October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – An unprecedented national survey of pilots by the U.S. government has found that safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than …

October 23, 2007 in City on Page A2 For the week of Oct. 14 to 20, 171 records were broken. Most of the extremes were precipitation with a total of 76. There were 62 high temperature records, three …

October 23, 2007 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 20-23-30-34-35-45 No winner. Next jackpot: $1.3 million.

October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – With hundreds of thousands of families facing foreclosure in recent months, lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting consumers against predatory mortgages. The bill, sponsored by House Financial …

October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 MINNEAPOLIS – A growing number of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast are opting to have both breasts removed to reduce the odds of the cancer coming back and …

October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 Heavy rains lashed this flood-prone city Monday, inundating areas that had only recently recovered from Hurricane Katrina and leading the Army Corps of Engineers to close a gate on a …

October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Just days after a Nobel Prize was awarded for global warming work, an alarming new study finds that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing faster than expected. …

October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 DALLAS – The biggest terrorism-financing trial since the Sept. 11 attacks ended in confusion Monday, with no one convicted and many acquittals thrown out after three jurors took the rare …

October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Setting up another confrontation with congressional Democrats over the war in Iraq, President Bush sent Congress a $45.9 billion emergency funding request Monday for expenses related to U.S. …

October 23, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The chairman of a congressional oversight committee has charged that Blackwater Security Consulting, a major government contractor in Iraq, may have violated federal law by not paying taxes …

October 23, 2007 in Business on Page A8 The Spokesman-Review intends to lay off about 30 employees and has offered early retirement incentives as the newspaper fights a struggling business model. Publisher W. Stacey Cowles said Monday that …

October 23, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Growth is good. Just ask Spokane County residents, who are evidently very happy about the economic development of recent years. And, according to a survey done last month, they want …

October 23, 2007 in Business on Page A8 BRUSSELS, Belgium – Microsoft Corp. ended a nearly decade-long legal battle with European regulators Monday, agreeing to key parts of an antitrust ruling that has led to hundreds of millions …

October 23, 2007 in Business on Page A9 ATLANTA – Drunks swimming in gin, smokers in body bags and dopers living with their parents deep into adulthood. Those are among public service ads of the past. But the …

October 23, 2007 in Business on Page A9 NEW YORK – Wall Street finished a back-and-forth session higher Monday as investors overcame some of their nervousness about the credit markets and uneven earnings and found solace in the …