June 21, 2021

3 killed in Denver-area shooting, including officer, suspect

ARVADA, Colo. — A gunman is believed to have shot and killed an officer and another person in a shopping district in a Denver suburb […]
June 21, 2021

Ransomware gangs get paid off as officials struggle for fix

BOSTON — If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don’t expect much help from […]
June 21, 2021

North Carolina ballot probe figure pleads to benefit fraud

GREENVILLE, N.C. — A key figure in a North Carolina investigation into ballot fraud in a 2018 congressional race pleaded guilty on Monday to federal […]
June 21, 2021

The Latest: Italy to ease outdoor mask-wearing requirement

ROME – Mask-wearing outdoors in Italy will no longer be required in virtually all of the country starting on June 28. Health Minister Roberto Speranza […]
June 21, 2021

USVI oil refinery to shutter indefinitely amid violations

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A huge oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands that contaminated the environment in a series of events that sickened […]
June 21, 2021

Improvements coming to site of deadly crashes in Itasca County

The intersection at Itasca County roads 57 and 336 is a few miles outside Nashwauk. (Gary Meader/ News Tribune) EMS worker Troy Boettcher, 51, of […]
June 21, 2021

Amazon Prime Day and sales at Target and Best Buy back this week

The Amazon Prime Day sale is back to its original date and up and running — and Target and Best Buy are running tandem deals. […]
June 21, 2021

$440 million engineered-wood factory planned for Cohasset

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Huber Engineered Woods said it will open an oriented strand board, or OSB, plant on 400 acres beside U.S. Highway 2 and […]
June 21, 2021

Jury rules against 3M in third trial over military earplugs

3M has lost two of three bellwether trials in a massive legal battle over whether it sold defective earplugs to the U.S. military, causing hearing […]
June 21, 2021

Northern Plains producers hold on as weather swings to extremes

The first round of planting went well. Crops were coming up and looking pretty good, albeit a bit dry in North Dakota’s drought conditions. Then, […]