August 3, 2020

Lord & Taylor, Men's Wearhouse owner file for bankruptcy

NEW YORK — Lord & Taylor, one of America’s oldest department stores, has filed for bankruptcy, joining a growing list of stores slammed by the […]
August 3, 2020

Isaias near hurricane strength as it crawls toward Carolinas

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Isaias was forecast to be near hurricane strength as it approached the Carolinas Monday, just a day after bands of heavy […]
August 3, 2020

The Latest: Philippine capital going back under lockdown

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is reimposing a moderate lockdown in the Philippine capital and outlying provinces after medical groups appealed for the move […]
August 3, 2020

This Week: Walt Disney, CVS, Uber results

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: Losing its magic? Disney is expected to have slumped to […]
August 3, 2020

St. Cloud police, mental health expert pair up on calls

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — After years of working to create a new way to respond to mental health calls, a team of police and community […]
August 3, 2020

Nonprofits feel pandemic's ripple effect with fewer volunteers

Local nonprofits count on volunteers to provide countless hours of work that would otherwise be performed with paid labor. With the number of coronavirus cases […]
August 3, 2020

COVID relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume

WASHINGTON — Slow, grinding negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill are set to resume, but the path forward promises to be challenging. Both the […]
August 3, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is making grandiose claims about slashing drug prices and the efficacy of a treatment for COVID-19 that don’t hold up […]
August 3, 2020

Workers push to reopen HealthPartners' Riverside Clinic in Minneapolis

Union workers and a DFL lawmaker are calling on HealthPartners to reopen its clinic in Cedar-Riverside, a Minneapolis neighborhood that’s been hard hit by the […]
August 3, 2020

Sen. Tina Smith attacks challenger Jason Lewis over 1998 stance on farm subsidies

An old debate over the federal government’s role in the farm economy — a topic that produces odd alliances in Washington but that most politicians […]