September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD – On Sept. 9, the day before Army Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker told Congress that things were getting better, …

September 28, 2007 in City on Page A2 Thursday’s Wash. Daily Game: 7-3-8. Thursday’s Keno: 5-7-12-13-17-22- 23-25-28-31-33-37-42-46-52-55- 57-72-73-76.

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 Lorenzo strengthened rapidly into a Category 1 hurricane as it bore down on Mexico’s Gulf Coast with powerful winds and rain, forcing authorities to evacuate low-lying coastal communities before its …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 HUNTSVILLE, Texas – A man condemned for killing his parents avoided the nation’s busiest death chamber Thursday night when he won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court, which had …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Congress on Thursday cleared for President Bush must-pass bills to prevent a government shutdown and extend the Treasury Department’s ability to finance the budget deficit. The stopgap spending …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate, by a wide margin, on Thursday approved a bill to expand health insurance for children of low-income working parents, sending it to President Bush as backers …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday approved a long-debated measure that would expand the federal hate-crime law to cover violence against gays and, in an unusual gambit to make it …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 HARTFORD, Conn. – Roman Catholic bishops in Connecticut have agreed to let hospital personnel give emergency contraception to all rape victims, reversing their decision days before a new state law …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards reversed course Thursday by signing onto the public financing system he once rejected with the belief he could raise more money on his own. The …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 Questions and answers about the protests in Myanmar: Q: What touched off the current demonstrations in Myanmar?

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration imposed economic sanctions against more than a dozen senior officials of Myanmar on Thursday, condemning the military-run government’s crackdown on protesters. President Bush also urged …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 BAGHDAD – The Blackwater incidents cited by Iraq’s Interior Ministry as reason for the security firm to be barred from operating in Iraq include the deaths of four people with …

September 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 BAGHDAD – U.S. Army Sgt. Evan Vela spoke in a low voice Thursday at the court-martial for his fellow soldier. Tears slid down the 23-year-old’s cheeks, and the judge prompted …

September 28, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Heidi Stanley has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Sterling Savings Bank. Her appointment will follow the Dec. 31 retirement of William Zuppe, who founded the Spokane bank …

September 28, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Tomlinson Black Real Estate, a regional brokerage with more than 500 agents, is splitting into two separate real estate companies. NAI Black, headed by Dave Black, will handle commercial listings …

September 28, 2007 in Business on Page A8 The lingering taint of fraud scandal at the former Huling Brothers auto dealerships in West Seattle has forced the new owner to close their doors, according to the dealerships’ CEO. …