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ICE agents stop by unaccompanied minor’s home in Spokane Valley for ‘welfare check,’ ICE states it’s part of new policy

April 15, 2025, 9:04am Business

On Thursday, a 16-year-old who fled Honduras two years ago frantically called her attorney at Manzanita House. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were at her uncle’s home in Spokane Valley, asking where she was. Read story

Cowles family plans to donate The Spokesman-Review to local nonprofit

April 15, 2025, 9:04am Business

The Cowles family intends to donate The Spokesman-Review to a recently formed Spokane-based community nonprofit organization that plans to continue publishing the newspaper amid the changes and challenges roiling legacy media. Read story

Vehicles, cranes and shipping containers are seen at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Economists see tariffs eating into growth, hiking prices as recession fears gain steam

Vehicles, cranes and shipping containers are seen at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

April 15, 2025, 7:49am Business

Prominent economists are lowering their U.S. growth forecasts this year while hiking their expectations for inflation, with the tariff war raising the likelihood of a recession. Read story

FILE - Ryosei Akazawa, newly appointed Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, arrives at the prime minister’s office Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Tokyo.

Japan’s chief trade negotiator to visit Washington for tariff talks this week

FILE - Ryosei Akazawa, newly appointed Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, arrives at the prime minister’s office Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Tokyo.

April 15, 2025, 7:48am Business

Japan’s chief trade negotiator will visit the United States this week for talks aimed at convincing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove tariff measures against the East Asian country, officials said Tuesday. Read story

Athletic apparel on display inside a Lululemon Athletica store at the International Finance Centre mall in Hong Kong, China, in 2015.

China suppliers mock tariffs with Nike, Lululemon deals on TikTok

Athletic apparel on display inside a Lululemon Athletica store at the International Finance Centre mall in Hong Kong, China, in 2015.

April 15, 2025, 7:45am Business

TikTok users in the U.S. are being inundated with videos from Chinese influencers encouraging American buyers to overcome punitive Trump tariffs by buying direct from the “world’s factory” — China. Read story

China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games

April 15, 2025, 7:45am Business

China said Tuesday it is pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Games held in the city of Harbin in February. Read story

Sales rep promote projectors at the 137th Canton Fair in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals

Sales rep promote projectors at the 137th Canton Fair in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

April 15, 2025, 7:43am Business

The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals. Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Vancouver family files wrongful death lawsuit against Legacy Salmon Creek

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

April 14, 2025, 3:45pm Business

A Vancouver woman’s lawsuit against Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center alleges medical negligence at the hospital led to her husband’s death. Read story