Low rates and heavy buyer demand send US home sales surging

Spurred by ultra-low mortgage rates, home buyers rushed last month to snap up a limited supply of existing houses, causing the pace of purchases to jump by a record-high 24.7%

Searching for airfares doesn't have to be a gamble

NEW YORK - Searching for airfares often seems to be a game passengers are set up to lose.

If you hang them, they will come!

My Garden Path

Hang them? Of course, I mean hummingbird feeders. I put mine up on April 15, as I usually do. (That seems to be a good time here in Post Falls). Anyway, I was rewarded with the first hummingbird chug a lugging the very next day! Some years they don't appear for a week or more, but they were right on time this year. Who needs those swallows that return to Capistrano? I'll take the hummers every time.

ALL ABOARD!

By DEVIN WEEKS

'We don't have food': African leaders meet as crises grow

Leaders called for increased mobilization to resolve a humanitarian crisis that has left millions displaced and more than 280 million suffering from malnourishment

New phase in AIDS fight

Government expected to endorse pill to prevent infection

Cash-strapped districts cutting summer school

Education Secretary: Cuts wrong way to go

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Amber Bramble had to scramble to arrange summer plans for her 5- and 7-year-old daughters after their suburban Kansas City school district gutted its summer school program this spring.

Diminishing the tech divide

By BRIAN WALKER

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count. President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” as public health experts projected 100,000 to 240,000 people could die in the U.S. even if Americans follow social-distancing guidelines.

T-2 trickery: Seniors, beware deathly scam

According to the mailer, a form T-2 is supposed to be insurance covering medical bills and funeral expenses when you die. It’s also known as burial or funeral insurance, but beware if you receive a form T-2 in your mailbox because it’s a scam.

Ex-Aryan's book chronicles fall - and his rise

Former Butler protege apologizes to communities

Is history about to repeat itself?

This month marks the fifth year of this column. It began as an effort to keep you informed of our real estate market in the face of gloomy news as the market began to sag in other locales. While the real estate bubble burst in some areas, we appeared still strong. It wasn't until late in 2008 that the cold reality struck - it was over. The phones grew silent as the snow began to pile up. Traffic came to a halt as the plows struggled to keep up with record snowfall that winter, on the heels of a record boom in the real estate market.

Thinking of past snow days

Snow day! As snow begins to pile up on my driveway this Sunday night the channel 6 weather lady cheerfully declares, “The storm is beginning to build.” A strong-front is approaching from the southwest meeting a cold-front from the northwest and converging and shaking hands in North Idaho to bring the great possibility of heavy snow to my hometown. This possibility proves true.

Super Scholarship goes to lucky local

By DEVIN WEEKS

Consumers expected to spend more during 2018 holiday season

The season of giving is also the season of spending and consumers are expected to hand over to retailers a good chunk more of their income than they did last year.

World/Nation Briefs June 7, 2013

IRS official

Bible not in conflict with science

There has been a recent spate of letters to the Editor and a My Turn column on the theory of evolution. While these letters ping-pong back and forth, with many feeling that it's wasted paper with neither side convincing the other, I am compelled to write once more to elaborate my point of view.

Breathing life into bailout discussions

Our pollen seasons may be getting longer

We’re in the middle of allergy season and it’s often a tough time for those who suffer from hay fever. Some people are affected more than others at various times of the year.

Jane Birkin asks Hermes to take her name off crocodile handbag

PARIS (AP) - British singer Jane Birkin has asked Hermes to take her name off the crocodile-skin versions of the iconic Birkin handbag, after being contacted by animal rights group PETA over "cruel" slaughtering practices.