Hudson's Bay buying Saks for $2.4 billion

Fairfax has tentative deal to buy BlackBerry

Nothing permanent

For U.S., shutdown embarrasses but damage won't last

WASHINGTON - It's going to take a lot more political bungling to do any permanent damage to America's reputation or wreck its financial markets.

Eighteen speak at NIC forum

Common Core, Obamacare are hot topics

Better buying

Confident consumers give U.S. retail sales a lift

FAITHFUL OBSERVATIONS: Edify Northwest builds hope

What if you told your children that you were going to take the same two weeks of vacation each year, fill up buses or vans with 90 other people and travel to one of the poorest areas of Mexico to build houses? And you did this for the next 30 years? And you can’t take your phone or electronics on the trip, either?

Sotheby's hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible

It has put the price tag at an eye-watering $30 million to $50 million

Beloved and debated, French bulldog becomes top US dog breed

The buzzy little bulldogs have been targeted in thefts, including last month's fatal shooting of a 76-year-old South Carolina breeder

'Right now my heart is breaking'

Rapper, cabbie meet violent end together in Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Kenny Cherry was an aspiring rapper who moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to pursue his career. His music videos online show him cruising the Strip in his Maserati.

Virtual currency, real problem

Collapse of exchange spells trouble for bitcoin

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Maggie Holloway first felt the calling on her life, to spread the love of Jesus Christ, through the serving and walking alongside those in poverty, and especially children in need, when she was very young. This calling was realized at the age of 11, when her family joined a team that takes trips to Mexico over spring break, to build houses for those in extreme poverty.

10 world records broken at Kroc Center swim competition

The meet featured over 70 individual swimmers from ages 21 to 88 from Idaho, Montana, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California. The Kroc pool was set up so the competition was in “short course meters.”

Education board to hold hearings on online courses

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state Board of Education plans to take public comment next month on proposed online course requirements for high school students.

A Vandal’s view of the pandemic

Raised in a big city, I thought I’d seen it all.

Let’s give back to our local nonprofits

I. Last year during Idaho Gives area nonprofits joined together for a block party at City Park where there were carousel rides, museum tours, a volunteer fair, and a cornhole tournament. The plan was to continue this tradition of camaraderie and community connection, but the world has changed and nonprofits must fundraise and communicate with donors differently.

Beer Barter is new Winter Carnival event

Great Northern Brewing Co. putting up 52 cases of Black Star

There's a new event at the Whitefish Winter Carnival on Saturday and it involves free beer. Need we say more?

Is it memory loss or Alzheimer's?

Alzheimer’s disease represents just one form of dementia, a general term for abnormal loss of memory and other intellectual capabilities which significantly interfere with daily function. There is yet no cure for dementia, but some research suggests that at least in certain cases, Alzheimer’s prevention may be possible.

A mix of it all on Corbin

A month ago Neighborhood of the Week focused on an area in central Post Falls near Quail Run Boulevard that included a mix of established homes and a pocket of new construction nestled between the existing neighborhoods.

Really Big Raffle tickets going fast

NIC Foundation could see future changes due to funding lost

Tickets are going fast for North Idaho College Foundation’s largest public fundraiser the Really BIG Raffle.

McDonald's apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours

The company said the outage also wasn't related to its shift to Google Cloud as a technology provider