March 3, 2021

AP Exclusive: SUV in crash came through hole in border fence

HOLTVILLE, Calif. — Thirteen people killed in one of the deadliest border crashes on record were among 44 people who entered the U.S. through a […]
March 3, 2021

Increased pet ownership during pandemic helps Mendota Heights' Patterson double quarterly earnings

The continued rise in pet ownership throughout the pandemic has helped Patterson Cos. The Mendota Heights-based company supplied products to dentists and also to veterinarians […]
March 3, 2021

Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage

PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain Groupe […]
March 3, 2021

House panel seeks storm documents from Texas grid operator

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee is investigating the agency that operates the Texas power grid, seeking information and documents about the lack of preparation […]
March 3, 2021

Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer

AUSTIN, Texas — Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Holdings, a Texas-based dine-in theater chain, said Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy due to financial woes during […]
March 3, 2021

Weeks after storms, water crisis continues in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. — Frustrations are mounting in Mississippi’s largest city, more than two weeks since winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the city’s water system […]
March 3, 2021

Majority of small businesses not requiring vaccines, tests

ORLANDO, Fla. — A majority of small businesses are not requiring their employees to get tested for the new coronavirus or get any COVID-19 vaccines, […]
March 3, 2021

US official: Border wall breach may be tied to fatal crash

HOLTVILLE, Calif. — Investigators are looking into the possibility that migrants had breached a wall with Mexico before an SUV carrying 25 people collided with […]
March 3, 2021

Rio Tinto chairman leaving over destruction of sacred sites

CANBERRA, Australia — Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson said Wednesday he was accountable for the mining giant destroying sacred Indigenous sites in Australia to access […]
March 3, 2021

Stocks move mostly lower as bond yields resume their climb

NEW YORK — Stocks were mostly lower in afternoon trading as another tick up in bond yields gave investors pause. Wall Street continues to look […]