December 18, 2020

EU says EU-UK face weekend 'last attempt' to get trade deal

BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt” to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with […]
December 18, 2020

Cargill idles Canadian beef plant due to COVID-19 outbreak

Cargill Inc. is temporarily closing an Ontario beef plant due to a new COVID-19 outbreak. Local health officials on Thursday said 82 out of the […]
December 18, 2020

County preps to distribute state COVID-19 relief funds

Close to half of the funds set aside by the Minnesota Legislature in a relief package passed by both chambers Monday night, Dec. 14, will […]
December 18, 2020

The Latest: Coronavirus vaccine provided to US Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are being provided with doses of the coronavirus vaccine. That is according to a letter by […]
December 18, 2020

Asia Today: Beds in short supply as SKorea sees another jump

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 1,062 new cases of the coronavirus, its third straight day of over 1,000, as authorities in Seoul […]
December 18, 2020

Minnesota's top attorney sues bars that defied restrictions

MINNEAPOLIS — Two Minnesota bars are facing lawsuits from the state attorney general’s office and suspensions of their liquor licenses after serving customers indoors in […]
December 17, 2020

Minnesota AG sues bars that defied Walz ban on dine-in service

A day after Alibi Drinkery co-owner Lisa Monet Zarza opened her business in defiance of state orders for bars and restaurants to remain closed to […]
December 17, 2020

Xcel residential rates to remain the same in 2021

Xcel Energy’s residential customers will see no electricity rate hikes for the second consecutive year in 2021, as regulators decided Thursday not to look at […]
December 17, 2020

Minnesota's economic recovery stalls, as jobs data shows losses

The jobs recovery in Minnesota teetered last month even before new restrictions on restaurants, bars, and gyms took effect. The state lost 12,600 jobs in […]
December 17, 2020

Judge says strip club ruling also protects restaurants

SAN DIEGO — A California judge said Thursday that all restaurants in San Diego County can resume on-site dining with safety protocols, marking a major […]