December 15, 2020

Commission: Sweden failed to protect elderly during pandemic

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s government failed to sufficiently protect the elderly in care homes from COVID-19 and is ultimately responsible for the pandemic’s effects in the […]
December 15, 2020

Blade set to lift off; urban heli-taxi to go public in 2021

NEW YORK — Urban helicopter taxi company Blade will become publicly traded after a merger with Nasdaq-listed Experience Investment Corp., the companies announced Tuesday. The […]
December 15, 2020

CEO of Eden Prairie-based Tennant Co. retiring after 15 years

Chris Killingstad, the CEO of Tennant Co. for the past 15 years, will retire from that role March 1. He will be succeeded by Dave […]
December 15, 2020

Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be […]
December 15, 2020

The Latest: Survey: 1 in 10 residents in Spain infected

MADRID — One in ten residents in Spain had been infected by the coronavirus by mid-November and almost half that contagion occurred during the summer […]
December 15, 2020

Canada getting 168K Moderna vaccine doses before year end

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada is contracted to receive up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before the […]
December 15, 2020

US water polo players flock to Europe to prepare for Tokyo

CHICAGO — One day, after another grueling practice with his water polo team in Italy, Ben Hallock hopped on a scooter and drove to the […]
December 15, 2020

Urban heli-taxi Blade to go public via merger

NEW YORK — Urban helicopter taxi company Blade will become public company after a merger with Nasdaq-listed Experience Investment Corp., the companies announced Tuesday. The […]
December 15, 2020

PM: Sweden's health officials misjudged virus resurgence

STOCKHOLM — Health officials in Sweden, which opted not to respond to the first wave of COVID-19 with a national lockdown, misjudged the power of […]
December 15, 2020

After repeated violations, state suspends license of Lake Shore restaurant

In a Friday, Dec. 11, news release, the health department outlined several steps it took attempting to gain compliance from The Iron Waffle Coffee Co. […]