April 1, 2024

Half a million California workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting today

Fast-food workers rally for health and safety protections near a McDonald's in Los Angeles, in 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images Some half a million workers in […]
April 1, 2024

How anti-vaccine activists and the far right are trying to build a parallel economy

Attendees visit booths at the RePlatform conference in Las Vegas in March. The conference crowd was a hybrid of anti-vaccine activists, supporters of former President […]
April 1, 2024

'No timeline' to recover 4 bodies after Baltimore bridge collapse, as cleanup begins

A steel frame from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore covers the top of the Dali ship. The container ship crashed into the […]
March 31, 2024

Dairy cows have tested positive for bird flu in Texas, Kansas and Michigan

Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says cows in multiple states have tested […]
March 30, 2024

Millions of customers' data found on dark web in latest AT&T data breach

An AT&T store in New York. The telecommunications company said Saturday that a data breach has compromised the information tied to 7.6 million current customers. […]
March 29, 2024

Pricier Easter bunnies and eggs. Half-dipped Kit Kats. What’s up with chocolate?

Chocolate Easter bunnies wait to be decorated at a shop in Belgium. Virginia Mayo | AP Cocoa prices are going nuts: The bean is now […]
March 29, 2024

Stearns County debates location of new jail, justice center

As Capt. Mark Maslonkowski walks through the Stearns County jail in downtown St. Cloud, he lists examples of why the nearly 40-year-old building needs replacing. […]
March 28, 2024

The piece of wood that saved (only) Rose in ‘Titanic’ was auctioned off for $718k

The wooden door panel that saves Rose's life in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic was one of hundreds of iconic Hollywood props, and several from the […]
March 28, 2024

Holiday break: In parts of Minnesota, familiar gas station name is going away

An iconic Minnesota brand is vanishing from parts of the state, nearly seven years after it was acquired by another company. The Rochester Post-Bulletin reported […]
March 27, 2024

The winless lottery streak ends. Someone wins the $1.12 billion Mega Millions jackpot

An electronic billboard advertises the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, Monday in Des Moines, Iowa, that when combined amount to nearly $2 billion. Scott McFetridge […]