« April 8
April 10 »
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
-
Day cares aiming for STARs
April 9, 2008 in City on Page A1 Eight North Idaho child-care providers are participating in a pilot project to establish a five-star rating system similar to scales for rating hotels, movies and restaurants. IdahoSTARS – State Training …
-
Lottery numbers
April 9, 2008 in City on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 4-1-7 Tuesday’s Washington Keno: 1-8-10- 11-12-13-15-22-23-34-39-50-51- 56-57-62-65-72-77-78
-
Baltimore patients recovering after first 6-way kidney swap
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 BALTIMORE – Six kidney patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital received new organs from six unrelated living donors Saturday in what the chief surgeon called the nation’s first six-way “domino” kidney …
-
Gasoline prices expected to jump
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Drivers beware: Today’s high gasoline prices soon may look like a bargain, because they’re expected to peak at $3.60 a gallon nationwide in coming months, according to a …
-
Girl’s call reveals glimpse of life inside compound
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN ANGELO, Texas – The cry for help came late at night – 11:32 p.m. – and it came in a whisper. Speaking in a low voice so as not …
-
Haitians riot over food prices
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Hungry Haitians stormed the presidential palace Tuesday to demand the resignation of President Rene Preval over soaring food prices, and U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters with rubber bullets …
-
Iran says it’s adding new, faster centrifuges
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is installing a new generation of nuclear centrifuges capable of enriching uranium five times more rapidly than the country’s existing technology, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Tuesday. …
-
Camel fetches $2.7 million
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 MADINAT ZAYED, United Arab Emirates – Dubai’s crown prince paid $2.7 million for a camel during a desert festival celebrating Bedouin traditions in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, state-run media …
-
Senior al-Qaida operative is dead, U.S. says
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – A senior al-Qaida operative involved in the 2005 London subway and bus bombings and a 2006 plot to blow up commercial airliners over the Atlantic Ocean has died …
-
World in brief: Cardinal says pope will seek healing
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis and will seek to heal wounds during his U.S. trip next week, the Vatican’s No. …
-
Candidates question Petraeus, Crocker
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Here’s how the presidential candidates positioned themselves on Iraq on Tuesday in questioning Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. REPUBLICAN JOHN MCCAIN
-
Medal of Honor given to sailor killed in Iraq
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Tears glistening on his face, President Bush posthumously presented the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to a Navy SEAL who saved the lives of American snipers in Iraq …
-
‘Pole tax’ in Texas violates Constitution, judge rules
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 HOUSTON – Texas was forced by federal law to end its poll tax on voters four decades ago, and now another levy has put the Lone Star State in constitutionally …
-
Nation in brief: Red Cross names McGovern new CEO
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 The American Red Cross on Tuesday named Gail McGovern, a business executive and nonprofits fundraiser, as its president and chief executive officer. McGovern takes the helm of the nation’s leading …
-
Federal ‘purchase cards’ abused
April 9, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Federal employees used government credit cards to pay for lingerie, gambling, iPods, Internet dating services, and a $13,000 steak-and-liquor dinner, according to a new audit from the Government …
-
Our Kids: Our Business media partners
April 9, 2008 in City on Page A9 KREM-TV: krem.com
-
Program averts weight gain among kids
April 9, 2008 in City on Page A9 NEW YORK – Five Philadelphia elementary schools replaced sodas with fruit juice. They scaled back snacks and banished candy. They handed out raffle tickets for wise food choices. They spent …
-
Activities
April 9, 2008 in City on Page A9 The following events and activities are scheduled during the communitywide Our Kids: Our Business campaign through April. For more events, lists of agencies and stories, see the Our Kids: Our …
-
Pending home sales hit lowest level in years
April 9, 2008 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Homeowners and investors hunting for any indication that the housing market has bottomed out didn’t get it Tuesday, as the latest home sales data from a real estate …
-
Business in brief: New Ford mirrors cover blind spots
April 9, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Starting early next year, Ford Motor Co. will begin installing side-view mirrors on its vehicles that show the blind spots in the outside upper corners. The Dearborn-based automaker and several …
-
Pixar movies going to 3-D
April 9, 2008 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday its Pixar animation studio is committing to 3-D and will release all of its movies in the format beginning with “Up” …
-
Idaho assures health of banks
April 9, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Prompted in part by depositor anxiety, the Idaho Department of Finance on Tuesday took the unusual step of reassuring residents there is no Bear Stearns in the woods. In fact, …
-
WaMu gets funds from private group
April 9, 2008 in Business on Page A11 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 …
-
Web retail sales projected to grow
April 9, 2008 in Business on Page A11 SAN JOSE, Calif. – Online retail spending may show healthy growth this year. But it’s not clear if those are sales that diminish spending at brick-and-mortar stores, where many retailers …
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next page ›

Spokane7
