May 12, 2004 in City on Page A1 A Spokane River rafting trip for a dozen Eastern Washington University students turned out Monday to be something far less than the “white-water experience” they had been promised. The students …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq — A video posted Tuesday on an al Qaeda-linked Web site showed the beheading of an American civilian in Iraq and said the execution had been carried out …

May 12, 2004 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 6-6-0.

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A2 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — John Kerry took his presidential campaign to reliably Republican North Florida on Tuesday, appealing to veterans while accusing President Bush of failing to offer a solution to …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON — President Bush slapped tough economic sanctions on Syria on Tuesday as punishment for the country’s ties to terrorists, its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and its attempts …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON — At least two top al Qaeda leaders in U.S. custody are being questioned by the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as part of the panel’s …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING — Police have detained 47 people accused of making or selling fake infant formula that led to the deaths of dozens of children in an eastern Chinese city, the …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 Has Dick Delaney got a deal for you. For roughly $25,000, you can purchase a piece of prime Chicago real estate — a parking space in the Field Harbor parking …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON — At least 463 federal employees, including 28 senior-level government officials, have fake degrees from diploma mills, and some of the degrees were purchased with taxpayer dollars, congressional investigators …

May 12, 2004 in City on Page A6 Call it bad timing — or perhaps good timing, depending on your perspective. Spokane attorney and environmental law professor Rachael Paschal Osborn is hosting an extensive lineup at Gonzaga University …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A9 SAN FRANCISCO – Environmental groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday, alleging the agency wrongfully denied protected status to the California spotted owl. The lawsuit filed in …

May 12, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A9 Associated Press PITTSBURGH — A man was indicted Tuesday for falsely claiming his ex-wife died in the Sept. 11 attacks in order to collect money from a fund for victims.

May 12, 2004 in Business on Page A10 Washington state is reneging on a tentative settlement with Morgan Stanley that would have resolved accusations that the investment firm gave bad investment advice to Microsoft Corp. employees. The settlement …

May 12, 2004 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON — The Senate by a single vote rejected an election-year effort Tuesday to extend federal unemployment benefits. Democrats tried to attach the benefit to a corporate tax bill. On …

May 12, 2004 in Business on Page A10 Many Washington wheat farmers are relieved that Monsanto Co. stopped development of genetically engineered spring wheat that could have jeopardized overseas sales. “I was surprised by the decision but kind …

May 12, 2004 in Business on Page A11 LOS ANGELES — A third former Boeing Co. official was charged Tuesday in connection with the theft of sensitive materials from rival Lockheed Martin Corp. during a competition for a …

May 12, 2004 in Business on Page A11 DES MOINES, Iowa — Leaders of the egg industry voted Tuesday to require that egg producers who use the “Animal Care Certified” logo on their cartons also include a Web …