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Trump administration must restore hundreds of UCLA research grants, federal judge rules

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of suspended UCLA science research grants, affecting more than a third of awards totaling $584 million that the government abruptly froze late last month.

News > Washington

‘Everybody is confused.’ Communication issues hurting Pierce homeless response

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Consultants hired by Pierce County to plan and implement the Unified Regional Approach to homelessness are mapping the county’s homelessness response system. Already they have identified needs for better data sharing, transparency and accountability. The Unified Regional Approach (URA) is an attempt to satisfy the first goal identified in Pierce County’s Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness, ...

News > National business

Gold gains as traders bolster Fed cut bets after Bessent remarks

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Gold advanced as traders reinforced bets of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the central bank to lower borrowing costs.

News > National business

US chip-gear maker sued in China over alleged trade secret theft

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Top US chip-equipment supplier Applied Materials Inc. was sued by a rival in China over what that company characterized as trade secret theft, a further escalation in the technology war between the world’s two largest economies.

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Stray indoor pig who thinks he’s a dog finally finds a home

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

When a 90-pound miniature pig arrived at a Maryland animal shelter in June, staff quickly realized he was different. He behaved more like a dog than a pig.

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NY’s attorney general picks up Zelle fraud fight from CFPB

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

New York’s attorney general is picking up an effort dropped by the Trump administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, accusing a bank-owned financial-technology company of allowing fraud to run rampant on the Zelle peer-to-peer payments network.

News > National business

Amazon to offer same-day groceries delivery in 2,300 cities

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Amazon.com Inc. plans to offer same-day grocery delivery in 2,300 cities by the end of the year, more than doubling the current number and marking a major expansion in its effort to compete with traditional grocers.

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Gildan to buy underwear maker Hanesbrands for $2.2 billion

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Gildan Activewear Inc. agreed to buy US underwear maker Hanesbrands Inc. - aiming to double its annual sales - for about $2.2 billion in cash and stock.

News > Washington

Washington ICE arrests drop 25% in July but remain comparatively high

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

After a sharp spike in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Washington arrests, the agency slowed down in July, according to data released this week.

News > World

Inside the 13-year search for Austin Tice, the journalist who disappeared

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

The American journalist was held in a makeshift jail controlled by a top Syrian security official, a row of small cells with metal doors off a street in western Damascus. The prisoner had a request for his captors: Could he have soap, a towel, something to read?

News > Washington

Ballard fire at arts hub leaves $70K in damage, displaces artists

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

When Jyotsna Ambarukhana left the Ballard Collective on Friday evening after setting up for a Saturday art show, she had no way of knowing disaster was on its way. Ambarukhana, founder and co-curator of an art gallery within the collective, had stayed until around 8:30 p.m. preparing. But Saturday's show never happened. Soon after she left, Ambarukhana's phone was inundated with news that a ...

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Gen Z wants to work outside, but PNW conservation jobs are vanishing

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

After graduating from college with a degree in philosophy, Dylan Lorio-MacNamara felt lost. It was 2020, and he planned to apply to law school, but the pandemic changed everything. A 10-month AmeriCorps program became a “lifeline” — and ultimately led to a career with the Northwest Youth Corps and other seasonal jobs. Then in late April, President Donald Trump’s administration halted nearly ...

News > Idaho

Lapwai murder trial moves to federal court

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Aug. 13—A Lapwai man accused of murdering his neighbor will be tried in federal court. Victor J. Gray, 53, of Lapwai, is charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm during a violent crime in Idaho's U.S. District Court. The murder charge is punishable by up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine and the firearm enhancement could add 10 years to the sentence. The Nez Perce County ...

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Family says murder-suicide may be result of financial, chemical instability

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Aug. 13—The murder-suicide in Clarkston last weekend that left behind two young children was possibly the result of a mixture of chemical dependency and financial burdens, say some of the people most closely affected. "It was an unfortunate event with the combination of several things: financial instability, and maybe alcohol and maybe mental health that contributed to the incident," said ...

News > Idaho

Idaho doctors hope to ‘spread the news’ about these dementia risks

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Doctors say they’re beginning to understand that dementia can be prevented, slowed or even reversed by addressing underlying risk factors— and Idaho experts are pushing to spread the word. Dementia experts at the University of Idaho, Saint Alphonsus health system and a North Idaho hospital are working together to educate the public on treatable risk factors for the condition, and offer ...

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King salmon’s disappearance has changed Alaska’s Kenai River, but a soaring sockeye run is keeping it in business

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

A trio of anglers leaned on the edge of Jordan Carter's boat in shallow water on the Kenai River last month, victoriously enjoying a cold beverage.

News > National business

Trump’s unusual deal with Nvidia and AMD sparks concerns, legal questions

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

President Trump struck an unusual deal with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices that allows the companies to sell certain chips to China in exchange for giving the U.S. government a 15% cut of those sales. But the unprecedented agreement also has raised concerns from politicians and legal experts over whether the deal is legal and would pose a national security threat.

News > Washington

‘We’re at that point of critical collapse’: Stevens County tries to navigate funding shortfall of ambulance system

Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

Stevens County’s ambulance system should be OK for this year, Sheriff Brad Manke said.

News > Spokane

This day in history: Most of Keller, Wash., was destroyed by wildfire. Wheat growers angered by decision to stop grain shipments to USSR

Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

From 1975: Washington’s wheat growers were “frustrated and angry” over Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz’s proposal to withhold shipments of grain to the Soviet Union.

News > Washington

Search suspended for missing kayaker, 79, near Ocean Shores

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 13, 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a 79-year-old woman near Ocean Shores after searching for nearly 24 hours. The woman and her husband went kayaking Monday evening when the pair got separated due to the weather, Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier said. Around 6 p.m. Monday, the husband reported the overdue kayaker near Oyhut Bay. Searchers used small boats and a helicopter. ...

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