All quiet till Ríos HR in 13th lifts Dodgers over Astros 4-2

HOUSTON (AP) — After a testy, noisy game in the series opener, all was quiet between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros on Wednesday night.

NIC ROUNDUP: A good Deng night for Cardinals

NIC hosts Snow basketball on Saturday; Cardinal wrestling wins in Moses Lake; Cardinal softball wins in Arizona opener

NIC WRESTLING: Cardinals run down fifth-ranked Clackamas

NIC hosts the Cardinal Duals today starting at 10 a.m., competing against Colorado Northwestern at 10 a.m., and Northwest of Powell, Wyo., at noon. Clackamas wrestles Northwest at 10 a.m. and Colorado Northwestern at noon.

PSNI gets a special visit from some old friends

SANDPOINT — Karaoke was sung and dances were plentiful as the Panhandle Special Needs, Inc., group taught some moves to the Journey of Hope cycling team Thursday.

How to handle college loan debt as an unemployed recent grad

Entry-level jobs are scarce for recent college graduates, which leaves the Class of 2020 in a precarious position as their student loan debt comes due.

How to handle college loan debt as an unemployed recent grad

Entry-level jobs are scarce for recent college graduates, which leaves the Class of 2020 in a precarious position as their student loan debt comes due.

How to handle college loan debt as an unemployed recent grad

Entry-level jobs are scarce for recent college graduates, which leaves the Class of 2020 in a precarious position as their student loan debt comes due.

Wall Street ends higher after shaking off a wobbly start

U.S. stocks shook off an early slide and closed broadly higher Thursday as the market steadied after its worst drop in more than four months.

Wall Street ends higher after shaking off a wobbly start

U.S. stocks shook off an early slide and closed broadly higher Thursday as the market steadied after its worst drop in more than four months.

How to handle college loan debt as an unemployed recent grad

Entry-level jobs are scarce for recent college graduates, which leaves the Class of 2020 in a precarious position as their student loan debt comes due.

UK hospitals stagger under toll from the new virus variant

LONDON (AP) — England's National Health Service is accustomed to tough winters — and caring for people on overcrowded wards sometimes means moving patients into the corridor. But this is different. Now some are lucky just to get medical help as they wait in an ambulance in the parking lot.

UK hospitals stagger under toll from the new virus variant

LONDON (AP) — England's National Health Service is accustomed to tough winters — and caring for people on overcrowded wards sometimes means moving patients into the corridor. But this is different. Now some are lucky just to get medical help as they wait in an ambulance in the parking lot.

EU summit assesses virus restrictions amid worrying reports

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.

The Latest: Israel strikes Pfizer deal for new vaccine batch

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister says the country has struck a deal with Pfizer to receive a fresh batch of coronavirus vaccines in August to help with its drive to vaccinate teenagers.

Virginia reshaped as Democrats put historic stamp on laws

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic legislators in Virginia have dramatically reshaped the state in two months, sweeping aside many of the state’s old business-friendly and socially conservative laws and replacing them with a broad, progressive policy agenda.

Virginia reshaped as Democrats put historic stamp on laws

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic legislators in Virginia have dramatically reshaped the state in two months, sweeping aside many of the state’s old business-friendly and socially conservative laws and replacing them with a broad, progressive policy agenda.

Biden visit Monday caps push into Ohio, once a longshot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Biden is set to make a general election campaign visit Monday to Ohio, signaling the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election.

Washington Supreme Court comes to Big Bend

Community members invited to hear oral arguments

MOSES LAKE — The community is invited to Big Bend Community College today and Tuesday, as the Washington State Supreme Court justices visit with students and hear oral arguments from a different bench.

Relax, America, our nuclear codes are in the hands of a stable genius

The President has now furnished proof that he is a bonafide stable genius.

Trump signs Iowa disaster declaration, to visit Tuesday

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an emergency declaration that will supply federal money to help Iowa recover from an unusual wind storm that struck a week ago.