January 7, 2021

Capitol siege by pro-Trump mob forces questions, ousters

WASHINGTON — The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters forced painful new questions across government Thursday — about his fitness to […]
January 7, 2021

2021 looks to be slow for construction firms in U.S. and Minnesota

Construction firms across Minnesota and the U.S. are bracing for a solemn 2021 as demand wanes and projects are postponed or canceled as clients wrestle […]
January 7, 2021

Bitcoin crosses $40K mark, doubling in less than a month

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First it went through $20,000. Then 10 days later, it broke through $25,000, and then, with barely taking a breath, it crossed […]
January 7, 2021

Social platforms flex their power, lock down Trump accounts

After years of treating President Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric with a light touch, Facebook and Instagram are silencing his social media accounts for the rest […]
January 7, 2021

Wall Street keeps rising on Democratic wins, stimulus hopes

Major U.S. stock indexes surged to all-time highs Thursday as Wall Street bet that the Democratic sweep of Washington means more stimulus is on the […]
January 7, 2021

Mega deal: Indians trade star Lindor, Carrasco to Mets

CLEVELAND — The Indians drafted and developed Francisco Lindor, who blossomed into an All-Star shortstop and one of baseball’s best all-around players. Cleveland chased a […]
January 7, 2021

Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over plane

Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a criminal conspiracy charge for misleading regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two […]
January 7, 2021

Painful questions after siege of Capitol by pro-Trump mob

WASHINGTON — The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters forced painful new questions across government on Thursday — about his fitness […]
January 7, 2021

$50 million apartment building to go up in Midway area of St. Paul

Kraus-Anderson is set to bulldoze a shut U.S. Bank branch next week to make way for a nearly $50 million apartment building along the Green […]
January 7, 2021

UnitedHealth subsidiary indicted on collusion charges

An outpatient medical care company owned by UnitedHealth Group was hit with a federal indictment Thursday in Texas for allegedly agreeing with competitors not to […]