Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industry
The federal government wants the number of offices that oversee U.S. mine safety laws to align more with a shrinking coal ...
WA farmers, seafood producers brace for Chinese tariffs as trade war deepens
Washington food and seafood exporters could be hit extra hard by a 34% retaliatory tariff imposed by China on U.S. exports.
IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office, AP sources say
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce — as part of ...
Meet the 23-year-old student who raised $25 million in Democratic losses
A Florida law student has a lucrative side gig: fund-raising consultant. His firm earns a 25 percent cut from donations, and ...
WSU football announces Donnell Kirkwood Jr. as new RBs coach
Donnell Kirkwood Jr. is taking over WSU's running backs room, replacing former coach Robbie Rouse, who resigned last month.
Seattleites react to stock market slide as retirement funds take a hit
Across the Seattle area and the nation, people are struggling to understand how the stock market slide will affect their ...
In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
Notably absent from the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the poor Southeast Asian nation Myanmar: the uniquely skilled, well-equipped and swift search-and-rescue teams and ...
Georgia bill would compensate the wrongfully convicted and let Trump recover costs of election case
ATLANTA (AP) — A repeated attempt to fix Georgia’s inefficient system for compensating people wrongfully convicted of crimes ...
Trump’s next tariffs target could be foreign-made medicines
President Trump wants to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the U.S. Experts warn tariffs could result in shortages ...
Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety
Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen ...
Man employs AI avatar in legal appeal, and judge isn’t amused
The use of a video persona created with artificial intelligence software to help make an argument earns a stern rebuke.
More than 500 law firms back Perkins Coie in fight with Trump
The firms signed a legal brief supporting Seattle-based Perkins Coie, calling the president’s actions a threat “to the rule of law.” The largest firms declined to sign.