November 10, 2020

Indigenous candidates' wins in Congress give hope for change

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Internet access, health care and basic necessities like running water and electricity within Indigenous communities have long been at the center of […]
November 10, 2020

Biden defends health care law as high court mulls its fate

WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden is championing the Obama administration’s signature health law as it goes before the Supreme Court in a case that […]
November 10, 2020

Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of 'Obamacare'

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices […]
November 10, 2020

What's ascertainment? The green light to launch transition

WASHINGTON — The course of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to power is dependent in part on an obscure declaration called “ascertainment.” Some details on that […]
November 10, 2020

Target-owned Shipt will give workers bonuses for Thanksgiving weekend work

Grocery-delivery company Shipt will award bonuses to its shoppers as an extra incentive to work Thanksgiving weekend. Shipt said Monday that all of its more […]
November 10, 2020

Cirtec Medical plans to add 200 jobs in Brooklyn Park

With state help, Cirtec Medical is expanding into a second Brooklyn Park facility as part of a project that will add 200 manufacturing jobs and […]
November 10, 2020

Growing discomfort at law firms representing Trump in election lawsuits

There was Big Tobacco. There was the bin Laden family. There was even the hated owner of the Cleveland Browns football team as he moved […]
November 9, 2020

US allows 1st emergency use of a COVID-19 antibody drug

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental approach against […]
November 9, 2020

Sale ends an era for Plainview, Minn., tractor collector

But Steve Flies’ farm just north of Plainview, Minn., was famous for its growing collection of vintage tractors. “We didn’t golf or fish much,” Flies […]
November 9, 2020

Xcel extends 25% discounts to small businesses because of coronavirus pandemic

Xcel Energy will extend temporary discounts to small business who have been hit hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) […]