April 28, 2023

Have tech skills, will work. Why IT jobs remain hot despite mass layoffs

As of March 2023, there were 316,000 job openings in tech, according to the nonprofit IT association CompTIA. Despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley, tech […]
April 28, 2023

Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: they're loving it

Carrie Kissell spent nearly three months on a sailboat after Airbnb told her she could live and work anywhere. "When the work day was over, […]
April 28, 2023

Backyard chickens are having their moment in the spotlight

In rural Waseca, Christa Wadekamper goes to collect eggs laid in her backyard coop. Her converted shed houses her son’s chickens, a main coop and […]
April 27, 2023

The U.S. economy is losing steam. Bank woes and other hurdles are to blame.

A customer waits to order food at a Miami McDonald's on July 26, 2022. The CEO of McDonald's expects the U.S. to experience a mild […]
April 27, 2023

Bud Light sales dip after trans promotion, but such boycotts are often short-lived

Bud Light is under fire from conservatives on social media for a promotion with a trans influencer. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GLAAD Sales of Bud […]
April 27, 2023

North Dakota hopes to cash in on rare earth elements

For the past eight years, North Dakota state geologists have been sampling lignite coal seams in the western part of the state and testing the […]
April 26, 2023

Consumer safety regulators adopt new rules to prevent dresser tip-overs

Former Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman Elliot Kaye watches a demonstration of how an Ikea dresser can tip and fall on a child during a […]
April 26, 2023

The Chevy Bolt, GM's popular electric vehicle, is on its way out

A Chevrolet Bolt EV is parked at a charging station at a dealer in Colma, Calif., on Tuesday. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Just like […]
April 24, 2023

A group of state AGs calls for a national recall of high-theft Hyundai, Kia vehicles

A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc., where California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference on Thursday. […]
April 24, 2023

Off-farm landowners share their families' stories of transition

Think about this for a moment: Approximately half of Minnesota’s land area is used for agriculture. A large chunk of the state’s farmland — about […]