Millennial Money: What new debt collector rules mean for you

Working with third-party debt collectors can be confusing and scary. For the more than 68 million U.S. adults with debt in collections, knowing their legal rights is crucial.

Lagarde: Recovery could be stop-and-go despite vaccine news

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that the economy could face a “bumpy,” “stop-and-start” recovery despite good news about vaccine development.

Legals for November, 12 2020

Legals for November, 12 2020

In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule

BEIRUT (AP) — On Nov. 13, 1970, a young air force officer from the coastal hills of Syria launched a bloodless coup. It was the latest in a succession of military takeovers since independence from France in 1946, and there was no reason to think it would be the last.

Grief, anger, disbelief: Trump voters face Biden's victory

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — When Joan Martin heard that Joe Biden had been declared the winner of the presidential election, the retired nurse and avowed supporter of President Donald Trump was deeply unsettled. To steel herself, she thought about how her household weathered Hurricane Katrina when it battered her hometown of Picayune, Mississippi, in 2005.

Flathead’s Thompson inks with Montana soccer

Flathead High School’s Skyleigh Thompson made it official Wednesday, signing a National Letter of Intent and joining seven other soccer players in Montana’s 2020-21 signing class.

Undrafted Rams CB Darious Williams earns job opposite Ramsey

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Although Darious Williams' road to NFL success was unusually long and quite winding, the confident cornerback says he had no doubt where it would end.

Saints' defensive front gaining steam at season's midpoint

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — One week after battering Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady into one of the worst games of his career, a New Orleans Saints pass rush led by previously unheralded reserve Trey Hendrickson aims to muster a similar effort against San Francisco backup Nick Mullens.

Pritzker says lack of veto session won’t stop work on budget

CHICAGO (AP) — Efforts to identify cuts that can be made to Illinois’ budget will continue despite the postponement of the General Assembly’s veto session, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday.

College Football Picks: Notre Dame tries to avoid BC letdown

Maybe the most famous field goal in Boston College history is getting talked about a lot this week.

Cyprus locks down southwest over surge in coronavirus cases

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus put its entire southwest under a strict 19-day lockdown Wednesday, banning any non-essential movement of people and shuttering bars and restaurants after a string of escalating restrictions failed to curb a sharp increase in coronavirus infections.

USC's defense has plenty to work on after great escape

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big plays were a big problem in Southern California’s first game under defensive coordinator Todd Orlando.

Biden's plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left.

Thunder promote assistant Daigneault to head coach

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Much of the credit for Mark Daigneault's quick ascent to NBA head coach goes to the man he is replacing.

Lagarde: Recovery could be stop-and-go despite vaccine news

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that the economy could face a “bumpy,” “stop-and-start” recovery despite good news about vaccine development.

Lagarde: Recovery from pandemic could be bumpy

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde says the current 1.35 trillion-euro ($1.58 trillion) bond purchase program and cheap loans to banks are “likely to remain the main tools” to help the economy as it prepares to offer more stimulus in December.

Pondering things poetic

There is a touch of the poet in each of us, and that sometimes flusters me greatly.

Lucille Bridges, mother of activist Ruby Bridges, dies at 86

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all-white New Orleans elementary school, has died at the age of 86.

Northwest Notes Nov. 11, 2020

The Gonzaga women’s basketball team was ranked No. 21 in the preseason Associated Press poll, which was released Tuesday.