Hagadone News Network

August 7, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Economy tanking, Cuba launches some long-delayed reforms

HAVANA (AP) — With its airports closed to commercial flights and its economy tanking, Cuba has launched the first in a series of long-promised reforms meant to bolster the country's struggling private sector.

September 8, 2016 1 a.m.

Day celebrated with private-sector job growth

Labor Day traditionally is a time for celebrating our working men and women, the folks who keep our society running, who keep us healthy, who build our communities, who feed and clothe us, who serve and protect us, and who sacrificed over the years to improve working conditions for all of us.

March 13, 2020 6:46 p.m.

California's January jobs report reflects rosy past

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Facing major disruptions across nearly all economic sectors because of the coronavirus, California officials on Friday sent the public a postcard from the state's rosier past: The January jobs report.

March 10, 2020 7:47 a.m.

ILO says working conditions improve in Thai seafood sector

BANGKOK (AP) — A report issued Tuesday by the U.N.'s International Labor Organization credits Thailand with improving working conditions in the fishing and seafood processing industry, but says that serious abuses including forced labor remain.

January 3, 2018 3 a.m.

Forests need bipartisan support

Last summer we learned that outdoor recreation in Montana accounts for $7 billion in consumer spending, supports 70,000 jobs, and generates $286 million in state and local taxes. Outdoor recreation is now far and above the biggest sector of Montana’s economy. That sector depends on public lands, especially those managed by the Forest Service.

June 7, 2020 7:27 p.m.

Vietnam ratifies significant trade deal with European Union

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Monday ratified a significant trade deal with the European Union, which is expected to boost the country’s manufacturing sector and exports, as it recovers from a dip caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 23, 2020 1:03 a.m.

Jobless rate sets record

State at 11.5%, Kootenai County at 16.8%

January 14, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Trial opens in suit over Border Patrol detention conditions

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It's 2 a.m. on a Tuesday in September and a man is trudging around crammed bodies that wriggle as he tries to reach a bathroom stall at a Border Patrol facility in Tucson.

January 13, 2020 1:05 p.m.

Trial opens in suit over Border Patrol detention conditions

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It's 2 a.m. on a Tuesday in September and a man is trudging around crammed bodies that wriggle as he tries to reach a bathroom stall at a Border Patrol facility in Tucson.

March 17, 2023 1 p.m.

US jobless aid claims fell last week as layoffs remain low

Applications for jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 11 fell by 20,000 to 192,000 from 212,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

March 15, 2023 midnight

Obligation to keep county offices open

I am a former resident and former employee of Mineral County, Montana.

January 3, 2018 1 a.m.

Forests need bipartisan support

Last summer we learned that outdoor recreation in Montana accounts for $7 billion in consumer spending, supports 70,000 jobs, and generates $286 million in state and local taxes. Outdoor recreation is now far and above the biggest sector of Montana’s economy. That sector depends on public lands, especially those managed by the Forest Service.

July 5, 2024 midnight

Glacier Twins pick up walk-off win in Medical Lake

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash — West Amerman hit a walk-off RBI single as the Glacier Twins picked up a 2-1 win over the Parkland Twins at their tournament in Medical Lake.

August 14, 2024 1 a.m.