Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — This spring, Magdalena Valiente was expecting her best year as a Florida-based concert promoter. Now, she wonders if the career she built over three decades is over.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — This spring, Magdalena Valiente was expecting her best year as a Florida-based concert promoter. Now, she wonders if the career she built over three decades is over.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Long-term jobless caught in a squeeze that imperils recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — This spring, Magdalena Valiente was expecting her best year as a Florida-based concert promoter. Now, she wonders if the career she built over three decades is over.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ronaldo's header salvages draw for Juventus at Roma
ROME (AP) — Even on a night when Juventus was outplayed for long stretches, the nine-time defending Serie A champion managed to salvage a point in a 2-2 draw at Roma on Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart may be the world's largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon's online dominance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart may be the world's largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon's online dominance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart may be the world's largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon's online dominance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave the club
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club after nearly two decades with the Spanish giants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Stress rises for unemployed as extra $600 benefit nears end
WASHINGTON (AP) — A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and pay bills and potentially undercutting the fragile economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Stress rises for unemployed as extra $600 benefit nears end
WASHINGTON (AP) — A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and pay bills and potentially undercutting the fragile economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Stress rises for unemployed as extra $600 benefit nears end
WASHINGTON (AP) — A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and pay bills and potentially undercutting the fragile economic recovery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said. She was 57.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19
HAYWARD, California (AP) — Robots that can cook - from flipping burgers to baking bread - are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said. She was 57.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said. She was 57.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'A slap in the face:' Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of food company Goya is facing an uproar over his praise for President Donald Trump, with some Latino families purging their pantries of the products and scrambling to find alternatives to the beloved beans, seasoning and other products that have long been fixtures in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'A slap in the face:' Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of food company Goya is facing an uproar over his praise for President Donald Trump, with some Latino families purging their pantries of the products and scrambling to find alternatives to the beloved beans, seasoning and other products that have long been fixtures in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'A slap in the face:' Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of food company Goya is facing an uproar over his praise for President Donald Trump, with some Latino families purging their pantries of the products and scrambling to find alternatives to the beloved beans, seasoning and other products that have long been fixtures in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'A slap in the face:' Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of food company Goya is facing an uproar over his praise for President Donald Trump, with some Latino families purging their pantries of the products and scrambling to find alternatives to the beloved beans, seasoning and other products that have long been fixtures in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
U.S. news organizations focus on lives lost in the pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 —
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
U.S. news organizations focus on lives lost in the pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 —
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
U.S. news organizations focus on lives lost in the pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 —
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The CEO of Pilgrim's Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The CEO of Pilgrim's Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
U.S. news organizations focus on lives lost in the pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 —
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
'Eyes are on you:' Minneapolis neighbors band to stand guard
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The two men stepped from the shadows as the car turned off an upscale shopping street into a residential area located on the far edge of the rioting that swept through Minneapolis. It was after midnight. A pair of metal dividers blocked the road, and the men …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
'Eyes are on you:' Minneapolis neighbors band to stand guard
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The two men stepped from the shadows as the car turned off an upscale shopping street into a residential area located on the far edge of the rioting that swept through Minneapolis. It was after midnight. A pair of metal dividers blocked the road, and the men …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — A single father in New Jersey is taking unpaid leave from his job as a baker because he has no one to look after his son. A university employee in New York realizes she may never return to the office after her autistic daughter's child care …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — A single father in New Jersey is taking unpaid leave from his job as a baker because he has no one to look after his son. A university employee in New York realizes she may never return to the office after her autistic daughter's child care …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — A single father in New Jersey is taking unpaid leave from his job as a baker because he has no one to look after his son. A university employee in New York realizes she may never return to the office after her autistic daughter's child care …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Shipping tycoon defends Venezuela gas delivery amid shortage
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A controversial shipping magnate supplying gasoline to his native Venezuela said he will do whatever it takes to prevent worsening fuel shortages from igniting a social explosion that he warns could be worse than anything caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the South American country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Companies seek to limit legal liability for virus infections
As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
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Companies seek to limit legal liability for virus infections
As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Companies press for limited liability from virus lawsuits
As companies start planning their reopening in the coming weeks, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Companies press for limited liability from virus lawsuits
As companies start planning their reopening in the coming weeks, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
More states finally paying $600 extra in unemployment aid
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The bills are mounting for Justin Conrad, who lost his warehouse job three weeks ago and is anxiously awaiting his first state-provided unemployment check. Compounding his stress, his state, Connecticut, can't say when Conrad will get the additional $600 a week in benefits that the federal …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
More states finally paying $600 extra in unemployment aid
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The bills are mounting for Justin Conrad, who lost his warehouse job three weeks ago and is anxiously awaiting his first state-provided unemployment check. Compounding his stress, his state, Connecticut, can't say when Conrad will get the additional $600 a week in benefits that the federal …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
AP PHOTOS: Down syndrome synchro team aims for Paralympics
ROME (AP) — Under a bright Roman sun, Arianna Sacripante holds her arms out wide, tilts her head back and points her eyes toward the clear blue sky.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market
BOSTON (AP) — When Rebeka McBride and her husband put their home in Washington state on the market in early March, the coronavirus outbreak was just taking hold in the United States. They managed to hold two open houses and a smattering of private viewings before accepting an offer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market
BOSTON (AP) — When Rebeka McBride and her husband put their home in Washington state on the market in early March, the coronavirus outbreak was just taking hold in the United States. They managed to hold two open houses and a smattering of private viewings before accepting an offer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market
BOSTON (AP) — When Rebeka McBride and her husband put their home in Washington state on the market in early March, the coronavirus outbreak was just taking hold in the United States. They managed to hold two open houses and a smattering of private viewings before accepting an offer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Beloved Tigers star, Hall of Famer Al Kaline dies at 85
DETROIT (AP) — Fresh off the train and only 18 years old, Al Kaline ran into an immediate roadblock trying to join the Detroit Tigers. Called up to the majors, he couldn't get past the security guards at Briggs Stadium.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Beloved Tigers star, Hall of Famer Al Kaline dies at 85
DETROIT (AP) — Fresh off the train and only 18 years old, Al Kaline ran into an immediate roadblock trying to join the Detroit Tigers. Called up to the majors, he couldn't get past the security guards at Briggs Stadium.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Beloved Tigers star, Hall of Famer Al Kaline dies at 85
DETROIT (AP) — Fresh off the train and only 18 years old, Al Kaline ran into an immediate roadblock trying to join the Detroit Tigers. Called up to the majors, he couldn't get past the security guards at Briggs Stadium.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier
NEW YORK (AP) — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier
NEW YORK (AP) — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier
NEW YORK (AP) — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Q&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off and to financially stressed households as the coronavirus shuts down much of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Q&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off and to financially stressed households as the coronavirus shuts down much of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Q&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off and to financially stressed households as the coronavirus shuts down much of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Economic fallout from virus felt in gas lines in Venezuela
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolás Maduro’s government on Monday banned gasoline sales in two states as part of a broader lock-down to stem panic buying by Venezuelans accustomed to hoarding basic goods whenever there’s a hint of turmoil.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: DEA agent accused of conspiring with cartel
MIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: DEA agent accused of conspiring with cartel
MIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: DEA agent accused of conspiring with cartel
MIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses
NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a local Asian American-owned restaurant chain is mulling …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses
NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a local Asian American-owned restaurant chain is mulling …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Burned India denim factory had single door reached by ladder
NEW DELHI (AP) — Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials said. Seven people died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting Wednesday …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Burned India denim factory had single door reached by ladder
NEW DELHI (AP) — Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials said. Seven people died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting Wednesday …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Lone door led out as fire burned Indian factory of US denim
NEW DELHI (AP) — Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials say. Seven people died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Lone door led out as fire burned Indian factory of US denim
NEW DELHI (AP) — Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials say. Seven people died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Ladder to door was only escape for deadly India factory fire
NEW DELHI (AP) — Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials say. Seven people died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
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