April 22, 2021

Lab director blames hospital for fertility clinic failure

Three years after a malfunctioning storage tank destroyed thousands of frozen eggs and embryos at an Ohio fertility clinic, its former lab director is blaming […]
April 22, 2021

Union Pacific profit down 9% but economy will grow in 2021

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s first-quarter profit declined 9% as the railroad delivered less freight and its revenue fell, but it said the economy is […]
April 22, 2021

ECB leaves interest rates, pandemic stimulus unchanged

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank left its key stimulus programs unchanged with almost 900 billion euros of support still in the pipeline as […]
April 22, 2021

Learning about renewable energy: New curriculum brings solar to the classroom

The Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, along with other community partners, recently developed a kindergarten through eighth grade curriculum aimed at teaching students about solar energy […]
April 22, 2021

Asian shares rebound after advance on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Asian shares were higher on Thursday after a broad advance on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks. Shares rose in Tokyo, […]
April 22, 2021

Post Chauvin trial, barriers and boards set to disappear from government buildings, businesses

National Guard soldiers will soon pack up the beige trucks dotting the Twin Cities. Workers will begin to take down barbed wire and tall fencing […]
April 22, 2021

Duluth camera and print shop First Photo to close after 28 years

The last northern Minnesota camera shop to process film is closing Friday. Duluth’s First Photo, opened in 1992, had been struggling for years because of […]
April 22, 2021

California governor declares drought emergency in 2 counties

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Standing in the dry, cracked bottom of Lake Mendocino, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency Wednesday in two Northern California counties […]
April 21, 2021

Duluth housing market in 'new normal' as listings remain scarce

DULUTH – Spring usually means slim pickings for house hunters in Minnesota and that is especially true around Duluth. But this season’s dip has reached […]
April 21, 2021

Medical marijuana legal in Utah, but not always affordable

SALT LAKE CITY — Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical marijuana. But […]