Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation

The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation

The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation

The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation

The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Public health seeks steady funding, not feast or famine

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Public health seeks steady funding, not feast or famine

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Public health seeks steady funding, not feast or famine

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine rollout confirms public health officials' warnings

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Public health officials sounded the alarm for months, complaining that they did not have enough support or money to get COVID-19 vaccines quickly into arms. Now the slower-than-expected start to the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history is proving them right.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade policy and promote U.S. opportunities for growth domestically and overseas.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade policy and promote U.S. opportunities for growth domestically and overseas.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start

New York’s governor threatened to fine hospitals if they don't use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. His South Carolina counterpart warned health care workers they have until Jan. 15 to get a shot or move to the back of the line. California’s governor wants to use dentists to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start

New York’s governor threatened to fine hospitals if they don't use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. His South Carolina counterpart warned health care workers they have until Jan. 15 to get a shot or move to the back of the line. California’s governor wants to use dentists to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Public health programs see surge in students amid pandemic

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Public health programs see surge in students amid pandemic

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degree.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other states resist

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even as many of their counterparts in other states show little appetite for reimposing the hard-line restrictions of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other states resist

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even as many of their counterparts in other states show little appetite for reimposing the hard-line restrictions of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other states resist

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even as many of their counterparts in other states show little appetite for reimposing the hard-line restrictions of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat

School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other states resist

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even as many of their counterparts in other states show little appetite for reimposing the hard-line restrictions of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon and New Mexico order lockdowns, other states resist

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even as many of their counterparts in other states show little appetite for reimposing the hard-line restrictions of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

As virus cases surge, elected officials resist restrictions

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With the coronavirus coming back with a vengeance across the country and the U.S. facing a long, dark winter, many governors and other elected officials are showing little appetite for imposing the kind of lockdowns and large-scale business closings seen last spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat

School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat

School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history

With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history — a monumental undertaking that must distribute hundreds of millions of doses, prioritize who’s first in line and ensure that people who get the initial shot return …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly gay and lesbian teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly gay and lesbian teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ex-members of religious group mixed on Barrett nomination

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s affiliation with the Christian community People of Praise is drawing scrutiny because of what former members and observers describe as its ultraconservative views on women. Her defenders say scrutinizing her beliefs and relationship to the mostly Catholic organization is akin to anti-religious bigotry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Ex-members of religious group mixed on Barrett nomination

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s affiliation with the Christian community People of Praise is drawing scrutiny because of what former members and observers describe as its ultraconservative views on women. Her defenders say scrutinizing her beliefs and relationship to the mostly Catholic organization is akin to anti-religious bigotry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

States retreat as confirmed virus cases hit all-time high

Texas and Florida clamped down on bars again Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and West

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

Juneteenth takes on new meaning amid push for racial justice

Americans of all backgrounds were marching, holding sit-ins or taking part in car caravan protests.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

CDC, states’ reporting of virus test data causes confusion

Elected officials, businesses and others are depending on coronavirus testing and infection-rate data as states reopen so that they will know if a second wave of contagion is coming — and whether another round of stay-at-home orders or closings might be needed.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Many businesses cautious about restarting economy amid virus

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply for as long as coronavirus cases in the United States …

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

Many businesses cautious about restarting economy amid virus

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply for as long as coronavirus cases in the United States …

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

Many businesses cautious about restarting economy amid virus

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply for as long as coronavirus cases in the United States …

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

Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Drive-thru sites have been opening around the United States to make it quicker and safer to test people for the new coronavirus. But much like the rest of the U.S. response to the pandemic, the system has been marked by inconsistencies, delays, and shortages. Many people …

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

Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Drive-thru sites have been opening around the United States to make it quicker and safer to test people for the new coronavirus. But much like the rest of the U.S. response to the pandemic, the system has been marked by inconsistencies, delays, and shortages. Many people …

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

Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Drive-thru sites have been opening around the United States to make it quicker and safer to test people for the new coronavirus. But much like the rest of the U.S. response to the pandemic, the system has been marked by inconsistencies, delays, and shortages. Many people …

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

Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequality

WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes faced a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for the coronavirus, even when they didn’t have a fever or other tell-tale symptoms.

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

Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequality

WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes faced a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for the coronavirus, even when they didn’t have a fever or other tell-tale symptoms.

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

How long will Americans be fighting the coronavirus?

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

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

How long will Americans be fighting the coronavirus?

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

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

Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid coronavirus

Workers lost their jobs, parents came up with impromptu home lesson plans for children kept home from shuttered schools. Families fretted over dwindling retirements accounts, the health of elderly parents, and every cough and sneeze in their midst.

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

Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid coronavirus

Workers lost their jobs, parents came up with impromptu home lesson plans for children kept home from shuttered schools. Families fretted over dwindling retirements accounts, the health of elderly parents, and every cough and sneeze in their midst.

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

Schools wrestle with fairness of closures during outbreak

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When the new coronavirus surfaced at Saint Raphael Academy after a school group returned from a trip to Italy, officials decided to close the Rhode Island Catholic high school for two weeks.

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

Schools wrestle with fairness of closures during outbreak

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When the new coronavirus surfaced at Saint Raphael Academy after a school group returned from a trip to Italy, officials decided to close the Rhode Island Catholic high school for two weeks.

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

Ex-NFL player Hernandez convicted of murder

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The big dig-out

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of snow Saturday and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach shivering motorists stranded overnight on New York's Long Island after a howling storm swept through the Northeast.

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

A gift for all the girls ... and boys

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

Top chefs join call for gender-neutral Easy-Bake

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Some well-known male chefs are getting behind a New Jersey girl's call for Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven.

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

No break this spring at pump

With gas prices above $4 in some states, Americans are canceling spring break plans and rethinking summer vacation, and some tourist destinations are offering gas vouchers of as much as $50 to talk people out of giving up and staying home.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO