September 12, 2020

Minnesota reports 929 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota heath officials reported 929 positive COVID-19 tests and nine additional deaths on Saturday. The newly reported positive cases bring the statewide to […]
September 12, 2020

Fire destroys historic South Carolina mental institution

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An early morning fire has devastated an iconic building whose architectural beauty and past as South Carolina’s state mental institution have long […]
September 12, 2020

Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuilds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they’d never be back. Yet there they […]
September 12, 2020

Trump's virus debate: Project strength or level with public

WASHINGTON — “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt. “Men will still say, ‘This was their finest […]
September 12, 2020

Two friends bring unique flavors to new restaurant in rural Minnesota

Watson’s job was eliminated because of COVID-19, Trickle explained, and the two lifelong friends, both in their 50s, were each searching for something to do. […]
September 12, 2020

Mississippi subpoenas AT&T for records on $300M project

JACKSON, Miss. — The state of Mississippi is asking multinational telecommunications conglomerate AT&T provide records of the work it promised to do to expand broadband […]
September 12, 2020

The Fed helped revive stocks, but its actions created new risks

Whatever it takes. That’s the unofficial policy the Federal Reserve has adopted in its mission to save the U.S. economy from the coronavirus. It’s also […]
September 12, 2020

Need is great, so it's more important than ever to give what you can

The pandemic has starkly exposed the harsh accumulated effect of long-term inequities, from low and unstable incomes to a lack of health insurance and access […]
September 12, 2020

Want to be a better writer? Be curious, and read

Do you ever find yourself, while googling for something specific, noticing something that launches you into a free-association romp, propelling you into crannies long forgotten […]
September 12, 2020

We are working harder to adjust to the here and now of the pandemic

I left my office almost empty-handed on the second Tuesday of March. Like many others, I had no idea that six months later I would […]