March 30, 2021

Stocks slip on Wall Street as rate pressure ratchets up

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are slipping in early trading on Tuesday as another swell higher for Treasury yields adds pressure on big technology […]
March 30, 2021

Minneapolis venture fund launches new 'studio' to launch startups

The managing partners of Minneapolis venture fund Great North Labs are applying a fairly new model to their business, one designed to piece together quality, […]
March 30, 2021

Birds as revelations: Atwood writes foreword for Gibson book

NEW YORK — When Margaret Atwood would receive invitations over the years to literary events around the world, literature wasn’t the only factor shaping her […]
March 30, 2021

Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at its […]
March 30, 2021

US home prices soared in January by most in seven years

WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices increased at the fastest pace in seven years in January as the pandemic has fueled demand for single-family houses even […]
March 30, 2021

The Latest: Sicily official resigns amid probe of virus data

ROME — The top health care official in Sicily has resigned amid a criminal investigation into allegations he and others knowingly provided false coronavirus data […]
March 30, 2021

North Dakota State University equine therapy 'unlike anything I can provide in the clinic'

This North Dakota State University program offers multiple types of therapy, all having one major thing in common: horses. This special and unique program known […]
March 30, 2021

The Latest: BioNTech increases vaccine production estimates

BERLIN— German pharmaceutical company BioNTech says that after ramping up its manufacturing and supply systems, it expects to manufacture this year up to 2.5 billion […]
March 30, 2021

Minnesota shepherd wants to take milling into her own hands

Bentz and her husband, Jake, run Get Bentz Farm in Northfield, overlooking the Cannon River Valley in southern Minnesota, where they raise Icelandic sheep for […]
March 30, 2021

Thailand denies forcing fleeing villagers back to Myanmar

MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand — Thailand’s prime minister denied Tuesday that his country’s security forces forced villagers back to Myanmar who had fled from military […]