February 16, 2021

Vegas airport name change to honor former Sen. Harry Reid

LAS VEGAS — A county board voted unanimously Tuesday to rename busy McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas after former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of […]
February 16, 2021

Leaders of Iowa town jailed in long-running corruption case

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Years of government corruption preceded the arrests of five officials from a small northwestern Iowa city, including the mayor and police […]
February 16, 2021

US stock indexes turn mixed, natural gas prices surge

U.S. stock indexes are mixed in afternoon trading Tuesday as losses in health care and technology companies keep gains in energy and other sectors of […]
February 16, 2021

Graco CEO Patrick McHale retiring, planning adventures tied to his youth

McHale will retire as chief executive of Graco in June and plans on taking some adventures tied to his youth. Ever since he was a […]
February 16, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic still hitting Ecolab results

The end of the year was better than the middle of the year for Ecolab, but the coronavirus pandemic still had a negative impact on […]
February 16, 2021

GameStop's saga may be over; its effect on Wall Street isn't

NEW YORK — The frenzy around GameStop’s stock may have quieted down, but the outsized influence small investors had in the saga is likely to […]
February 16, 2021

The Latest: Winter weather delays some COVID-19 vaccinations

The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local): KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The snow, ice and bitter cold gripping Missouri has delayed […]
February 16, 2021

Arne Sorenson, Minnesotan who became CEO of Marriott, dies of cancer at 62

Arne M. Sorenson, the Minnesotan who became the first outsider chief executive of Marriott International and made it the world’s biggest hotel chain, has died. […]
February 16, 2021

The Latest: UNICEF asking for speedy transport of medicines

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations children’s agency is launching an initiative to get airlines to give priority to delivering COVID-19 vaccines, medicine and other […]
February 16, 2021

Stocks slightly higher, natural gas prices climb sharply

Stocks were modestly higher in morning trading Tuesday, pushed by energy companies who have seen record electricity prices due to the frigid cold impacting much […]