Strong state employment but warning lights are flashing

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The good news is Washington is separating itself from the national jobless rate. In July, an average 6.2 percent of Americans were looking for work, while Washington State's unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent.

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Columbia Basin Allied Arts season begins this week

MOSES LAKE - Season tickets are still on sale for the 35th season of the Columbia Basin Allied Arts performances. The season kicks off this Thursday with the visit of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

UK puts lockdown-easing on hold as virus spread accelerates

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson put some planned measures to ease the U.K.'s lockdown on hold Friday, just hours before they were due to take effect, saying the number of new coronavirus cases in the country is on the rise for the first time since May.

VIRUS DIARY: Cycling in COVID London gives hope in the gloom

LONDON (AP) — I moved to London in 1997. I was 31. So, measuring by my London years, I’m only 24.

Northern Arizona military site eyed for economic development

BELLEMONT, Ariz. (AP) — A low-profile military base first established during World War II is being eyed as a potential site for future economic development projects in northern Arizona.

Nebraska players' lawsuit seeks to restore B10 fall football

A group of Nebraska football players filed a lawsuit Thursday, hoping a jury will force the Big Ten Conference to reinstate a fall football season.

Northern Arizona military site eyed for economic development

BELLEMONT, Ariz. (AP) — A low-profile military base first established during World War II is being eyed as a potential site for future economic development projects in northern Arizona.

'Squad' member Rashida Tlaib wins primary in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib won a challenge for her House seat in Michigan’s primary, in a rematch with the woman she narrowly defeated two years ago.

8 Western nations urge Russian forces to leave Georgia

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and seven European countries marked Friday’s 12th anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Georgia with a call to Moscow to withdraw forces from Abkhazia and South Ossetia and allow medical evacuations and aid deliveries especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 Hong Kong youths arrested under new security law

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have made their first major arrests under a new national security law, detaining four young people Wednesday on suspicion of inciting secession.

'Stockton on My Mind' shows mayor's dreams for hurting city

Walk into the Stockton, Calfornia, city offices and you might hear Drake’s “God’s Plan” coming from the mayor’s office. There, Mayor Michael Tubbs could be bobbing his head to the lyrics, “I can’t do this one my own, ayy, no, ayy.” Outside those walls sits one of the poorest, least literate communities in the nation.

VIRUS DIARY: Cycling in COVID London gives hope in the gloom

LONDON (AP) — I moved to London in 1997. I was 31. So, measuring by my London years, I’m only 24.

'Stockton on My Mind' shows mayor's hopes for ailing city

Walk into the Stockton, Calfornia, city offices and you might hear Drake’s “God’s Plan” coming from the mayor’s office. There, Mayor Michael Tubbs could be bobbing his head to the lyrics, “I can’t do this one my own, ayy, no, ayy.” Outside those walls sits one of the poorest, least literate communities in the nation.

Asia Today: Australian state's infections 'relatively flat'

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The coronavirus infection rate in Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has been “relatively flat” in the past week, a state health official said.

'Stockton on My Mind' shows mayor's hopes for ailing city

Walk into the Stockton, Calfornia, city offices and you might hear Drake’s “God’s Plan” coming from the mayor’s office. There, Mayor Michael Tubbs could be bobbing his head to the lyrics, “I can’t do this one my own, ayy, no, ayy.” Outside those walls sits one of the poorest, least literate communities in the nation.

Trump nominee hearing pulled after furor over Islam remarks

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee abruptly canceled a confirmation hearing Thursday on a controversial former general's nomination to a top Pentagon post after a furor over offensive remarks he made about Islam and other inflammatory comments.

260 Chinese boats fish near Galapagos; Ecuador on alert

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Some call it a floating city, a flotilla of 260 mostly Chinese fishing vessels near the Galapagos archipelago that is stirring diplomatic tension and raising worries about the threat to sharks, manta rays and other vulnerable species in waters around the UNESCO world heritage site.