Extended vehicle warranties might (or might not) be OK

If you’re considering a new vehicle purchase or made a recent purchase, here’s advice on extended warranties.

Truck show this weekend

Event includes outdoor show of vintage trucks

The second Inland Northwest Truck Show is taking place through Sunday at the Greyhound Park and Event Center in Post Falls.

Poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections

A new survey finds Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'

Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee, said such laws protect the unborn. While she doesn’t know if anything can be done to prevent people from helping others get abortions, she said, “I would certainly wish that they wouldn’t do it.”

Time to step on the brakes?

Federal Reserve seems on track to slow bond buys by year's end

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve appears on track to slow its bond purchases by the end of this year if the economy continues to improve. But it remains divided over the exact timing of the move.

IDFG may put tags up for auction

Meeting tonight on proposal to support wildlife management

Idaho Fish and Game will hold a meeting tonight to gather input on offering five additional tags for auction: one each for elk, mule deer, pronghorn, mountain goat and moose.

Just like new

Scott Gittel opens store that only offers used furniture

COEUR d'ALENE - Scott Gittel knows used furniture.

Is complete online anonymity possible?

Most Internet users would like to be anonymous online at least occasionally, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online, according to new findings in a national survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project.

Turnaround takes hold

Target is getting its groove back

NEW YORK - Target is on its way back.

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SALE!

U.S. retail sales rise in August

Auto sales lead the way in consumer spending

Mobile park's water issues linger

Problems have been unfixed since May

POST FALLS - The water situation at the Arundel by the River mobile home park - murky since May - remains that way despite residents being told the problem would be rectified three weeks ago.

Pop culture thank yous

Deck the halls and fa the las, because it's time for another month of Christmas-themed columns! Oh, wait. It's not even Thanksgiving. Sorry, I'm currently camped in front of Best Buy, and time is a flat circle.

Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig get best marks in diet review

CHICAGO - Trying to slim down? Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig scored the best marks for effectiveness in a review of research on commercial diet programs, but many other plans just haven't been studied enough to evaluate long-term results.

Man hopes for new hat and gloves

This 56-year-old said he needs a new hat and gloves, and he knows that with help from Press Christmas for All, they're within reach.

Eating with our eyes

Blame the external cues for making us overeat! Brian Wansink, economics and marketing professor at Cornell University has conducted research demonstrating that we are way out of touch with our internal hunger and fullness signals. In fact it is all the external cues that contribute to overeating.

Prison company asks court to toss lawsuit

BOISE - A private prison company has asked a federal judge to bar a lawsuit brought by 24 inmates and the American Civil Liberties Union over violence at Idaho's only private prison, saying the primary plaintiff should go it alone in court.

Held hostage by retailer warranties

Ah, the good old days.

ECB lends banks $639B over 3 years

FRANKFURT, Germany - Struggling banks snapped up $639 billion in cheap loans from the European Central Bank on Wednesday, a sign of just how hard or expensive it has become to borrow from each other.

Stocks plunge after Fed announces stimulus steps

NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve did what investors expected Wednesday - it said it would buy Treasury bonds to help the economy. But stocks fell anyway. The reason? The Fed made it clear that it thinks a full economic recovery is years away.