January 24, 2021

One of 22 workers trapped in China gold mine rescued

BEIJING — Rescuers in China on Sunday lifted to the surface one of 22 workers trapped for two weeks after an explosion in a northern […]
January 23, 2021

Britain's Boris Johnson presses Biden for new trade deal

WASHINGTON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made clear to President Joe Biden on Saturday that he’s eager to forge a new U.S.-U.K. trade deal. […]
January 23, 2021

China's purchases of U.S. soybeans soared 53% in 2020, but fell short of deal target

China’s soybean imports from the United States in 2020 rose by 52.8% from a year earlier, customs data showed last week, though the stepped-up buying […]
January 23, 2021

As Biden seeks diversity on his team, the Agriculture Department becomes a flash point

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s choice to fill the deputy secretary post at the Agriculture Department underscores the scarcity of Blacks and other minorities in […]
January 23, 2021

Minnesota's Mike Lindell among last remaining election fraud crusaders for Trump

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is still trying to convince Americans of the baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, even after […]
January 23, 2021

Mexican leader says Biden offers $4B for Central America

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s first calls to foreign leaders went to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at […]
January 23, 2021

Ranking Minnesota's top 100 nonprofits, with the largest's revenue at $13.8B

Medica Medica is a nonprofit health plan headquartered in Minnesota. It provides health care coverage in the employer, individual, Medicaid and Medicare markets in Minnesota, […]
January 23, 2021

In a tough year, donors came through for Minnesota's charities

Donors to Minnesota nonprofits were surprisingly generous last year. The total from Give to the Max Day in November blew through the previous donation record, […]
January 23, 2021

Biden calls Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's López Obrador

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s first calls to foreign leaders went to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at […]
January 23, 2021

Wordplay can make meaning clearer

Precision in writing delivers not only clarity, but credibility that builds trust. Any enterprise aiming to sell its products, services or ideas does well to […]