December 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 Bruce Jessen, a senior military psychologist with offices in Spokane, played a key role in expanding the controversial use of torture against enemy combatants, according to the report released Thursday …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A bipartisan Senate report released Thursday says that former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top Bush administration officials are directly responsible for abuses of detainees at Guantanamo …

December 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 The number of poor people going to the Christmas Bureau for help with their holiday celebrations set more records Thursday, according to bureau workers. Nearly 1,250 families received food vouchers …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 0-4-8 Thursday’s Match 4: 2-6-8-10

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California on Thursday adopted the nation’s most sweeping plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, issuing rules that could transform the way factories operate, the appliances people buy …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – A team of medical examiners and detectives was hustling to identify the skeletal remains of a child found in a wooded lot in central Florida Thursday, hoping …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Federal safety officials say auto fatalities dropped almost 10 percent in 2008 through October, a trend overlapping with a historic cutback in driving as well as advancements in …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 DALLAS – An East Texas grand jury indicted two white men Thursday in the racially charged hit-and-run death of a black man who was dragged beneath a pickup. Shannon Finley …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 North Korean leader Kim Jong Il did suffer a stroke but is improving, a Paris doctor told a French newspaper as the reclusive country’s state-run media issued a dispatch today …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Many of the world’s poorest countries have for decades routinely exaggerated the number of children being immunized against disease, apparently driven by political pressure and, more recently, financial …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – North Korea balked Thursday at agreeing to a written plan for verifying its nuclear claims, handing President Bush a diplomatic defeat and the incoming Obama administration a new …

December 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 ST. LOUIS – Estrogen is medicine’s most two-faced hormone, confusing doctors and patients for decades on its role in the benefits and risks of heart disease and cancer. Now researchers …

December 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Boeing Co. has further delayed the initial test flight and delivery of its highly anticipated 787 jetliner, citing the impact of a recent strike and lingering production problems. The Chicago-based …

December 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Is that treatment really necessary? With health care costs steadily rising and family budgets contracting, financial and health care experts recommend that consumers take control over their medical costs.

December 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON — The government is expected to provide fresh evidence today that retailers are taking a hit as consumers continue to pull back amid what appears to be a deepening …

December 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – Bank of America Corp. said Thursday it expects to eliminate 30,000 to 35,000 jobs over the next three years, as it faces a deteriorating economic environment and …