EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it's getting attention.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it's getting attention.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it's getting attention.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang

NEW YORK (AP) — The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, two people close to the investigation said …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Experts say cyberattack on US pipeline is a wake-up call

NEW YORK (AP) — The shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline because of a ransomware attack stretched into a third day Sunday, with the Biden administration saying an “all-hands-on-deck” effort is underway to restore operations and avoid disruptions in gasoline supply.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game

News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game

News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game

News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game

News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

5 CES Trends to Watch

CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

5 CES Trends to Watch

CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Meet the online gadget show, a hall of mirrors to the future

Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology. CES kicks off this week, but thanks to the pandemic, it will be in a radical new format — …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Meet the online gadget show, a hall of mirrors to the future

Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology. CES kicks off this week, but thanks to the pandemic, it will be in a radical new format — …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. In many ways, 2020′s pandemic-induced isolation threw our dependence on technology into overdrive, snipping away at our real-life connections while bringing digital relationships to the fore.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. In many ways, 2020′s pandemic-induced isolation threw our dependence on technology into overdrive, snipping away at our real-life connections while bringing digital relationships to the fore.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. In many ways, 2020′s pandemic-induced isolation threw our dependence on technology into overdrive, snipping away at our real-life connections while bringing digital relationships to the fore.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Disney posts 4Q loss as parks business, costs drag results

Walt Disney Co. reported fiscal fourth-quarter loss on Thursday thanks largely to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its earnings were dragged by costs from restructuring related to its streaming services and lost revenue from its California theme parks, which remain closed amid surging coronavirus cases in the U.S.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Disney posts 4Q loss as parks business, costs drag results

Walt Disney Co. reported fiscal fourth-quarter loss on Thursday thanks largely to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its earnings were dragged by costs from restructuring related to its streaming services and lost revenue from its California theme parks, which remain closed amid surging coronavirus cases in the U.S.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Disney posts 4Q loss as parks business, costs drag results

Walt Disney Co. reported fiscal fourth-quarter loss on Thursday thanks largely to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its earnings were dragged by costs from restructuring related to its streaming services and lost revenue from its California theme parks, which remain closed amid surging coronavirus cases in the U.S.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Disney posts 4Q loss as parks business, costs drag results

Walt Disney Co. reported fiscal fourth-quarter loss on Thursday thanks largely to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its earnings were dragged by costs from restructuring related to its streaming services and lost revenue from its California theme parks, which remain closed amid surging coronavirus cases in the U.S.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Did social media actually counter election misinformation?

Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Did social media actually counter election misinformation?

Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

T-Mobile offers up yet another TV streaming service

Yet another service provider is jumping into the TV streaming wars. This time it's T-Mobile and its TVision service with live news, entertainment and sports channels, starting at $10 a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

T-Mobile offers up yet another TV streaming service

Yet another service provider is jumping into the TV streaming wars. This time it's T-Mobile and its TVision service with live news, entertainment and sports channels, starting at $10 a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

T-Mobile offers up yet another TV streaming service

Yet another service provider is jumping into the TV streaming wars. This time it's T-Mobile and its TVision service with live news, entertainment and sports channels, starting at $10 a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

AP Explains: The promise of 5G wireless - speed, hype, risk

A much-hyped network upgrade called “5G” means different things to different people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AP Explains: The promise of 5G wireless - speed, hype, risk

A much-hyped network upgrade called “5G” means different things to different people.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put others at risk.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put others at risk.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus

NEW YORK (AP) — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out:

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus

NEW YORK (AP) — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out:

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus

NEW YORK (AP) — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out:

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus

LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, washes his hands more often and hopes for …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus

LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, washes his hands more often and hopes for …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus

LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, washes his hands more often and hopes for …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Amazon's value surpasses Wal-Mart after surprise 2Q profit

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Need to hit friends up for cash? There's an app for that

NEW YORK - On a trip to Maine with four friends, Alexander Culbertson racked up $1,300 on gas, hotel rooms, food and drinks.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

HP sells stake in Chinese storage and server unit

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Hacking target makes it theaters

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

More than just point-and-click

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Can coffee end government shutdown?

NEW YORK - Starbucks, known for its piping hot coffee, is throwing itself in the middle of yet another heated national debate.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Men, prepare to talk turkey

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Feeling better about the economy

NEW YORK - In the latest sign that Americans are feeling better about the overall economy, stores across the country had a pickup in sales in May.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Barnes & Noble to add Google Play app store

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Few surprises in Super Bowl ads

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

For Subway, does sizereally matter?

NEW YORK - What's in an inch? Apparently, enough missing meat, cheese and tomatoes to cause an uproar.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Happy holidays

NEW YORK - A last-minute surge in spending saved the holiday shopping season.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Mild winter warms Lowe's profit

NEW YORK - Lowe's Cos. said Monday its fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 13 percent, better than analysts expected, as homeowners took on more home-improvement projects during mild winter months.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sears shedding stores, reports loss

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Shocked? Not!

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Advertisers' biggest gamble

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Shoppers snap up Cyber Monday deals

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

RadioShack CEO Julian Day retiring

NEW YORK - RadioShack said Monday its chairman and CEO Julian Day is leaving and announced disappointing fourth-quarter guidance that sent shares down 11 percent in midday trading.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Playboy agrees to Hefner buyout offer

NEW YORK - The publisher of Playboy magazine has agreed to accept a sweetened buyout offer from a partnership headed by founder Hugh Hefner, allowing the original playboy to fulfill his plans to take the company private.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Jim Beam, Titleist maker to split into 3 companies

NEW YORK - Consumer products maker Fortune Brands Inc. plans to split into three companies, keeping its liquor business led by Jim Beam bourbon while shedding the units that make Titleist golf balls, Moen faucets and Master Locks.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Some stores open on Thanksgiving

NEW YORK - Not all Americans tucked into turkey with their families on Thanksgiving. Some were out shopping, hitting sales ahead of the crowds expected Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Debt, changing media habits topple Blockbuster

NEW YORK - Blockbuster Inc., once the dominant movie rental company in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, reeling from mounting losses, rising debt and competitors that have better catered to Americans' changed media habits.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Lowe's second-quarter profit rises 10 percent

NEW YORK - People bought more air conditioners and grills at Lowe's Cos. in early summer, boosting second-quarter net income 10 percent, but overall spending was hurt by hot weather and the weak economy, the home-improvement retailer said Monday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Home Depot moves to fourth-quarter profit

NEW YORK - Improving sales of paint, flooring and plumbing show home owners are making a cautious return to basic do-it-yourself and home decor projects, Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO