Malone's Barnes & Noble bid a bet on the Nook

Electronic reader has the potential to deliver all types of digital products

NEW YORK - Why buy a bookstore?

FROM THE AP: Mississippi moves to strip Confederate image from its flag

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS

Most unemployed don't get benefits: Here's why

WASHINGTON - Even though the U.S. job market is gaining strength, there are still a lot of unemployed Americans. Yet only a fraction of them are receiving financial aid from the government.

Panel backs state exchange

Measure now goes to the full House for spirited debate

BOISE (AP) - The House Health and Welfare Committee backed a state-based, nonprofit insurance exchange Thursday, conceding that it wasn't a perfect solution, but it was better than merely accepting a version run from Washington, D.C.

No Christmas miracle

U.S. holiday retail sales growth weakest since 2008

FREEDOMS: Tired of losing them

I am a Conservative, not a Liberal. I am also a born again Christian.

Signs point - finally - to end of Europe's recession

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - After a year and a half of recession, Europe's battered economy could finally be showing signs of life.

U.S. stock indexes gain in quiet trading; oil price surges

ART: Local is clearly better

Under the Rainbow does not represent anything related to our city, North Idaho or the Inland Northwest. It looks like a unfinished suspension bridge. It has been a huge waste of money and did not support any local artists. What a joke.

STA closes most waiting areas in the downtown Plaza, sees sharp ridership drop

The Spokane Transit Authority closed most waiting areas in the downtown Plaza on Tuesday morning, complying with a Sunday order from Gov. Jay Inslee banning gatherings of more than 50 people statewide.

Lawsuit over Black Rock to conclude

Case goes to jury after two weeks of testimony, evidence

COEUR d'ALENE — "Actions speak louder than words," Attorney Adam Springel of Las Vegas repeated several times Friday afternoon at the U.S. Courthouse in Coeur d'Alene.

Apple Watch: Available soon for sale in stores

SAN FRANCISCO - Soon you'll be able to buy an Apple Watch like you'd buy most other watches - in a store.

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Hilda Rocca

Fox rejects Cablevision's new offer to end impasse

LOS ANGELES - Fox on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch offer from Cablevision Systems Corp. to pay it more for its TV stations' signals, a move that could leave some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York area with few options besides heading to a bar to watch baseball's World Series on TV.

Giving you the heads up online

Ask The Propellorheads

The Front Row with MARK NELKE August 29, 2010

Vancouver — the Place to be in B.C.

If you spend some time in Vancouver, then close your eyes, you might think you're in Seattle - with the waterfront, the big downtown buildings, B.C.'s version of the space needle (not shooting as high up as in Seattle, but still a nice view of the area).

V-J Day flashback to Japan bombings

On Aug. 6, 1945, the "Enola Gay" dropped an atomic bomb named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. "Fat Man" was the atomic bomb dropped by "Bockscar" on Nagasaki on Aug. 9. The detonation on Hiroshima killed 90,000-166,000, and Nagasaki lost 60,000-80,000. Half of the total deaths occurred immediately upon detonation of the bombs in each city.

Marty and Max: Mid-June Real Estate Update

We have been discussing how the real estate market is reacting to the interest rates hovering at 7% and following are our expert's thoughts.

Fighting back from homelessness

Debt ceiling talks push stocks higher