Pandemic alters No. 22 SMU's prep for Navy's triple option

DALLAS (AP) — No. 22 SMU's preparation for Navy's triple-option running game is a little different in this pandemic-altered season.

Big Ten denies Nebraska request to play nonconference game

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Big Ten denied Nebraska’s request to play a nonconference opponent Saturday to replace its originally scheduled game with Wisconsin that was canceled because the Badgers had a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Pelosi scolds White House over no response in virus talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a scolding assessment of COVID-19 relief talks on Thursday, blaming Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for failing to produce answers to her demands for Democratic priorities as part of an almost $2 trillion aid package.

European Central Bank: Just wait until December

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank held off from strengthening its current economic stimulus but its President Christine Lagarde said there was “little doubt” that more action would be coming at its December meeting as surging coronavirus infections and new restrictions on activity threaten Europe’s economy.

European Central Bank holds off on strengthening stimulus

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank held off from strengthening its stimulus programs despite growing concern that a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases could stall the economy’s recovery from the deep downturn in the first part of the year, and even as analysts forecast that the bank will eventually take further action.

'The best hunt ever'

Grandson gets wish, bags first elk with grandfather at his side

Grandson gets wish, bags first elk with grandfather at his side

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Timber certification allows loggers to LEAP into sustainability

Many would argue that logging is straightforward, cutting, processing, and moving trees to a transport location. Modern loggers strive for much more through professional development by becoming certified in Idaho through a program called Logger Education to Advance Professionalism.

Now that’s one expensive cab ride

A Coeur d’Alene reader and his wife went to Santiago, Chili to

Giving back to a community that ‘saved her life’

St. Ignatius couple makes leap from helping neighbors to launching a nonprofit

St. Ignatius couple makes leap from helping neighbors to launching a nonprofit

Hollingshead scores in 82nd, FC Dallas beats Inter Miami 2-1

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead scored in the 82nd minute, helping FC Dallas beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Cyclones' Mike Rose reaping rewards of hard offseason work

Mike Rose, like everybody else in college football, had no idea last spring if there would be a season.

Rivers shares football intel to help Colts' defense improve

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Philip Rivers is a fiery competitor on game day — and on the practice field.

Wondolowski scores twice, Earthquakes top Real Salt Lake 2-0

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chris Wondolowski scored twice and the San Jose Earthquakes beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday night.

Another change at Southern Miss: coach Walden to Austin Peay

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Southern Mississippi interim coach Scotty Walden is leaving the school, effective immediately, to become the head coach at Austin Peay.

1-year sentence for angry fan who made football game threat

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A California man’s threats to harm college football players because they beat his favored team epitomized “fandom spiraled out of control,” something that can't be ignored in the age of mass shootings, a federal judge said Tuesday as he handed down a sentence of one year and a day over the 2018 threats.

Mississippi city may be left in dark over unpaid power bill

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A decade ago, the sole grocery store in the city of Itta Bena shuttered. The last bank left a few years later, followed by the pharmacy — lifelines for a small, rural community.

Don't skip these steps when borrowing parent student loans

Many parents take out student loans to help pay for their child’s education. But not all of them share that information with their son or daughter. That silence is an easy misstep for parents who decide to borrow student loans in their own names. Other problems can include unaffordable payments, unclear expectations around repayment and not taking advantage of an opportunity to help the child build credit. To help prevent student debt from derailing their family, parents should assess their financial situation and talk openly with their children before borrowing student loans.

Rookies to step up as Liverpool reels from defensive crisis

Such is the defensive crisis unfolding at Liverpool that a teenager who spent last season on loan at sixth-tier Kidderminster is set to be entrusted to hold together the injury-hit backline of the Premier League champions over the next few weeks.

AP Explains: Trump pushes questions about Joe Biden's son

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine Democratic rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump’s campaign is pushing a familiar line of attack: unverified allegations about Biden's son and his foreign business ties.