Walz pitches $3.3 billion public works planJanuary 26, 2023 4:02 PMBy Brian BakstThe $3.3 billion bonding bill would shatter prior records but would require GOP support for Gov. Tim Walz to pull off.
Play4min 21secFeds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary WatersJanuary 26, 2023 1:00 PMBy Dan KrakerThe U.S. Department of the Interior issued a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining projects on 225,000 acres of federal land near the Boundary Waters, dealing a huge blow to the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely, Minn.
Southwest faces investigation over holiday travel disaster as it posts a $220M lossJanuary 26, 2023 10:32 AMBy Kaitlyn Radde The Department of Transportation says it is looking into the airline's flight scheduling practices and will hold it accountable for refunds. The 16,700 canceled flights cost Southwest $800 million.
Play3min 16secSocial media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kidsJanuary 26, 2023 5:17 AMBy Brian Mann During a House committee hearing Wednesday, parents, activists and law enforcement officials accused social media sites of enabling drug dealers to sell fentanyl to young Americans.
Play5min 26secAmerica's eggs-istential crisisJanuary 26, 2023 5:17 AMBy Stacey Vanek Smith Eggs have tripled in price in the last few years and in some places, it's hard to find them at all. Now a raft of competitors are hoping to lure Americans away from their beloved breakfast food.
What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economyJanuary 26, 2023 4:01 AMBy Alina Selyukh , Jacqueline GaNun , and Kaitlyn Radde Inside our shopping cart is a story of global trade, extreme weather, shrinking packages and rising prices.
5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now January 26, 2023 4:00 AMBy Bobby Allyn Some 200,000 tech jobs have been lost in what is seen as one of the sharpest downturns in the tech industry's history. Here is what you need to know about the mass layoffs in Silicon Valley.
Boeing faces a criminal charge of fraud related to deadly 737 Max crashesJanuary 26, 2023 4:00 AMBy David Schaper The airplane manufacturer will be arraigned in federal court in Texas Thursday as relatives of those killed in two plane crashes seek to overturn an agreement that gave Boeing immunity.
America, we have a problem. People aren't feeling engaged with their workJanuary 25, 2023 4:00 AMBy Andrea Hsu A new Gallup report finds employee engagement in the U.S. fell in 2022 to 32 percent. Young people in particular reported feeling less cared about at work and having fewer opportunities to learn and grow.
Historic St. Paul house, facing demolition, wins reprieveJanuary 24, 2023 2:12 PMBy Peter Cox and Kerem YücelThe Justus Ramsey House on West Seventh Street dates back to the 1850s and has ties to Minnesota’s first territorial governor and St. Paul’s Black community. A judge’s temporary restraining order Tuesday stopped the building’s destruction.