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Fed minutes: Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool

August 21, 2024, 2:05pm Business

Most Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that they would likely cut their benchmark interest rate at their next meeting in September as long as inflation continued to cool. Read story

The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street pulls closer to records after retailers top profit forecasts

The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in New York.

August 21, 2024, 1:50pm Business

U.S. stocks ticked higher Wednesday after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations. Read story

Ridgefield, Kalama ports get grants aimed at reducing emissions

August 21, 2024, 1:43pm Business

A total of $26.5 million in state funding was awarded to 11 Washington ports for projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 140,000 metric tons in the next 10 years. Read story

Virginia David, a volunteer from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, harvests onions at the Heritage Farm. The onions will go to the Clark County Food Bank.

Clark County Council action protects 78th Street Heritage Farm from being sold for development

Virginia David, a volunteer from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, harvests onions at the Heritage Farm. The onions will go to the Clark County Food Bank.

August 21, 2024, 1:26pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council on Tuesday approved a conservation covenant for the 78th Street Heritage Farm and the adjoining Hazel Dell Community Park so the land can’t be sold for housing or other uses. Read story

FILE - Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 22, 1964, as her racially integrated group challenged the seating of the all-white Mississippi delegation.

Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago

FILE - Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 22, 1964, as her racially integrated group challenged the seating of the all-white Mississippi delegation.

August 21, 2024, 1:15pm Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech that challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Read story

Lawsuit accuses Oregon police department of illegally monitoring progressive activists

August 21, 2024, 1:06pm Latest News

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon is suing the city of Medford, saying its police department has been unlawfully monitoring progressive political activists who aren’t suspected of criminal activity. Read story

Government: U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than first reported in year that ended in March

August 21, 2024, 12:56pm Business

The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government said Wednesday. The revised total adds to evidence that the job market has been slowing and likely reinforces the Federal Reserve's plan to start cutting interest rates soon. Read story

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago.

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made during the second night of the Democratic National Convention

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago.

August 21, 2024, 8:32am Latest News

The second night of the Democratic National Convention was filled with excitement as a celebratory roll call marked Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination to be the party’s candidate for president. As speaker after speaker addressed the convention extolling her qualities to lead the country, they also spelled out differences with… Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

DNC 2024: ‘Uncommitted’ WA delegates hope Harris ends arm sales to Israel

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

August 21, 2024, 8:15am Latest News

Yaz Kader heard President Joe Biden call for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza during his swan song Democratic National Convention speech Monday night. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

Tim Walz and Bill Clinton headline the Democrats’ third day, focusing on a ‘fight for our freedoms’

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

August 21, 2024, 8:09am Latest News

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters. Read story