April 21, 2021

US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June

BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how […]
April 21, 2021

Fairview Health Services sees losses grow with COVID-19

A COVID-19 surge last spring followed by a resurgence in November drove operating losses last year at Fairview Health Services as the Minneapolis-based health system […]
April 21, 2021

Biden pushes for momentum as US returns to climate fight

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday aimed […]
April 21, 2021

EPA botched oversight of permits for PolyMet mine, internal investigation finds

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) botched its oversight of permits for Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, according to the findings of an internal investigation. The […]
April 21, 2021

Medical cannabis 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 cannabis. But […]
April 21, 2021

Stocks end higher on Wall Street after a day of steady gains

Technology companies and banks helped lift stocks on Wall Street broadly higher Wednesday, enabling the market to claw back some of its losses after a […]
April 21, 2021

Canadian judge grants Huawei CFO request to delay hearings

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian judge has granted Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay the final leg in her extradition hearings, days before […]
April 21, 2021

'Let them go with it': Teachers lead talks on Floyd case

As she watched a broadcast of the verdict in the murder trial of the police officer charged with killing George Floyd with her last-period class, […]
April 21, 2021

NFL eliminates preseason OTs, defeats onside kick proposal

NFL owners on Wednesday approved eliminating overtime in preseason games and expanded selection of jersey numbers for receivers, running backs and defensive backs. The league […]
April 21, 2021

With price tags in the millions, Minneapolis tower's condos are hot commodity

The developers of the 42-story Eleven on the River condo tower in downtown Minneapolis recently gathered to celebrate the topping off what is now the […]