June 8, 2021

Children's Minnesota tackling health disparities publicly

Twelve-year-old Laila Moses was reluctant, at first, about getting a routine immunization shot. So a medical assistant at her Children’s Minnesota Partners in Pediatrics clinic […]
June 8, 2021

Children's Minnesota tackles racial health disparities

Twelve-year-old Laila Moses was reluctant, at first, about getting a routine immunization shot. So a medical assistant at her Children’s Minnesota Partners in Pediatrics clinic […]
June 8, 2021

Global sting began by creating message service for crooks

SAN DIEGO — When the FBI dismantled an encrypted messaging service based in Canada in 2018, agents noticed users moving to other networks. Instead of […]
June 8, 2021

Senate aims to boost tech industry in competition with China

WASHINGTON — The Senate was on pace to approve legislation Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and […]
June 8, 2021

Former brewery worker charged with threatening mass shooting

MILWAUKEE — A former worker at the Molson Coors brewery in Milwaukee has been charged with threatening to open fire at the facility after learning […]
June 8, 2021

Far-right Idaho Republicans battle to control party, state

BOISE, Idaho — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It […]
June 8, 2021

Pipeline CEO defends paying ransom amid cyberattack

WASHINGTON — A pipeline company CEO made no apologies Tuesday for his decisions to abruptly halt fuel distribution for much of the East Coast and […]
June 8, 2021

ProPublica: Many of the uber-rich pay next to no income tax

WASHINGTON — The rich really are different from you and me: They’re better at dodging the tax collector. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid no income […]
June 8, 2021

Pipeline CEO: Ransom payment 'hardest decision' of career

WASHINGTON — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware said Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right […]
June 8, 2021

UnitedHealth taps Eli Lilly exec for its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts

UnitedHealth Group has hired a new executive focused on diversity, equity and inclusion work at the Minnetonka-based health care company. Joy Fitzgerald started this week […]