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A new benefit: Some companies help workers pay down student loans

A new benefit: Some companies help workers pay down student loans

Some employers are offering benefits that pay down student loans. They say it's a popular way to recruit younger workers who are struggling with college debt.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Wind energy, tax breaks sought to bring Google to Becker, Minn.

Wind energy, tax breaks sought to bring Google to Becker, Minn.

The tax abatement request is one of the latest developments in the tech giant's proposal for the data center, which it says would bring new jobs and economic growth to the area.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Trump extends China tariff deadline, cites progress in talks

Trump extends China tariff deadline, cites progress in talks

President Trump said Sunday he will extend a deadline to escalate tariffs on Chinese imports, citing "substantial progress" in weekend talks between the two countries.
by Associated Press

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Senate inquiry on drug prices echoes landmark hearings held 60 years ago

Senate inquiry on drug prices echoes landmark hearings held 60 years ago

A Senate hearing on Tuesday featuring pharmaceutical executives will tackle many issues raised in the historic Kefauver hearings, which led to tougher drug regulation. High prices remain a concern.
by Jay Hancock

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Microsoft workers protest Army contract involving tech 'designed to help people kill'

Microsoft workers protest Army contract involving tech 'designed to help people kill'

They say Microsoft's contract "crossed the line" into weapons development for the first time and that the company is failing to inform its engineers "on the intent of the software they are building."
by Laura Sydell and Avie Schneider

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Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens

Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens

Newer seat-back entertainment systems on some airplanes operated by American Airlines, United Airlines and Singapore Airlines have cameras, and it's likely they are also on planes used by other carriers.
by Associated Press

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Winona County halts Daley Farms dairy expansion project

Daley Farms' proposal for a 3,000-cow operation near Lewiston hit a roadblock after the county refused to make an exception to rules capping herd size.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Peterson, Emmer assure Minnesota farmers help is on the way

Peterson, Emmer assure Minnesota farmers help is on the way

The congressmen, one a Democrat and the other a Republican, both have farmers in their districts who have struggled with low milk prices, tariffs and competition.
by Kirsti Marohn

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