Saturday, November 16, 2024

Delivery confirmation

WASHINGTON - The financially beleaguered Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel congressional approval had failed.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

General's emails 'flirtatious'

WASHINGTON - The sex scandal that felled CIA Director David Petraeus widened Tuesday to ensnare the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, in a suddenly public drama involving a Tampa socialite, a jealous rival, a twin sister in a messy custody dispute and flirty emails.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Pentagon doing damage control

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Fallen soldier names listed

WASHINGTON - The American troops killed in the deadliest single mission of the Afghanistan war came from two dozen states and all corners of the nation, mostly young men in their 20s and 30s.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Obama says US prepared to assist Chile

WASHINGTON - The U.S. "will be there" if Chile asks for rescue and recovery help after a powerful earthquake struck the South American nation, President Barack Obama said Saturday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO