January 22, 2021

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'

TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. Now set to […]
January 22, 2021

Lawyers want Giuliani investigated, license suspended

NEW YORK — A lawyers’ group filed an ethics complaint against Rudy Giuliani with New York’s courts, calling for him to be investigated and his […]
January 22, 2021

Judge says Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service

Amazon won’t be forced to immediately restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing social […]
January 22, 2021

'Your Land'? Some Native Americans question inaugural song

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — On the first day of Joe Biden’s presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden halted construction of the border wall that […]
January 22, 2021

Trump gives permit to ranchers whose case led to occupation

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the final days of the Trump administration issued a grazing permit to Oregon ranchers whose […]
January 22, 2021

State regulators fine Xcel Energy $1M over dispute with solar developers

Minnesota utility regulators Thursday slapped Xcel Energy with a rare $1 million fine for a bevy of complaints over delays in connecting solar projects to […]
January 22, 2021

Boston Scientific to pay $1B for portable heart-monitor maker in Eagan

Boston Scientific has agreed to buy Eagan cardiac-monitor maker Preventice Solutions Inc., in which it already had a 22% stake, for nearly $1 billion, the […]
January 21, 2021

Minneapolis cap on short-term rentals upsets operators, developers

Anthony Aguirre left his corporate job to manage his eight Minneapolis vacation rentals full time. Now, as the city prepares to implement a new short-term […]
January 21, 2021

The Latest: Northern Colorado not playing Big Sky football

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The University of Northern Colorado football program won’t participate in […]
January 21, 2021

Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs in December, as another business shutdown took effect

Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs last month as the economic recovery sputtered in the midst of increased state restrictions on restaurants, bars, and gyms. December […]