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Trump’s initial federal layoffs hit Tri-Cities, WA area. Here’s what we know so far

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Northwest Democrat U.S. senators are tallying up the initial cuts to staff in federal agencies, some of them with workers in the greater Tri-Cities area or who are key to projects here.

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Pope Francis, still hospitalized, has pneumonia in both lungs

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

ROME – Pope Francis is suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican disclosed late Tuesday, as officials cleared his schedule through the weekend because of a “complex” infection plaguing the 88-year-old pontiff.

News > National business

Ford cuts bonuses for half of middle managers

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Ford Motor Co. is eliminating stock award bonuses for about half of its middle managers in an effort to boost performance as the automaker confronts declining profits and high costs.

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Reverse journey: Finding US border closed, thousands of migrants in Mexico head back south

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Finding the U.S. border effectively closed to them by drastic measures put in place by the Trump administration, thousands of Latin American migrants trapped in Mexico are gearing up for the hard trek back to their countries, with some already crossing into Guatemala, the first stop in Central America, while others are trying to earn enough money for the trip home.

News > World

U.S., Russia hold first talks on Ukraine without NATO allies, Kyiv

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

The United States formally brought Russia in from the cold Tuesday with high-level talks aimed at ending Moscow's war with Ukraine and reestablishing long-frozen diplomatic and economic ties.

News > Business

Frontier Airlines announces new flights from Spokane to Denver

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 19, 2025

Frontier Airlines announced Tuesday that it will launch several new flights to regional airports, including service to-and-from Denver from Spokane International Airport.

News > Washington

Does WA need a new state flag? Proposed bill would create a state flag redesign committee

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

The Washington state flag could be getting a makeover if a bill up for a hearing on Tuesday becomes law. House Bill 1938 would launch a state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of devising a new look for the iconic flag. The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee is holding a public hearing on the bill at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Hearing Room E of the John L. ...

News > National business

Intel shares surge the most since 2023 on breakup speculation

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Intel Corp. gained as much as 11% on speculation that the iconic chipmaker could be broken up in a deal involving Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Broadcom Inc.

News > National business

Toyota is supporting LG battery plant with $1.5 billion order

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to shift a $1.5 billion order with LG Energy Solution to bolster operations at a Michigan battery plant after General Motors Co. backed out of the project, according to people familiar with the matter.

News > Washington

Washington state nears goal for housing formerly homeless people

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

King County's effort to house homeless people in hotels it purchased during the pandemic is approaching its original goal more than two years late.

News > Nation

Hospitality at the end of life: Owners open their homes to terminally ill

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

In a pastoral Vermont valley, a former hospice chaplain named Suzanne runs a retreat center for artists, health-care workers and educators - and, since mid-2023, terminally ill people seeking a safe, peaceful place to die.

News > World

How did everyone survive the Delta plane crash in Toronto?

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

In Monday’s dramatic Delta Air Lines crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport, the regional jet clipped a wing, flipped upside down in the snow and reportedly caused an explosion at the scene. Yet, crucially, all 80 people on board survived, something aviation experts attributed to aircraft design and the responses of the cabin crew and rescue teams.

News > Nation/World

Trump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

TAIPEI, Taiwan – President Donald Trump has spent his first few weeks in the White House talking about land deals like the real estate developer he once was.

News > National business

Cisco and IBM show old-school tech names can be AI winners too

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

While many of the biggest and most popular technology stocks have stumbled out of the gates in 2025, some of the sector’s legacy names are drawing renewed attention.

News > National business

Southwest to cut 15% of corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Southwest Airlines Co. will cut about 1,750 jobs in its leadership ranks, a dramatic step to reduce expenses that mark the first layoffs in the carrier’s history.

News > National business

Fidelity assets hit $5.9 trillion as revenue jumps to record

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Fidelity Investments, the world’s third-largest asset manager, saw assets in its funds rise by $1 trillion over the past year and revenue jump to a record high.

News > ID Government

Kootenai County libraries approved every relocation request for its mature collection with one notable exception: The Bible

Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

The library system in Kootenai County is moving 16 young adult books into its new adults-only room as it vets materials that have drawn concern from members of the community as being inappropriate for children.

News > ID Government

Internal talking points reveal details about Community Library Network’s restrictive child library cards

Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

As the Community Library Network of Kootenai County works to restrict children and teen access to books in the district’s collection that its board deems inappropriate, those restrictions will also affect minors from other libraries.

News > Spokane

This day in history: Unemployment topped 10% in Spokane, 25% in Colville

Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

From 1975: Unemployment was at high levels throughout the U.S. and Spokane was certainly not spared.

News > Washington

Gluesenkamp Perez helps introduce legislation to shield Southwest Washington ratepayers from PFAS cleanup costs

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 18, 2025

Feb. 17—U.S. Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, recently introduced the bipartisan Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act. The legislation is aimed at ensuring water utilities can continue to focus efforts on maintaining water quality rather than defending themselves when perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) — known as PFAS ...

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