June 2, 2007 in City on Page A1 Bishop William Skylstad and other church officials signed documents for 11 hours Thursday and wired $20 million to a special trust – actions that allowed the Spokane Catholic Diocese to …

June 2, 2007 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co.’s former auditor Jack Behrens once told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that he thought just about everyone in the defunct Spokane company …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 FRUITHURST, Ala. – The huge hog that became known as “Monster Pig” after being hunted and killed by an 11-year-old boy had another name: Fred. The not-so-wild pig had been …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The number of violent crimes in the United States rose for a second straight year in 2006, marking the first sustained increase in homicides, robberies and other serious …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – As George W. Bush underwent a seven-year metamorphosis from neophyte gubernatorial candidate to president, and then through the six years, four months and 12 days of his White …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 U.S. warships bombarded a remote, mountainous village where Islamic militants had set up a base, officials in the northern Somali region of Puntland said today. The attack from a U.S. …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Bush demanded Friday that Iran “immediately and unconditionally” release four Iranian-Americans held on suspicion of espionage, escalating their detention into a standoff between the two countries. In …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 FRUITLAND, Iowa – A tornado flattened dozens of homes in three eastern Iowa communities Friday, leaving a path of destruction that tore through businesses and neighborhoods in the Mississippi River …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Jack Kevorkian – the infamous “Dr. Death” considered a remorseless murderer by some and a compassionate physician by others – was released on parole Friday from a Michigan prison after …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 DETROIT – To measure the footprints of Jack Kevorkian on the cultural landscape, consider a scene from “Grey’s Anatomy.” In the first episode of the ABC medical saga, a frustrated …

June 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – The federal government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. Out of caution, the …

June 2, 2007 in Business on Page A6 The Spokesman-Review’s online publisher will become executive editor for innovation for the Congressional Quarterly, a Washington, D.C.-based newsgathering operation that provides nonpartisan coverage of Congress. Starting in August, Ken Sands, …

June 2, 2007 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON — Sun block. Beach umbrella. Laptop. One in five people toted laptop computers on their most recent vacations, an AP-Ipsos poll released Friday said. Along with the 80 percent …

June 2, 2007 in Business on Page A6 SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. bills the latest twist on its online maps as “Street View,” but it looks a bit like “Candid Camera” as you cruise through the panorama …

June 2, 2007 in Business on Page A6 TORONTO — The Canadian dollar breached 94 cents for the first time in 30 years on Friday and analysts are speculating it will be worth as much as the struggling …

June 2, 2007 in Business on Page A7 Wall Street carved out a solid advance Friday after data on job creation, manufacturing and inflation injected the market with renewed confidence about the economy and sent major indexes to …