alleging a bribery scheme. Last month’s indictments allege that […]
April 23, 2021

Mattel, Snap rise; American Express, Kimberly-Clark fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: The company behind Snapchat beat Wall Street’s first-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. […]
April 23, 2021

Things we like: Baby Cakes' wild rice cupcakes

A Facebook post led me to Baby Cakes Wild Rice Bakery, run by 16-year-old Indigenous entrepreneur Delilah Savage. Baby Cakes cupcakes go on sale every […]