June 25, 2021

South Africa battles rapid rise of COVID-19 in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG — A rapid resurgence of COVID-19 is slamming South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, and threatens to overwhelm its hospitals. Johannesburg, a city of 5 […]
June 25, 2021

Former St. Louis County Jail may finally find new use as apartment building

Carlson’s plans morphed into redeveloping the building into housing in recent years, and now with a pair of new partners, Jon Commers and Meghan Elliott, […]
June 25, 2021

Indicted for stock fraud, Brainerd-area city councilor resigns

A Breezy Point city councilman resigned his post this week after being indicted for securities fraud, allegedly “hijacking” dormant public companies to manipulate their share […]
June 25, 2021

Widow says antivirus pioneer John McAfee was not suicidal

SANT ESTEVE SESROVIRES, Spain — The widow of John McAfee, the British-American tycoon who died in a Spanish prison this week while awaiting extradition to […]
June 25, 2021

Habitat for Humanity struggles with high construction costs

Reeling from massive cutbacks in volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and grappling with high construction costs, Habitat for Humanity leaders would be the first to […]
June 25, 2021

1st cruise ship to sail from US as industry seeks comeback

MIAMI — The first cruise ship to board passengers at a U.S. port in 15 months is set to sail Saturday from the industry’s South […]
June 25, 2021

The Latest: EU drug regulator approves new J&J vaccine plant

AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency has approved a new manufacturing site for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, in a move that should boost production […]
June 25, 2021

Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold

An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a fabled cache of U.S. government gold he said was “stolen during the […]
June 25, 2021

GOP-led Arizona Legislature OK's $1.9B income tax cut

PHOENIX — The Arizona House on Thursday approved a $1.9 billion income tax cut package that mainly benefits the wealthy as majority Republicans began pushing […]
June 25, 2021

Asian stocks rise after US rally on infrastructure deal

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Friday, buoyed by the rally on Wall Street that came after President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan deal on infrastructure […]