December 17, 2020

General Mills continues riding the stay-at-home wave, prepares for post-pandemic life

General Mills’ profit rose 19% this fall, sunnier results than Wall Street analysts expected as it continued to benefit from the stay-at-home lifestyle that defined […]
December 17, 2020

Cooper Hewitt acquires two emoji that symbolize inclusion

NEW YORK — The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has acquired two emoji that have helped broaden diversity for users of the tiny pictures, becoming […]
December 17, 2020

Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill

WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300-per-week jobless checks […]
December 17, 2020

Bank of England holds fire as it awaits Brexit developments

LONDON — The Bank of England opted against injecting another dose of stimulus into the British economy as it waits to hear whether a post-Brexit […]
December 17, 2020

A little edge, a little rock 'n' roll: Minnesota woman photographs, helps brand Duluth's musicians, artists and more

It was filled with Kelly Schamberger’s oil paintings of a ship floating on turquoise tissue paper, a skeleton with a brownish background, a portrait of […]
December 17, 2020

Minneapolis Downtown Council to offer $1.6M in small business grants

The Downtown Business Council will give away $1.6 million in grants to small and indenpendently owned businesses hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus […]
December 17, 2020

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws wary, mixed response

MOSCOW — While excitement and enthusiasm greeted the Western-developed coronavirus vaccine when it was rolled out, the Russian-made version has received a mixed response, with […]
December 17, 2020

The Latest: France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19

PARIS — France’s Elysee Palace says President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. It said the president took a test “as soon as the […]
December 17, 2020

Volkswagen loses top court case in EU in diesel scandal

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to […]
December 17, 2020

Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions

BEIJING — Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang’e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the […]