October 30, 2020

Biden takes case against Trump to COVID ground zero in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Joe Biden is bringing his case against President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus to one of the states hit hardest […]
October 30, 2020

GM hires new chief financial officer from Delta Airlines

DETROIT — General Motors has hired away Delta Airlines’ CFO to fill the automaker’s top financial job. The Detroit-based company said on Friday that Paul […]
October 30, 2020

Amazon facility could bring more than 500 jobs to Fargo area

Officials provided details about the business development, called “Project Force,” at a virtual gathering Friday attended by Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, Gov. Doug Burgum, U.S. […]
October 30, 2020

State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus

DES MOINES, Iowa — Even as a long-feared second wave of coronavirus strains hospitals, officials in many hard-hit states are resisting taking stronger action to […]
October 30, 2020

McDonald's cult classic, the McRib, is coming back

NEW YORK — McRib, the fast food sandwich that went viral before viral was a thing, is back. McDonald’s announced Friday that for the first […]
October 30, 2020

Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray

More than a million tons a year of America’s plastic trash isn’t ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic […]
October 30, 2020

AP: Use of slurs not 'isolated' at Louisiana State Police

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Black trooper with the Louisiana State Police was on a break when his cellphone buzzed with an unusual voice message. […]
October 30, 2020

Foxconn objects to Wisconsin's denial of tax credits

MADISON, Wis. — Foxconn Technology Group notified the state of Wisconsin on Friday that it objects to the state’s denial of job-creation tax credits. The […]
October 30, 2020

2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients. […]
October 30, 2020

Russian election threat potent, but interference so far slim

BOSTON — Russian interference has been minimal so far in the most tempestuous U.S. presidential election in decades. But that doesn’t mean the Kremlin can’t […]