The committee, chaired by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and made up of other Cabinet members, can recommend that the president block a transaction, and federal law gives the president that power.

But if you’re shopping for an espresso machine, you may encounter some unfamiliar phrases, like “pressurized baskets” and “non-pressurized baskets.” They can also be called double-walled ...

Gov. Tim Walz and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter last spring inspected one of many lamp posts that had been illegally stripped of copper wire at Como Lakeside Pavilion in St. Paul. (Alex Kormann/The ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A new state law designed to combat copper theft will take effect Jan. 1, after a judge denied a request to suspend the law as part of an ongoing lawsuit. The ruling by Ramsey ...