January 19, 2008 in City on Page A1 The largest contempt-of-court sanction ever levied in Spokane County Superior Court – $315,000 – was handed down Friday against Orville Moe, the deposed operator of Spokane Raceway Park. Judge Robert …

January 19, 2008 in City on Page A1 If Spokane residents want a completed freeway north from Interstate 90, they’ll have to pay. That’s the growing consensus from state leaders as city and county officials contemplate ways to …

January 19, 2008 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Bush called Friday for a $145 billion stimulus package centered on tax breaks for consumers and businesses to rejuvenate the economy, a move that drew bipartisan praise …

January 19, 2008 in City on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 3-4-4 Friday’s Washington Keno: 10-13-14- 15-17-22-26-30-31-36-41-48-52- 53-55-60-62-68-77-78

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – The engines on a British Airways plane that crash-landed at London’s Heathrow airport failed to respond to a demand for increased thrust about two miles before it reached …

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Members of an obscure messianic cult fought pitched battles Friday with Iraqi security forces in two southern cities, leaving at least 80 people dead, injuring scores and spreading …

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 A training manual for Canadian diplomats lists the United States as a country where prisoners risk torture and abuse, citing interrogation techniques such as stripping prisoners, blindfolding and sleep deprivation. …

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 A top architect of the Bush administration’s policy of greater diplomatic engagement announced his resignation Friday amid signs that U.S. efforts on key issues have been losing momentum. R. Nicholas …

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Apparent gaps in White House e-mail archives coincide with dates in late 2003 and early 2004 when the administration was struggling to deal with the CIA leak investigation …

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 HONOLULU – More than 200 acres of land that belonged to the Kingdom of Hawaii before the United States took control a century ago will be returned to Native Hawaiians, …

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 DETROIT – In a first- of-its-kind criminal case, a Detroit jury convicted a 911 operator Friday of ignoring an emergency call from a 5-year-old boy seeking help after his mother …

January 19, 2008 in Business on Page A12 Record fuel prices and weakening demand for air travel have began to eat into big airline profits, raising prospects of airline industry consolidation in 2008. Recent merger talks and Thursday’s …

January 19, 2008 in Business on Page A12 Bankruptcy filings almost doubled in North Idaho last year and climbed 27 percent in Eastern Washington, but a stampede to the courthouses in late 2005 skews the comparisons, attorneys said …

January 19, 2008 in Business on Page A12 The Social Security Administration has supplied the wrong tax information to about 2.7 million Americans and is spending about $1 million to correct the problem, an agency official said this …

January 19, 2008 in Business on Page A12 NEW YORK – The Chinese government said Friday its Internet population has soared to 210 million people, putting it on track to surpass the U.S. online community this year to …

January 19, 2008 in Business on Page A13 Wireless phone company Sprint Nextel Corp. said Friday it plans to slash 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations to gird itself for an expected slowdown in subscriber growth and …

January 19, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A13 In a blast from the not-too-distant past, the Bush administration has proposed an economic stimulus package that would put cash in the hands of U.S. consumers in the hope that …

January 19, 2008 in Business on Page A13 NEW YORK – Wall Street ended a painful week with another decline Friday as skittish investors unable to hold on to much optimism about the economy drew little comfort from …