October 16, 2020

Millions in U.S. have fallen into poverty as aid dried up

  WASHINGTON – After an ambitious expansion of the safety net in the spring saved millions of people from poverty, the aid is now largely […]
October 16, 2020

Convention centers continue taking financial hits from pandemic

DULUTH – In their pitch to prospective clients, staff at the convention center here used to advertise the facility’s proximity to Lake Superior and tourist-friendly […]
October 16, 2020

Why tech giants limited the spread of NY Post story on Biden

OAKLAND, California — When Facebook and Twitter moved quickly this week to limit the spread of an unverified political story published by the conservative-leaning New […]
October 15, 2020

Gloves linked to forced labor in China stopped at LA port

WASHINGTON — A shipment of women’s gloves at a California port has been traced to a factory that uses forced labor of people caught up […]
October 15, 2020

Southwest Journal, two magazines to close as owners seek buyer

Minnesota Premier Publications at the end of the year will stop publishing the Southwest Journal, one of the last neighborhood newspapers in the Twin Cities, […]
October 15, 2020

Furniture retailer Room & Board has best August, September in history despite pandemic

Room & Board started 40 years ago offering budget-friendly flat-pack, ready-to-assemble furniture after its founder, John Gabbert, traveled to Sweden and visited Ikea. That was […]
October 15, 2020

GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, wife finance anti-Biden group

WASHINGTON — Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson and his wife have given $75 million to a new super PAC that is attacking Democratic nominee Joe Biden, […]
October 15, 2020

CBS News rebuilds MTV's old 'TRL' studio for election night

NEW YORK — Watch out for Britney Spears and the Jonas Bros.: CBS News is building a new high-tech election night set in the Times […]
October 15, 2020

Xcel gets $10.5M federal grant for pilot project on hydrogen

Xcel Energy will build a pilot hydrogen plant at one its two Minnesota nuclear facilities, an effort to bolster the long-term of viability of atomic […]
October 15, 2020

GM to run robot cars in San Francisco without human backups

DETROIT — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will pull the human backup drivers from its vehicles in San Francisco by the end […]