June 25, 2005 in City on Page A1 As the cost of bankruptcy continues to skyrocket, parishioners and priests from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane are asking for a quicker resolution: an out-of-court settlement that would likely …

June 25, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Ending seven months of uncertainty, the U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed Friday that a cow first suspected of having mad cow disease in November has tested positive – the …

June 25, 2005 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON — With barely a word about it, workers at the Justice Department Friday removed the blue drapes that have famously covered two scantily clad statues for the past 3 …

June 25, 2005 in City on Page A3 ROME — First the CIA agents allegedly seized the imam off the streets of Milan and bundled him into a van. Then they sent him to Egypt, where he said …

June 25, 2005 in City on Page A3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA officials believe the risk of pieces of ice flying off the external fuel tank and striking the space shuttle is low enough to proceed with …

June 25, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD, Iraq – The U.S. Marines, including many women, were coming home to their base after a long day of duty at the checkpoints dotting Fallujah, a flashpoint city in …

June 25, 2005 in City on Page A7 Monday marks perhaps the most significant action to date in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane’s bankruptcy case. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Patricia Williams will hear arguments that could fold …

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Beekeeping, like many agricultural businesses, has been beset by rising costs and lower commodity prices. But beekeepers face the additional challenge of battling two parasitic mites that are killing honeybees …

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Spokane digital cable subscribers will have their first sampling of video on demand sometime in August, Comcast Corp. officials said Friday. Video on demand (VOD) allows cable subscribers access to …

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes in May climbed to the second highest level in history, providing further evidence that low mortgage rates are still fueling a booming housing market. …

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Investors regained their appetite for more aggressive stocks in the second quarter, and preliminary figures released Friday show that most categories of mutual funds rode that enthusiasm …

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO — If it takes a queer eye to notice that the cast of Bravo cable network’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” rides in Volkswagens during New York’s …

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A9 Rate monitorDepositsAll yields are annual. Top number is rate, bottom number is yield.MMA: Money market account (personal) — rates for $2,500 balance.CD: One-year certificate of deposit — rates for deposits …

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A9 New defibrillator warning issued Indianapolis

June 25, 2005 in Business on Page A9 NEW YORK — Rising oil prices plagued Wall Street on Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its second straight 100-point-plus loss amid concerns that rising energy costs will …

June 25, 2005 in City on Page A10 One of the key players in the December 2003 mad cow incident in Washington isn’t surprised that a second case of the disease was confirmed in the United States on …