Saturday, November 16, 2024

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Out of this world

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Wildfire destroys hundreds of homes

BASTROP, Texas - A roaring wildfire raced through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas on Monday, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance that was fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO