April 10, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Washington Mutual Inc. secured $7 billion in new capital Tuesday, an injection that is aimed at reviving the company despite ballooning loan losses but which may also push it to …

April 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Ford Motor Co. pledged Wednesday to reduce the global-warming gas emissions of its U.S. and European vehicles by 30 percent between now and 2020, a move that, while …

April 10, 2008 in Business on Page A9 SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc. is surrendering some of its advertising space to Internet search leader Google Inc. in a test that appears designed to frustrate Yahoo’s unsolicited suitor, Microsoft …

April 10, 2008 in Business on Page A9 Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 539,500 Corolla and Matrix passenger cars in the United States because the bolts in the power window system can become loose and ultimately cause a …

April 10, 2008 in Business on Page A9 NEW YORK – Wall Street extended its losses Wednesday as a rise in oil prices and a profit warning from United Parcel Service Inc. raised investors’ anxiety about the well-being …

April 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones. Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent …

April 10, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Oops. Sen. John Goedde, sponsor of the bill to sharply increase Idaho’s fines for speeding in school zones, was caught speeding in a Boise-area school zone Feb. 28 …

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 For 04-10-2008

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 One of two wells at Spokane Raceway Park is contaminated with a chemical thought to cause cancer, according to samples taken by Spokane County. The results indicate that anyone who …

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 Top figure skaters could descend on Spokane again. The city, which hosted the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, is one of four finalists for the coveted, pre-Olympics competition in 2010, …

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B2 WASHINGTON – A deal unveiled this week commits federal agencies to spend $900 million to help imperiled Northwest salmon – but just $540 million would go to new projects. The …

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B3 MISSOULA – A rainbow trout moved from the Clark Fork River into the Blackfoot River and traveled upstream for the first time since a dam was built a century ago, …

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B3 The U.S. attorney’s office in Spokane has concluded its prosecution of eight defendants in a diploma mill fraud case, getting guilty pleas from everyone and canceling a trial that had …

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B3 Law enforcement will scour the snowy land south of St. Maries this week for the body of a man they believe was shot to death by a teenage boy in …

April 10, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 LEWISTON – More than 160 headstones have been toppled and damaged at the Normal Hill Cemetery in this north-central Idaho city, some so badly officials say they cannot be repaired. …

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B3 A public meeting to discuss critical habitat for Canada lynx is scheduled for Wednesday at the Oxford Suites, 1501 E. Indiana Ave. It runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

April 10, 2008 in City on Page B3 GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday adopted a new version of the basic planning rules that made it possible for conservation groups in the 1990s to …

April 10, 2008 in Opinion on Page B4 The following is excerpted from an editorial that appeared Wednesday in the Washington Post.

April 10, 2008 in Opinion on Page B4 A pope’s visit to another nation is rarely, if ever, viewed as inconsequential, but Benedict XVI’s upcoming U.S. tour comes at a time when consequences loom larger than usual. In …