November 14, 2020

Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. […]
November 14, 2020

North Dakota mandates masks, capacity limits as virus surges

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions late Friday in an effort to contain […]
November 14, 2020

Michigan governor seeks to revoke Enbridge easement

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. […]
November 13, 2020

Duluth health care systems reserve more resources for COVID-19 patients

Unlike in March, when Gov. Tim Walz ordered health care providers across the state to put a pause on elective surgeries that lasted nearly two […]
November 13, 2020

Sure, stocks are fun. But ETFs are smart

Editor’s note: This article provides information and education for investors. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors […]
November 13, 2020

Citing COVID-19, nurses, rival hospitals push to preserve ER in St. Paul

Pressure is building for M Health Fairview to delay its planned closure of the emergency room at St. Joseph’s Hospital, which critics say could limit […]
November 13, 2020

Bond greatly reduced for man linked to Whitmer kidnap plot

JACKSON, Mich. — A judge greatly reduced bond to $150,000 Friday for a man accused of allowing his property to be used by an anti-government […]
November 13, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrongly takes full credit for vaccine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday wrongly claimed full credit for Pfizer Inc.’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful, misrepresenting the extent […]
November 13, 2020

Youth sue JUUL alleging false marketing on social media

MILWAUKEE — Two mothers and two young people from Wisconsin have filed a federal lawsuit alleging vaping giant JUUL falsely marketed its products over social […]
November 13, 2020

Ex-tennis club chief gets 3 months in prison in college scam

BOSTON — The former president of a private tennis club in Texas was sentenced Friday to three months in prison followed by three months in […]