WASHINGTON — U.S. home construction fell 6% in January but applications for building permits, which typically signal activity ahead, rose sharply. The decline pushed home […]

Bloomington-based Toro is recalling roughly 6,700 snowblowers after reports of the auger continuing to whir despite the control lever being released. The recall, announced Wednesday […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars on Thursday in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to […]

ROME — Italy’s 5-Star Movement said Thursday that 15 of its senators will be expelled from the party after they voted “no” in a confidence […]

Hormel Foods continued to benefit from the increased eating and grocery shopping of people who are working at home this winter, and executives raised their […]

The chief executive of Hormel Foods is upset front-line workers in the meatpacking industry in Minnesota and some other places haven’t yet been eligible for […]

A Maple Grove investment adviser is ready to accept years in prison and financial ruin for stealing more than $2.25 million from nearly two dozen […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Power outages in Texas dropped below 1 million on Thursday morning for the first time in four days, but many people remained […]

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a plan to better arm public facilities and private companies against cybercriminals following ransomware attacks at […]

BERLIN — A German court ruled Thursday that online retail giant Amazon has to tell consumers the specific country of origin of fresh fruit and […]