August 24, 2020

Postal chief returns to Congress facing uproar over delays

WASHINGTON — Facing a backlash over operational changes that have resulted in mail delays, the nation’s new postmaster general is returning to Congress to testify […]
August 24, 2020

Cyprus denies new allegations in “golden passport” scheme

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus on Sunday denied fresh allegations that it was granting citizenship to foreigners accused of crimes in exchange for millions in investments, […]
August 24, 2020

Biden says he'd shut down economy if scientists recommended

ATLANTA — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would follow public health advisers’ advice if they called for a national shutdown should he take […]
August 24, 2020

Tech Drive Tuesdays collection drive benefits schools

Tech Drive Tuesdays is a partnership between Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, Minnesota Computers for Schools and KARE 11 to collect unwanted or unused computer […]
August 23, 2020

Offshore oil and gas production is crimped by Gulf storms

Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico was slowed Sunday by the approach of two storms that led companies to remove workers from […]
August 23, 2020

City naming sewage plant after John Oliver

DANBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut town’s officials are showing comedian John Oliver what they think about his expletive-filled rant about their city — they’re naming […]
August 23, 2020

With urban hot spots gone, food trucks head for the 'burbs

LYNNWOOD, WASH. – On a warm summer night, two food trucks pulled onto a tree-lined street in a hilltop neighborhood outside Seattle. The smell of […]
August 23, 2020

Allete's 1st female CEO takes helm at crossroads

DULUTH – It had been a long-planned and orderly transition of power at Allete, the Duluth-based parent company of Minnesota Power. But just as CEO […]
August 23, 2020

For a couple of Lake Street businesses, an early glimpse of a new start

Julie Ingebretsen, whose Scandinavian shop opened on E. Lake Street 99 years ago, and Elias Usso, an Ethiopian American pharmacist who opened his Seward Pharmacy […]
August 23, 2020

Pandemic has added fuel to government debt fire

Our nation is experiencing economic crises, perhaps the most significant since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This is largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic; […]