July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Union Pacific Railroad Co. has agreed to pay $102 million to the U.S. Forest Service for a 2000 wildfire north of Sacramento in a landmark settlement that dramatically increases the …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ROCHESTER, N.H. – After months of frustration about what it sees as fawning media coverage of Barack Obama, John McCain’s campaign went on offense Tuesday with a Web video called …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN YSIDRO, Calif. – AIDS rates in the nation’s Latino community are increasing and, with little notice, have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis. Though Hispanics …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 An experimental cancer drug shrank prostate tumors dramatically and more than doubled survival in 70 percent to 80 percent of patients with aggressive cancers, British researchers reported Tuesday. Although the …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 A federal rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers $25 billion, congressional budget experts said, as the House scheduled a vote for today on legislation that would …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 The long search for the female equivalent of Viagra has led researchers to … Viagra. In a small study of 98 women published today, the little blue pill helped women …

July 23, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Northwest Bancorporation Inc., parent of Inland Northwest Bank, Tuesday reported lower second-quarter earnings but double-digit growth in assets and loans compared with 2007 levels. For the quarter ended June 30, …

July 23, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Sterling Financial Corp. on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings off substantially from 2007 but an improvement on first-quarter numbers. In a report issued after markets closed, the Spokane-based bank said it …

July 23, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The job market for teenagers is the worst it has been in decades. A weaker summer employment market, stemming from an anemic economy and higher age requirements for many jobs, …

July 23, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Washington Mutual Inc. said Tuesday it lost more than $3 billion during the second quarter as it increased its loss reserves to more than $8 billion to cover souring mortgage …

July 23, 2008 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington’s state financial regulatory agency said Tuesday it intends to revoke the business license and fine Paramount Equity Mortgage Inc., for “deceptive lending practices.” The California-based company, with …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 BAGHDAD – A prominent Sunni tribal leader allied to the U.S. military told Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday that he fears Iran could take over Iraq and plunge the region …

July 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 BAGHDAD – Kurdish lawmakers walked out of parliament on Tuesday in protest over a vote on conditions for Iraq’s provincial elections that called for ethnic groups to share power in …

July 23, 2008 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Give Curt Fackler points for determination. Four years ago, the Spokane business owner ran for state insurance commissioner on a simple platform: that the major health insurers in …