March 1, 2024

Sony is laying off about 900 PlayStation employees

Attendees visit the PlayStation booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco on March 22. Jeff Chiu | AP 2023 Sony Interactive Entertainment […]
February 29, 2024

Minneapolis celebrates 1st anniversary of CROWN Act banning hair discrimination

Hair stylists, barbers and members of the public were finally able to celebrate the 2023 passage of the CROWN Act into Minnesota law, after a […]
February 28, 2024

The FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix quality control issues. Critics say they run deep

Workers and an unpainted Boeing 737 Max aircraft are pictured as the company's factory teams held a "Quality Stand Down" for the 737 program at […]
February 28, 2024

A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why

A bronze statue honoring hometown hero and hall-of-fame rodeo roper Ikua Purdy in Waimea, Hawaii. Someone has been quietly buying hundreds of acres of land […]
February 28, 2024

U.K. companies that tried a 4-day workweek report lasting benefits more than a year on

A U.K. four-day workweek pilot has shown lasting benefits more than one year later. Dragon Claws Updated February 27, 2024 at 5:56 PM ET The […]
February 28, 2024

After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in September 2023. Jeff Chiu/AP Apple has ended its secret […]
February 27, 2024

Congressional leaders hope to avoid a shutdown. But Ukraine aid is still unclear

President Biden and Vice President Harris met with House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Feb. 27 to […]
February 27, 2024

Biden taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas

The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and in other rural areas, […]
February 27, 2024

Tackling the nursing home staffing crisis  

During the pandemic, people living and working in nursing homes and assisted living communities faced the brunt of COVID’s devastation.    Now there’s a new […]
February 27, 2024

The Cowles Center closes; dancers reflect on its impact

One of the Twin Cities’ preeminent performance spaces for dance concerts is closing. The Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts, which operates the […]