No rate increase likely before 2014

WASHINGTON - It could be quite a while yet before the Federal Reserve starts raising the interest rates it has kept at record lows for three years.

How to arrive safely on your landing page

A landing page is, literally, where your online visitors "land." It is your web page that is displayed when a visitor clicks an online advertisement, or a link from search engine results pages. This may or may not be your home page, but it definitely needs to be a page that is designed to convert quality leads into customers.

Robert Wayne King, 77

Robert Wayne King – Rathdrum - October 17, 1944 to November 10, 2021.

Reader's Digest is dead

Why do most doctors and nurses take supplements if they aren't useful? The April issue of Reader's Digest ran an anti-vitamin article that's generated quite a lot of responses. That may be because more than half of all Americans currently take nutritional supplements.

No Christmas miracle

U.S. holiday retail sales growth weakest since 2008

News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing case

Cd'A Press among 22 organizations to form coalition

Twenty regional and national news organizations, including the Coeur d’Alene Press, have formed a coalition to ask a judge to narrow a gag order in the case against a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students.

It's not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement

Many activists have been dismissed as tools of foreign interference

France celebrates Bastille Day

WASHINGTON - Finding the best deal on a flight has become a lot more difficult, thanks to hefty baggage and service fees that consumers often don't know about until they show up at the airline counter, congressional investigators say.

Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost

About 17,000 ballots were not scanned at precinct-based vote counters and were instead placed in a collection box to be counted by more sophisticated machines at the county's election headquarters

Shopping for a home?

Buying a home means more than choosing between granite countertops and a two-car garage. It’s about moving to a neighborhood that can make your life better or worse for years.

FDA OKs 5-day emergency contraceptive

WASHINGTON - Federal health officials on Friday approved a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than the current leading drug on the market.

Headache and migraine pain solutions

Headache and migraine pain are very common conditions. More than 37 million people suffer from this type of pain in the U.S. alone. Some of these pain patients know exactly when the pain started, for example, an accident or sports injury. Others don’t know when it started.

TASK FORCE: Open letter to the people of Shoshone County

For over 42 years, the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations has been committed to joining communities across America to speak up and take peaceful actions to promote human rights for all people in the face of the purveyors of hate and discrimination. We love the people of Shoshone County, and we stand with you.

'A global force of good'

Vice Admiral Bruce Clingan confidant end is in sight in Iraq, Afghanistan

COEUR d'ALENE - There's more to the U.S. Navy than you know. Some days sailors might be countering piracy, halting toxic waste dumping or providing humanitarian relief in Haiti and the Gulf of Mexico. Vice Admiral Bruce Clingan calls it a global form of good.

What is insulin resistance?

It is important that the levels of insulin in the body not be too high or too low. Some of the functions of insulin in the body include: countering the actions of adrenaline and cortisol in the body, helping the body repair and convert blood sugar into triglycerides, keeping blood glucose levels from elevating, playing a major role in the production of serotonin, and at normal levels increasing development of muscle. Insulin cannot work effectively at too high or low levels.

Store medicine properly to avoid 'candy confusion'

The Up and Away campaign, in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is reminding parents and caregivers of young children to be extra vigilant about safe medicine storage, so kids don’t mistake medicines for a sweet treat.

United recovering from canceled, delayed flights

Spirit Lake women among those stranded

CHICAGO (AP) - A five-hour computer outage that virtually shut down United Airlines Friday night and early Saturday is a stark reminder of how dependent airlines have become on technology.

It's a mad, mad digital world

Online shopping grows, with some growing pains

Americans waited until the last minute to buy holiday gifts, but retailers weren't prepared for the spike.

Scammers impersonating sheriff's office

Scammers are making the rounds in the area, and the Kootenai County Sheriff is cautioning citizens to be on the alert.

Psychology on order

How restaurants get you to spend more

NEW YORK - You may think you're immune to transparent sales pitches like "Do you want fries with that?" But the tactics restaurants use to nudge you into spending a little extra may be subtler than you realize.