November 1, 2020

Insider Q&A: Why US economy needs more aid from Washington

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is expected to rebound from a disastrous spring. Paralyzed by the coronavirus, economic output collapsed at a 31.4% annual pace […]
November 1, 2020

Election could move California further left on taxes, race

LOS ANGELES — Tuesday’s election will test the boundaries of California’s left-leaning politics as a new generation of state voters is being asked to roll […]
November 1, 2020

Google ad costs, not its alleged monopoly, irks businesses

NEW YORK — When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners. “You keep getting squeezed further and further down […]
November 1, 2020

Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner's condo

WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration gave a well-connected Republican donor seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology, it noted the company’s […]
November 1, 2020

The Latest: Australia has no local case 1st time in months

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has recorded no new locally transmitted coronavirus infection for the first time in five months. In Melbourne, the capital of Victoria […]
November 1, 2020

A woman died of coronavirus on a plane. Her fellow passengers were never notified.

When Spirit Airlines learned that a Texas woman had died of covid-19 on one of its flights in July, the airline said it alerted the […]
November 1, 2020

As pandemic raged and thousands died, government regulators cleared most nursing homes of infection-control violations

At the outset of a looming pandemic, just weeks after the first known coronavirus outbreak on U.S. soil, the woman responsible for helping to protect […]
October 31, 2020

Minnesota reports 20 COVID-19 deaths, 3021 new cases

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials reported 20 COVID-19 deaths and over 3,000 new infections on Saturday. Both infections and deaths from the virus have been […]
October 31, 2020

England to enter new lockdown; UK virus cases pass 1 million

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent […]
October 31, 2020

In 'COVID paradox,' some employers with jobs to fill can't find workers

The topsy-turvy labor market is hitting some Minnesota employers with an unexpected twist: They’re having trouble finding workers. With unemployment still high and enhanced government […]