October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Blackwater USA, the private security contractor under scrutiny for its role in a deadly Baghdad shootout in September, has sacked 122 of its armed guards in Iraq since …

October 2, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho should do away with its investment tax credit and with special tax breaks for ski areas, broadcasters and publishers, a joint legislative committee decided Monday. But the …

October 2, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 MOSCOW – Scientists and energy experts stood on a podium at the University of Idaho on Monday and proclaimed that the debate over climate change is dead. Humans are making …

October 2, 2007 in City on Page A2 For the week of Sept. 23, 202 records were broken. Of those, 118 were high temperature records. Last week, readings climbed into the 80s and 90s across the Dakotas, Ohio …

October 2, 2007 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 11-12-27-33-34-44 No winner. Next jackpot: $5.8 million.

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 Administering the antibiotic minocycline within 24 hours of a stroke significantly reduces brain damage and physical impairment, Israeli researchers reported today. Researchers hope the drug, which also combats inflammation, might …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Afghanistan is suffering its most violent year since the 2001 U.S.-led intervention, according to an internal United Nations report that sharply contrasts with recent upbeat appraisals by President …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Pyongyang today to begin the second summit between the two countries since the …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease than people who are …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Barack Obama raised more than $19 million this summer for the presidential primaries, holding his lead for now in the race for campaign cash though still trailing Democratic …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Presidential candidates began revealing their third-quarter fundraising Monday. More details will be available later this month when they file financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Here’s a look at …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Elderly and disabled people will see their Medicare premiums rise 3.1 percent next year to $96.40 a month – the lowest increase in six years. The good news …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 A 2-year-old girl and her 4-year-old sister were apparently drowned in a bathtub Monday, and their mother was arrested, police said. A man who said he is the girls’ father …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 Thwarted in efforts to bring troops home from Iraq, Senate Democrats on Monday helped pass a defense policy bill authorizing another $150 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD – The number of U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians reported killed across the country last month fell to their lowest levels in more than a year, a sharp decrease …

October 2, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD – A car bomb exploded in a suicide attack just outside Mosul University in northern Iraq on Monday, killing a professor and wounding six other people, including four students, …

October 2, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Washington’s minimum wage will increase 14 cents to $8.07 an hour beginning Jan. 1. The state Department of Labor and Industries recalculates the state’s minimum wage every September. The law …