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Updated 10 hours, 48 minutes ago

'It begins with integrity'

MOSES LAKE — When Simon Ribellia started painting homes at age 15, he wasn't planning on making it a full-time car…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
US will allow limited flights by Chinese airlines, not a ban

The Trump administration said Friday it will let Chinese airlines operate a limited number of flights to the U.S., backing down from a threat to ban the flights.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Idaho offers $1,500 bonus for people to return to work

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho residents on unemployment could receive a one-time bonus of up to $1,500 to return to work under a plan Gov. Brad Little announced Friday.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
9 firefighters hospitalized in Florida after ship explosion

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight and sending one to a hospital for heat exhaustion, authoritie…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Malaria drug didn't help virus patients, big UK study finds

Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say they will stop putting people on the drug bec…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine

LONDON (AP) — A vaccine summit has raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with how any potential vaccine against the coronavirus might be distributed globally — …

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Wall Street's rally zooms higher after surprise gain in jobs

For weeks, critics said Wall Street’s big rally made no sense when the economy seemed set for only more despair. On Friday, it got a bit of validation.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
President Donald Trump takes action to allow commercial fishing at marine conservation area off New England coast

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump takes action to allow commercial fishing at marine conservation area off New England coast.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
By the numbers: Trump reads economic boom into jobs data

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump has always been a big numbers guy.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
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Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Despite global reopening push, some jobs are gone for good

BANGKOK (AP) — Factories and stores are reopening, economies are reawakening – but many jobs just aren’t coming back.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added — a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the economy in the wake…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Asian shares higher after jobless data snaps Wall St rally

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after U.S. unemployment data gave the S&P 500 its first loss in five days.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts tied to hate groups

Facebook has removed nearly 200 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups that planned to encourage members to attend protests over police killings of black people — in some cases with weapons, company…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Unemployment dips to 13.3% as US added 2.5 million jobs in May as impact from virus eases

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment dips to 13.3% as US added 2.5 million jobs in May as impact from virus eases.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Citing jobs, Trump claims victory over virus, econ collapse

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and COVID-19 on Friday as well as major progress against racial inequality, heartily embracing a better-than-expected jo…