August 4, 2020

Progress slow on virus relief bill as negotiations continue

WASHINGTON — Negotiators on a huge coronavirus relief bill reported slight progress after talks resumed in the Capitol, with issues like food for the poor […]
August 4, 2020

Missouri voters to decide on health care for more adults

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri voters on Tuesday will decide whether to expand Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults after years of resistance […]
August 4, 2020

Scientists worry about political influence over coronavirus vaccine project

In April, with hospitals overwhelmed and much of the United States in lockdown, the Department of Health and Human Services produced a presentation for the […]
August 4, 2020

Appeals court: NOAA can't make rules for offshore fish farms

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a decision that throws out rules regulating fish farms in the Gulf of […]
August 4, 2020

Walz asks feds for loans to help businesses damaged in civil unrest

Gov. Tim Walz is requesting a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help repair properties that suffered extensive damage in Minneapolis during […]
August 4, 2020

Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules

LOS ANGELES — A Norwegian entertainment reporter on Monday sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that gives out the Golden Globe Awards, alleging […]
August 3, 2020

Builder pitched to Trump wins new border wall contract

HOUSTON — A construction company whose CEO has made direct appeals on Fox News to build President Donald Trump’s border wall won another major contract […]
August 3, 2020

Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America to reopen Aug. 10

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Mall of America said Monday the Nickelodeon Universe amusement park inside the mall will reopen Aug. 10 after being closed nearly […]
August 3, 2020

Walz again requests federal help to rebuild after unrest

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is again asking for federal help to rebuild from the unrest that followed George Floyd’s death. Walz […]
August 3, 2020

Swissport's layoff of 114 at MSP draws a critical eye

Swissport USA, a company that refuels airplanes at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, laid off 114 employees there in June, citing a dearth of flights needing […]