June 10, 2021

Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth

NEW YORK — Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are good that the company is already sharing your internet connection with […]
June 10, 2021

Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on U.S. consumers

WASHINGTON — American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest […]
June 10, 2021

Asian shares advance as investors await US inflation data

BANGKOK — Asian shares are higher after Wall Street logged modest losses, as investors await key U.S. inflation data. Benchmarks rose across the region, but […]
June 9, 2021

Keystone XL pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit

BILLINGS, Mont. — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the contentious project Wednesday after Canadian officials failed to […]
June 9, 2021

CenturyLink seeks to ease Minnesota landline repair rules

MINNEAPOLIS — Telecommunications company CenturyLink has asked Minnesota utility regulators to ease a decades-old rule that requires it to give priority for repairs to landline […]
June 9, 2021

Minnesota Supreme Court suspends Minneapolis attorney convicted of tax evasion indefinitely

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the indefinite suspension of a Minneapolis attorney who was convicted in 2019 of tax evasion. The high court […]
June 9, 2021

Site of fatal crashes two weeks apart, Itasca County intersection confounds authorities

“He was a gentle giant,” Latimer, 43, said, of 17-year-old Joseph Michael Latimer, of Grand Rapids, who died at the rural intersection Tuesday. The younger […]
June 9, 2021

Keystone pipeline canceled after Biden had blocked permit

BILLINGS, Mont. — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline said Wednesday it is pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian […]
June 9, 2021

Wisconsin at risk of losing $2.3 billion for K-12 schools

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is at risk of losing $2.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief money for K-12 schools, more than the $1.5 billion originally […]
June 9, 2021

US indexes end lower; more volatility for online favorites

A slide in banks and industrial companies nudged stocks on Wall Street to modest losses Wednesday after an early gain faded in the last half-hour […]