February 4, 2021

Atlanta Falcons owner donating $17M to civil rights museum

ATLANTA — The billionaire owner of the Atlanta Falcons is donating $17 million to help a civil rights museum expand and offer new programming. Arthur […]
February 4, 2021

Chicago mayor demands, again, that teachers return to class

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded Thursday that the city’s teacher’s union reach agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols by the end of the day […]
February 4, 2021

South Africa seizes rhino horns to be smuggled to Malaysia

JOHANNESBURG — South African customs officials have seized more than $3.5 million worth of rhino horns at the O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in new role, pushes overhaul of nation's antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws Thursday. Her bill would change the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar pushes overhaul of nation's antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws Thursday. Her bill would change the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

Sen. Amy Klobuchar pushes to overhaul antitrust laws

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s antitrust laws that would limit the way big corporations […]
February 4, 2021

UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down; Optum chief takes over

David Wichmann is stepping down as chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, effective immediately, after less than four years running Minnesota’s largest company, a period that […]
February 4, 2021

Kohl's offers mixed picture for holiday quarter

NEW YORK — Kohl’s Corp. delivered a better assessment of fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, but a key sales measure was down more than analysts expected. The […]
February 4, 2021

US productivity in Q4 falls by largest amount in 39 years

WASHINGTON — U.S. productivity in the October-December quarter fell by the largest amount in 39 years as the coronavirus pandemic roiled the labor market. Productivity […]
February 4, 2021

Longtime Merck CEO Ken Frazier to retire

Ken Frazier, the longtime chief executive of Merck and one of the few remaining Black CEOs of a Fortune 500 company, is retiring. Frazier, Merck’s […]