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Derrik lost both his legs in June 2023, the summer after his sophomore year of high school, while working for a large construction company in southwestern Washington as part of a school program that allowed him to earn class credit for hours on the job.

Washington Legislature considers strengthening youth labor laws

Derrik lost both his legs in June 2023, the summer after his sophomore year of high school, while working for a large construction company in southwestern Washington as part of a school program that allowed him to earn class credit for hours on the job.

February 11, 2025, 6:05am Business

As more teenagers get hurt at work, one state representative has proposed toughening youth labor laws. Read story

Boeing prepares for 400 layoffs related to NASA’s Artemis program

February 10, 2025, 3:46pm Business

Boeing told its employees working on the NASA Artemis lunar program’s Space Launch System rocket they could be facing layoffs by April. Read story

FILE - People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 5, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street takes Trump’s latest tariff threats in stride, and indexes rise

FILE - People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 5, 2024, in New York.

February 10, 2025, 1:20pm Business

U.S. stocks rose Monday as Wall Street took President Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House to sign a new North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, Jan. 29, 2020, in Washington. The President is joined by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, and others.

Trump’s latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertainty

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House to sign a new North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, Jan. 29, 2020, in Washington. The President is joined by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, and others.

February 10, 2025, 12:45pm Business

President Donald Trump plans to on Monday formally announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of an aggressive effort to remake the existing terms of world trade that so far has compounded economic uncertainty. Read story

FILE - Freshly-made pennies sit in a bin at the U.S. Mint in Denver on Aug. 15, 2007.

So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints

FILE - Freshly-made pennies sit in a bin at the U.S. Mint in Denver on Aug. 15, 2007.

February 10, 2025, 11:13am Business

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. Read story

Skagit Valley Malting eyes revival under new ownership

February 10, 2025, 8:19am Business

Nearly two years have passed since Skagit Valley Malting abruptly closed its doors. Read story

French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, attends a meeting with China’s Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing at the Elysee Palace, during events on the sidelines of an Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, attends a meeting with China’s Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing at the Elysee Palace, during events on the sidelines of an Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

February 10, 2025, 8:18am Business

JD Vance is stepping onto the world stage for the first time as U.S. vice president this week, using a high-profile artificial intelligence summit in France and a gathering of national security leaders in Germany to showcase Donald Trump’s more assertive approach to diplomacy. Read story

Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor, meets with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. in his office on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington.

Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test

Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor, meets with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. in his office on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington.

February 10, 2025, 8:16am Business

President Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks. But his nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary may be proving the hardest for many to accept. Read story