Cratering economy offsets Wall St. gains in 2020 campaign

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump has often cited the stock market's gains as a barometer for his administration's success. And if history is a guide, Wall Street's fortunes in the next few months could signal whether America gives Trump another four years in the Oval Office.

Spring in their step: Wall St. bullish as 2Q profits plunge

NEW YORK (AP) — Earnings for big U.S. companies were historically bad last quarter — and yet still much better than expected.

Spring in their step: Wall St. bullish as 2Q profits plunge

NEW YORK (AP) — Earnings for big U.S. companies were historically bad last quarter — and yet still much better than expected.

Mexico: Odebrecht allegedly paid for slick 2012 campaign

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans were inundated by a slick, expensive ad campaign on behalf of front-running presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto for the 2012 election, but few then suspected who is now being alleged to have paid for it — Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which has admitted to involvement in widespread corruption in Latin America.

The zoom economy

Northern Regional Economist explains how growth plays major role in Idaho economy

Lebanon to impose 24-hour curfew, hospitals run out of beds

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities tightened a nationwide lockdown Monday, including an 11-day, 24-hour curfew, amid a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections and growing criticism of uncoordinated policies many blame for the spread of the virus.

Lebanon plans 11-day, 24-hour curfew, hospital beds fill up

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities tightened a nationwide lockdown Monday, including an 11-day, 24-hour curfew, amid a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections and growing criticism of uncoordinated policies many blame for the spread of the virus.

Lebanon plans 11-day, 24-hour curfew, hospital beds fill up

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities tightened a nationwide lockdown Monday, including an 11-day, 24-hour curfew, amid a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections and growing criticism of uncoordinated policies many blame for the spread of the virus.

Apprenticeship program makes pitch

SANDPOINT — In 1937, during the era of the Great Depression, employers were in need of workers with specific qualifications.

Jobless rate drops again

Openings increase; Health care, manufacturing provide boost

POST FALLS - When Greg Jones heard that Kootenai County's unemployment rate dropped three-tenths to 8.7 percent in October, the job seeker was puzzled.

Idaho, Kootenai County jobless rates improve

Employers across Idaho's economy maintained payrolls at higher levels than typical for October, pushing Idaho's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down another two-tenths of a point to 8.8 percent, the lowest level in nearly two years.

'Light at the end of the tunnel'

Optimism still guarded, but group of economists predicts improvement

Finally, after two long years of crippling recession, the national economy is starting to recover.

Sides speak out on Ashworth

Hearing on 108-acre annex request is tonight

POST FALLS - Citizens, the real estate sector and businesses are speaking out about a 108-acre annexation request on the Rathdrum Prairie for a project that would include 450 single-family lots, 200 multi-family lots and commercial.

Bucking trend, Bolivia lowers retirement age to 58

LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia enacted a law Friday reducing the country's retirement age to 58, bucking a global trend in which countries push people to work longer to counteract the burden on national treasuries of rising life expectancy.

Candidate Profile-Mike Crapo

U.S. Senate - Republican

Birth date: May 20, 1951

Stocks fall again as Europe's debt worries deepen

NEW YORK - Europe's debt problems rumbled through global financial markets again Tuesday.

Real estate outlook bright

Apartment owners can expect healthy market conditions

Drownings along Rio Grande spike after enforcement surge

Wasden: State lands must be managed

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says it's his obligation to defend the Idaho Constitution at all costs.

Measure allowing overtime for farmworkers moves forward

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Agricultural workers in Washington state would become eligible for overtime pay under a bill moving through the Legislature in Olympia.