http://www.mail.com/locations/4130-idaho.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/4130-idaho.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098070-idaho-couple-sun-valley-land-twitter-tussle.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle. Leonard Barshack, who in the 1990s founded the Internet email listing service Bigfoot, is suing Twitter and the Sun Valley Co., demanding they return the handle "SunVa... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098070-idaho-couple-sun-valley-land-twitter-tussle.html 2013-05-20T22:15:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092554-idaho-man-charged-uzbekistan-terrorism-plot.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country. But federal officials say in an indictment that Fazliddin Kurbanov also was teaching people to build bombs that would target public t... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:14:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092554-idaho-man-charged-uzbekistan-terrorism-plot.html 2013-05-17T22:14:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091848-authorities-arrest-man-idaho-terrorism-case.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. The U.S. attorney's office said Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30, was arrested at an apartment complex in south Boise on Th... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:49:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091848-authorities-arrest-man-idaho-terrorism-case.html 2013-05-17T00:49:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a treatment program at a state prison. Michael Watkins, 22, of Weiser, was sentenced Thursday for his role in the Nov. 17 crime that caused shock and outrage in Idaho's capitol c... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:48:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html 2013-05-16T19:48:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083742-idaho-spud-giant-bets-biotech-potatoes.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They're engineered not to develop ugly black bruises. McDonald... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:27:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083742-idaho-spud-giant-bets-biotech-potatoes.html 2013-05-14T18:27:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2073498-ap-exclusive-calif-exchange-granted-secrecy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent. The degree of secrecy afforded Covered California appears u... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:46:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2073498-ap-exclusive-calif-exchange-granted-secrecy.html 2013-05-09T19:46:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057146-dry-winter-warming-trend-foretell-wildfire-danger.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two small but unseasonably early fires burning in northern California's wine country and another wind-whipped blaze farther south likely are a harbinger of a nasty summer fire season across the West. Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Wednesday in their first 2013 summer fire outlook that a dry winter and... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:54:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057146-dry-winter-warming-trend-foretell-wildfire-danger.html 2013-05-01T23:54:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2018142-5-killed-idaho-fire-electrical-short.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An extension cord hooked to an electric grill on a porch shorted out and started a house fire that killed five people Saturday morning, a northern Idaho fire official says. Orofino Fire Chief Mike Lee said the house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived after a neighbor reported the fire at 1:38 a.m. He said smoke inha... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:42:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2018142-5-killed-idaho-fire-electrical-short.html 2013-04-14T00:42:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2014532-prison-company-workers-falsified-staffing-records.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A private company that operates Idaho's largest prison acknowledged Thursday that its employees falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records over seven months last year in violation of its contract with the state. The admission by Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America is the latest in a string of staffing proble... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:56:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2014532-prison-company-workers-falsified-staffing-records.html 2013-04-11T23:56:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011774-senate-endorses-sally-jewell-interior-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary. The Senate approved her nomination, 87-11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was among those who opposed Jewell. At Interior, Jew... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011774-senate-endorses-sally-jewell-interior-chief.html 2013-04-10T23:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998802-isner-to-face-no-1-djokovic-davis-cup-boise.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — John Isner will play top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the first match Friday of the Davis Cup quarterfinal between the United States and Serbia. Sam Querrey, the top-ranked American at No. 20, will face Viktor Troicki in the second match, based on the draw announced Thursday in Boise, Idaho. "Our guys are feeling good and have been practic... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:23:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1998802-isner-to-face-no-1-djokovic-davis-cup-boise.html 2013-04-05T01:23:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941936-correction-mandatory-gun-ownership-story.html AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — In a story March 8 about mandatory gun ownership, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a Pennsylvania community had such an ordinance. Cherry Tree, Pa., once considered a proposal but rejected it. A corrected version of the story is below: Some US communities seek to require gun ownership Maine town joins handful across US ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:56:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941936-correction-mandatory-gun-ownership-story.html 2013-03-29T15:56:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1981302-wsu-idaho-players-brawl-pullman.html PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State University football player has regained consciousness after a Sunday brawl in Pullman that involved players from the neighboring University of Idaho. Wide receiver Mansel Simmons was found unconscious early Sunday morning in a parking lot with injuries to his head. Police told the Moscow-Pullman Daily News that he ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:18:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1981302-wsu-idaho-players-brawl-pullman.html 2013-03-27T00:18:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976880-prison-chiefs-death-highlights-safety-concerns.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The newest warden was sworn in Friday to oversee South Carolina's Lee Correctional Institution, a prison described by Gov. Nikki Haley as a dangerous place "housing the worst of the worst of our convicts." It was a milestone in the career of Mike McCall, but the warden refused to let his wife accompany him to the ceremony. "He didn't w... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:47:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976880-prison-chiefs-death-highlights-safety-concerns.html 2013-03-24T21:47:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942686-biden-chief-staff-bruce-reed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Understated. Self-effacing. Nonthreatening. Refreshingly old-fashioned. Don't let these cool descriptors from friends and colleagues fool you: As the vice president's chief of staff, Bruce Reed plays Mr. Fix-It, guiding Joe Biden's role as a driving force behind the Obama administration's agenda. With the White House ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:20:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942686-biden-chief-staff-bruce-reed.html 2013-03-09T17:20:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1939006-idaho-to-fetal-pain-law-rejected.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has become the first state to have its so-called fetal pain law banning abortions after 20 weeks struck down by the federal courts. The decision from U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill was handed down Wednesday as part of a ruling that also overturns other abortion restrictions in Idaho. The ruling is binding only in Idaho but c... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:06:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1939006-idaho-to-fetal-pain-law-rejected.html 2013-03-08T00:06:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1927226-no-kill-wolf-ban-spurs-nonlethal-options.html GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — As long as wolves have been making their comeback, biologists and ranchers have had a decidedly Old West option for dealing with those that develop a taste for beef: Shoot to kill. But for the past year, Oregon has been a "wolf-safe" zone, with ranchers turning to more modern, nonlethal ways to protect livestock. While the number ... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:15:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1927226-no-kill-wolf-ban-spurs-nonlethal-options.html 2013-03-02T18:15:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1878402-stella-ornery-dog-leads-to-1m-idaho-lottery-win.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of blue collar University of Utah workers will split $1 million in lottery winnings thanks to a set of keys left in a truck and an ornery little dog named "Stella." Thirteen years after playing the same set of numbers every month in the Idaho lottery, the group of 33 workers who work on heating and cooling university building... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1878402-stella-ornery-dog-leads-to-1m-idaho-lottery-win.html 2013-02-09T02:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1870298-survivalist-development-idaho.html ST. MARIES, Idaho (AP) — A group of survivalists wants to build a giant walled fortress in the woods of the Idaho Panhandle, a medieval-style city where residents would be required to own weapons and stand ready to defend the compound if society collapses. The proposal is called the Citadel and has created a buzz among folks in this remote logging town 70... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1870298-survivalist-development-idaho.html 2013-02-05T17:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849978-american-pastor-sentenced-to-8-years-iran.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An American pastor who has been jailed in Iran since September has been sentenced to eight years in prison, the U.S. State Department said Sunday. Spokesman Darby Holladay said the department is calling on Iran to respect Saeed Abedini's human rights and release him. Earlier this month, Iran's semi-official news agency, ISNA, quoted Ab... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849978-american-pastor-sentenced-to-8-years-iran.html 2013-01-27T23:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824696-russian-adoption-ban-wrenching-families-us.html MOSCOW (AP) — From their faraway homes in the American West, the two couples made repeated missions of love to Moscow, each seeking to adopt children with Down syndrome. Now, with court approval at last in hand, a political squabble with a trace of Cold War friction has derailed those plans, leaving them in anxious limbo. Brian Preece had been hoping his ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824696-russian-adoption-ban-wrenching-families-us.html 2013-01-16T15:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1799624-idaho-senator-pleads-guilty-to-dwi-charge-va.html ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of driving while intoxicated and then apologized for his actions and asked forgiveness from his constituents. The Idaho Republican said nothing during a brief appearance in Alexandria General District Court, where he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and was ordered to pay a ... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1799624-idaho-senator-pleads-guilty-to-dwi-charge-va.html 2013-01-04T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1797826-red-states-too-health-care-nod-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Injecting a rare shot of bipartisanship in the nation's contentious health care overhaul, the Obama administration Thursday cleared four Republican-led states to build their own consumer-friendly insurance markets. With open enrollment for millions of uninsured Americans just nine months away — Oct. 1, 2013 — the four GOP-led states beca... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1797826-red-states-too-health-care-nod-obama.html 2013-01-03T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1792830-survivors-fatal-ore-bus-crash-ejected.html PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Survivors of a bus crash that killed nine people on a partly icy section of interstate in rural Eastern Oregon said Monday some passengers were thrown from the vehicle through broken windows after it skidded out of control, smashed through a guardrail and plummeted 200 feet down an embankment. When the tour bus came to a rest, terri... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1792830-survivors-fatal-ore-bus-crash-ejected.html 2013-01-01T01:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1790370-apnewsbreak-sen-crapo-wont-fight-dui-charge.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, the Idaho Republican arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, doesn't plan to fight the charges when he appears in court in January, a spokesman said Friday. Meanwhile, results from a secondary blood alcohol test performed at the jail show the conservative three-term senator registered a higher level about an ho... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1790370-apnewsbreak-sen-crapo-wont-fight-dui-charge.html 2012-12-29T01:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1785648-idaho-senator-facing-dui-image-teetotaler.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo sponsored a 2010 bill to cut taxes on small beer brewers, he said he did so for pro-business, not pro-beer reasons. A Mormon, the Idaho Republican told The Associated Press at the time that he abstains from alcohol, and he pledged to have a root beer to celebrate if the bill passed. Crapo's arrest early Sunday... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1785648-idaho-senator-facing-dui-image-teetotaler.html 2012-12-24T21:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784940-dui-charge-jan-4-court-idaho-sen-crapo.html ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A conservative U.S. senator from Idaho who has said he doesn't drink because of his Mormon faith has been charged with drunken driving. Sen. Michael Crapo, a three-term Republican with a reputation as a social and fiscal conservative, registered a blood alcohol content of .11 percent after police pulled his car over in this suburb s... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784940-dui-charge-jan-4-court-idaho-sen-crapo.html 2012-12-24T08:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1769296-utah-routs-toledo-41-15-idaho-potato-bowl.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Utah State running back Kerwynn Williams was having a quiet day when things took a turn for the worse in the fourth quarter when he fumbled deep in his own territory. As it has all season, the Aggies' defense did its job, holding Toledo to a field goal that cut the lead to 13-9 with 7:28 to go. Then Williams atoned for his mistake — in... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1769296-utah-routs-toledo-41-15-idaho-potato-bowl.html 2012-12-16T02:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765030-time-to-decide-health-care-exchanges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nineteen states have turned down the Obama administration's invitation to run the new health insurance markets that will begin serving millions of uninsured Americans less than a year from now. That puts a huge task on the feds, a defining challenge for President Barack Obama's second term. Friday is decision day for states to notify Was... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1765030-time-to-decide-health-care-exchanges.html 2012-12-13T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1753130-washington-pot-source-neighbors.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go over to Washington state to "smoke some weed," a police advisory states, but you might get arrested for driving under the influence if you're pulled over coming home, even if you're on a bike. ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1753130-washington-pot-source-neighbors.html 2012-12-08T18:06:00Z