September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The failure of the $700 billion bailout bill leaves Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke with few options to continue their urgent campaign to …

September 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 Spokane broadcaster Shelly Monahan strode into the Spokane County Courthouse on Monday and told a graphic, painful story of her rape on Sept. 9, 1979 – part of a string …

September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The historic effort to rescue the U.S. financial system was thrown into doubt Monday after the House rejected a $700 billion emergency plan, sending stocks to their deepest …

September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 The bodies of 11 men and a woman were found dumped in an empty lot next to a Tijuana elementary school Monday morning, an hour before children were scheduled to …

September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAIRO, Egypt – The U.S. Navy bolstered its force of warships off Somalia on Monday, intensifying its watch over Somali pirates holding a hijacked Ukrainian-operated vessel with crew members, arms …

September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Born in the USA? Made in Mexico? Picked in Peru? Cultivated in Canada? Supermarket shoppers, now you know.

September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The former No. 3 official at the CIA pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding the government, closing an investigation that linked the nation’s pre-eminent spy service to the corruption …

September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LUSBY, Md. – Child-sized human remains uncovered in a basement freezer were those of two girls and have been there for months, their adoptive mother told investigators. Authorities said Monday …

September 30, 2008 in City on Page A4 DETROIT – If credit remains locked up and auto sales continue to slump, the federal government’s $25 billion loan package for the auto industry could be a huge help in …

September 30, 2008 in Business on Page A4 The wood products manufacturing industry in north-central Idaho has seen employment slip more than 10 percent since last year as a lackluster economy and collapsing home construction industry forced layoffs. …

September 30, 2008 in City on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The typical nursing home was cited for seven health and safety deficiencies last year, with for-profit homes more likely to have problems than facilities run by governments or …

September 30, 2008 in Business on Page A4 With Aluratek’s USB Internet Radio Jukebox, you can catch your favorite online radio stations from any PC connected to the Internet. The Internet Radio Jukebox, providing quick access to more …

September 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Icy snow falls from high in the Martian atmosphere and may even reach the planet’s surface, scientists working with NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander reported Monday. Laser instruments aboard …

September 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – After a contentious hearing, the state’s campaign-finance watchdog has fined a statehouse candidate $300 for failing to file any reports after months of campaigning. Republican Chris Bowen, who’s …

September 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 A Newman Lake woman found a human arm on her beachfront property over the weekend, and authorities say it’s probably from a woman whose arm was severed in a boating …

September 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 Before going any further I would like to assure the public that the Doubletree Hotel does NOT have bedbugs. As far as I know.