Confidence of US home builders plunges in July as rising costs slow sales

U.S. homebuilder confidence for single-family homes posted its seventh straight monthly decline in July, another sign of a weakening housing market.

LEGO's new Atari 2600 kit comes with joystick, games

LEGOs and video games both became playroom staples in the 1980s. So it just makes sense for LEGO to release a buildable brick model of the iconic Atari 2600 video game console.

Why is gas in Hastings, Minnesota nearly $1 cheaper?

Several gas stations in Hastings are selling their gas for nearly $1 cheaper than the national average as they try to attract more customers.

GE reveals identity of 3 companies after historic split

General Electric on Monday revealed the names of the three companies that will operate on their own after the historic split of the one-time conglomerate, including a mashup of words that will make up the name of the new energy company.

Semiconductor shortage is chipping away at car safety features

Automakers struggling to build vehicles during the supply crisis of these essential components have had to remove a variety of electronic features from their vehicles to keep the assembly lines moving over the past two years.

Wordle board game coming next from Hasbro, NYT

The company that makes some of the world's most iconic board games including Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue is developing a new one based on Wordle, the obsessively popular digital word-guessing game.

Several dog treats recalled due to possible salmonella contamination

A North Carolina-based company is recalling certain dog treats after samples of the product tested positive for potentially harmful bacteria.

Chickpea dip: Extreme weather conditions affecting popular superfood crop

It's known as the chicken of the bean world, but the supply of America's favorite superfood is slowly flying the coop due to extreme drought conditions.

USPS hosting hiring event amid worker shortage

Amid a national and local shortage of employees, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will hold a hiring event in St. Paul - looking for carriers and handlers of all kinds.

US inflation reached 9.1% in June, a new 40-year high

U.S. consumer prices soared 9.1% compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, the biggest 12-month increase since 1981.

Starbucks closing these 16 stores, citing safety issues

Starbucks is closing 16 stores around the country because of repeated safety issues, including drug use and other disruptive behaviors that threaten staff.

Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete his $44B acquisition

Twitter said Tuesday it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44-billion acquisition of the social media company.

Huntington Place apartment residents fed up with conditions, hope for action

Many people living inside of Brooklyn Park’s Huntington Place Apartments are desperate for a new place to call home, saying bedbugs, roaches, mice and mold have overtaken their current one.

Baby formula shortage: Production resumes at troubled Abbott factory

Damage from severe thunderstorms including flooding had forced the Michigan plant to halt operations in mid-June just two weeks after restarting production with additional sanitizing and safety protocols.