November 22, 2020

'No beds anywhere': Minnesota hospitals strained to limit by COVID-19

One walk through Regions Hospital’s COVID-19 intensive care unit reveals the scope of the medical crisis emerging from a fast-spreading pandemic. Sixteen sliding glass doors […]
November 22, 2020

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that […]
November 22, 2020

COVID taxing Minnesota hospitals

One walk through Regions Hospital’s COVID-19 intensive care unit reveals the scope of the medical crisis emerging from a fast-spreading pandemic. Sixteen sliding glass doors […]
November 22, 2020

Hal Greenwood, savings-and-loan scandal figure who later was a leader in Grand Marais, dies at 89

Harold “Hal” Greenwood, the former president and CEO of Midwest Federal Savings and Loan and a central figure in the savings and loan crisis of […]
November 21, 2020

Gambling, alcohol and tobacco sales up during COVID-19

Annie Santos headed to the store for some emergency supplies after a distressing message from her children’s school. “We just got the e-mail from school […]
November 21, 2020

Many GOP lawmakers shrug off Statehouse mask-wearing rules

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Many Republican lawmakers in states where coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have surged are not only rejecting statewide mask mandates. They’re also […]
November 21, 2020

Northland makers team up on hand-forged Scandinavian knives

With a pair of tongs, he removed a rectangular piece of metal from the fire. It shifted in color from red to purple and blue, […]
November 21, 2020

US-European ocean monitoring satellite launches into orbit

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A U.S.-European satellite designed to extend a decades-long measurement of global sea surface heights was launched into Earth orbit […]
November 21, 2020

Nevada facing double-bind of rising cases, limping economy

LAS VEGAS — As the coronavirus surges to record levels in Nevada, the governor has implored residents to stay home. But Democrat Steve Sisolak has […]
November 21, 2020

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

WASHINGTON — LaTonya Story is every retailer’s worst fear. With the viral pandemic re-surging through the country and the economy under threat, Story has decided […]