May 16, 2007 in City on Page A1 A planned June review of Summer Phelps’ death has been postponed after a Spokane County prosecutor accepted a delay he said was offered by state child welfare officials. The change …

May 16, 2007 in City on Page A1 SEATAC – Hundreds of Washington politicians and judges will see large raises this summer, thanks to a citizens’ panel that concluded Tuesday all are underpaid. “I think that the people …

May 16, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 LAS VEGAS – Kenny Chesney collected his third consecutive entertainer of the year trophy Tuesday as the Academy of Country Music also paid tribute to a youngster and some oldsters. …

May 16, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration softened its support for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz Tuesday morning, signaling a willingness to replace him if the bank’s executive board does not fire …

May 16, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Bush tapped Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute on Tuesday to serve as a new White House “war czar” overseeing the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, choosing a …

May 16, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A Mexican cardinal who’s been accused in a U.S. civil lawsuit of covering up child rape in Mexico and Southern California has said that Roman Catholic Church officials …

May 16, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 BELEM, Brazil – A Brazilian rancher was convicted Tuesday of ordering the killing of an American nun and rain forest defender in a case seen as an important test of …

May 16, 2007 in City on Page A7 Over the past three months, the Spokane Police Department has gotten new training on how to deal with the substance-impaired and mentally disabled. Officers are being taught to recognize “excited …

May 16, 2007 in Idaho on Page A9 Coeur d’Alene school board veteran Christie Wood was handily fending off a challenge from Hayden resident and self-proclaimed European-American civil rights activist Stan Hess with four of five polling places …

May 16, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – There’s more worrisome news about vitamins: Taking too many may increase men’s risk of dying from prostate cancer. The study, being published today, doesn’t settle the issue. But …

May 16, 2007 in Business on Page A10 When deciding which airline to fly, travelers can turn to government statistics for details on delays, lost luggage, canceled flights and consumer complaints. But those statistics aren’t telling the whole …

May 16, 2007 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON — Sports fans everywhere want to know: “Why do I have to subscribe to the soap opera channel when all I really want is ESPN?” That’s the kind of …

May 16, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Washington’s unemployment rate hit a record low of 4.4 percent in April, according to the state Employment Security Division. A news release sent by the agency said the unemployment rate …

May 16, 2007 in Business on Page A11 Wall Street gave up a huge advance and closed mixed Tuesday after an unimpressive snapshot of the housing market unsettled investors. The Dow Jones industrials, which surpassed 13,400 early in …

May 16, 2007 in Business on Page A11 NEW YORK — Higher dairy prices, driven up by factors including strong global demand for corn, are putting pressure on already hamstrung food companies. Companies that churn out chocolates, yogurt, …

May 16, 2007 in Business on Page A11 Microsoft Corp. cranked up the rhetoric against open-source software with new details about the ways it says free programs violate its patents. While the world’s largest software company said it …