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Auto mechanic Willie Chung works on a vehicle at the Express Auto Service Inc., in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy

Auto mechanic Willie Chung works on a vehicle at the Express Auto Service Inc., in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

October 1, 2024, 8:20am Business

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. Read story

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

October 1, 2024, 8:20am Business

Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Read story

FILE - The Verizon logo is seen on a storefront, Friday, Sep. 1, 2023, in Boston.

Verizon users experience outage across several states including Washington

FILE - The Verizon logo is seen on a storefront, Friday, Sep. 1, 2023, in Boston.

October 1, 2024, 8:20am Business

Verizon customers throughout the U.S., including Washington state, were without cellular service for about seven hours on Monday, the company announced in two updates on social media. Read story

File - The Nike logo is shown on a store in Miami Beach, Fla. on Aug. 8, 2017.

Nike ‘threatened to kill’ small company and should pay millions, says court-ordered review

File - The Nike logo is shown on a store in Miami Beach, Fla. on Aug. 8, 2017.

October 1, 2024, 8:13am Business

A court-ordered review of sports retail giant Nike Inc.’s conduct in copycatting Norristown, Pennsylvania-based Lontex Corp.’s Sweat It Out knit garments for pro athletes ‘ battered muscles has found that “Nike knew” it was violating the much smaller company’s trademark rights “but just did not care.” Read story

Boeing Machinists Union members Steven Wilson, left, Dave Hendrickson, center,, and Mark Erickson, right, wave to passing traffic while on the picket line at the Renton assembly plant, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism

Boeing Machinists Union members Steven Wilson, left, Dave Hendrickson, center,, and Mark Erickson, right, wave to passing traffic while on the picket line at the Renton assembly plant, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

October 1, 2024, 8:02am Business

The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the national economy, and their employers’ bottom line. Read story

Workers take part in a port strike at Port Newark, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Bayonne, N.J.

The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on

Workers take part in a port strike at Port Newark, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Bayonne, N.J.

October 1, 2024, 8:01am Business

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977. Read story

The Gray Fire burns near Spokane in August 2023.

62 insurance companies sue Inland Power over Gray fire losses

The Gray Fire burns near Spokane in August 2023.

October 1, 2024, 7:46am Business

Dozens of insurance companies have joined in filing a lawsuit against Inland Power and Light for damages that resulted from the Gray fire last August. Read story

The Regal City Center movie theater on C Street in downtown Vancouver would have to be acquired if a larger span design is selected for the new Interstate 5 Bridge, according to a report released by project officials.

43 residential units, 33 businesses in Washington and Oregon could be hit by I-5 Bridge replacement

The Regal City Center movie theater on C Street in downtown Vancouver would have to be acquired if a larger span design is selected for the new Interstate 5 Bridge, according to a report released by project officials.

October 1, 2024, 6:10am Business

Properties in the crosshairs of a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge were recently identified in a key document. Read story