January 17, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Faced with what Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna calls a “cottage industry” of prison inmates filing massive requests for government records in hopes of collecting penalties for slip-ups, …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 The most comprehensive study in years of abortion in America underscores a striking change in the landscape, with ever-fewer women choosing abortion and those who do increasingly opting to avoid …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – The bulldog has charmed its way into the Top 10 most popular breeds in the nation after an absence of more than 70 years, according to the …

January 17, 2008 in City on Page A2 Wednesday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-3-0. Wednesday’s Washington Lotto: 12-15-27-32-36-48. No winner. Next jackpot: $1.5 million.

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Scientists have taken the first major step toward developing a test that can predict who is likely to get prostate cancer, according to a study released Wednesday. An international research …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The U.S. military conducted more than five times as many airstrikes in Iraq last year as it did in 2006, targeting al-Qaida safe houses, insurgent bomb-making facilities and …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Hundreds of insurgent fighters mounted a brazen assault on a key fort in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, seizing it from security forces in a battle that left …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – President Bush, wrapping up a series of visits with Arab leaders who are working to expand their economies but wary of relaxing their grip on power, …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – E-mail messages sent and received by White House personnel during the first three years of the Bush administration were routinely recorded on tapes that were “recycled,” the White …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – A Marine suspected of killing a pregnant comrade told friends he would flee to Mexico to avoid being convicted of raping her, and investigators said Wednesday they …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two off-duty police officers were killed early Wednesday in an apparent ambush at an apartment complex in what residents described as a high-crime neighborhood, police said. Police arrested a 32-year-old …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – As the increasingly troubled economy emerges as the trump issue of the 2008 political season, senior congressional Republicans said Wednesday they will put aside demands to make President …

January 17, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Those grainy mug shots, once confined to post office lobbies, are coming to a billboard near you. The FBI is retooling its Top 10 Most Wanted list into …

January 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The new owners of the Spokane CompUSA store say it will remain open, changing original statements suggesting the electronics outlet would shut down at the end of January. How long …

January 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Consumer prices rose in 2007 at the fastest pace in 17 years as motorists paid a lot more for gasoline and grocery shoppers paid higher food bills. However, …

January 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Microsoft Corp. said hackers have found a way to use some older versions of its Excel spreadsheet program to take control of people’s computers. Microsoft said late Tuesday that it …

January 17, 2008 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK – The bill for America’s excessive borrowing during the housing boom has arrived, and more people are having trouble paying it. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo …