June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Faced with growing evidence of the threat from global warming, President Bush said Thursday that he would lead an international effort to set long-term goals for reducing emissions …

June 1, 2007 in City on Page A1 Steve and Belle Autry didn’t notice the green and white flag that fluttered above Spokane’s Sacred Heart Medical Center last Saturday, the day they turned wrenching grief into a great …

June 1, 2007 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – Ernst & Young LLP charged Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. a hefty $1 million each year for auditing services, betting its reputation that it could handle a firm …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The head of the largest program tracking the health of World Trade Center site workers said several have developed rare blood cell cancers, raising fears that cancer …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 EDINBURGH, Scotland – The Loch Ness monster is back – and there’s video. A man has captured what Nessie watchers say is possible footage of the supposed mythical creature beneath …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 A two-day flight readiness review ended Thursday with NASA formally clearing shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts for a long-delayed mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the first …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project. Computer-generated projections of …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Sunni residents of a west Baghdad neighborhood used assault rifles and a roadside bomb to battle the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaida in Iraq this week, leaving at least …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 MOSCOW – The former KGB agent wanted for the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko made a bold assertion of his own Thursday, accusing the British intelligence community of involvement …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A8 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – As the out-of-control police cruiser hurtled toward them Wednesday night, Crystal Lagrande grabbed her two youngest children and took cover behind a wall. Lagrande’s boyfriend snatched up …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 Mark Harris, author of the acclaimed baseball novel “Bang the Drum Slowly,” which he adapted for the 1973 movie starring Michael Moriarty and Robert DeNiro, has died. He was 84. …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Researchers in Germany reported Thursday they had altered the DNA of a disease-causing bacterium to enable it to infect a species it cannot normally sicken – a double-edged …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Thursday, as the temperature pushed into the 90s in the capital, global warming caused a meltdown in the Bush administration’s message machine. Just as President Bush was about …

June 1, 2007 in City on Page A10 The man accused of causing a crash that killed a Colbert toddler last week is being sought by authorities who believe he has gone into hiding. Secret Witness is offering …

June 1, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – The winner of the spelling bee sounded as if he’d rather be at a math Olympiad. Thirteen-year-old Evan O’Dorney, of Danville, Calif., breezed through the Scripps National Spelling …

June 1, 2007 in Business on Page A12 After emigrating from Bosnia to Spokane in 1999, Omar Arnautovic is excited to finally move into a house that has enough room for his family. His new three-bedroom home could …

June 1, 2007 in Business on Page A12 Alaska Airlines will start nonstop flights from Seattle to Hawaii in October, the airline announced Thursday. Starting Oct. 12 a daily nonstop from Seattle will take passengers to Honolulu. A …