October 23, 2020

Rebuilding funds from UnitedHealth begins to flow to businesses in Mpls., St. Paul

Elias Usso hustled to get basic repairs done to reopen his pharmacy on Lake Street last month after it was looted and damaged in late […]
October 23, 2020

General Mills office workers will stay home through spring 2021

Workers at General Mills’ headquarters won’t have to return to the office until next spring. The food maker said earlier this week it will allow […]
October 23, 2020

Biden's warning on oil tests voter resolve on climate change

OKLAHOMA CITY — Joe Biden is confronting the harsh political realities of combating climate change. The Democratic presidential nominee has spent months touting a $2 […]
October 23, 2020

AstraZeneca resuming US testing of COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca Inc. announced Friday that regulators are letting it resume testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S. Testing of the vaccine was halted […]
October 23, 2020

Former mayor charged with bank fraud

MADISON, Wis. — A federal grand jury has charged a former mayor of Columbus with bank fraud. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that Michael Eisenga […]
October 23, 2020

Intel, American Express fall; Mattel, Boston Beer rise

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: Gilead Sciences Inc., up 12 cents to $60.79. Regulators approved the company’s antiviral medication […]
October 23, 2020

Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for weapon test

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday slammed Turkey for taking a new step toward fielding a Russian-made air defense weapon. The U.S. complaint marked […]
October 23, 2020

Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database

A ransomware attack that hobbled a Georgia county government in early October reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication of […]
October 23, 2020

Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases, Pine Ridge locks down

BOISE, Idaho — The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the […]
October 23, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's skewed indictment of wind power

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s dismissal of wind power as a glitchy, pricey, bird-slaughtering way to make electricity is out of step with the times. […]