August 23, 2009 in Nation/World Ryan Jenkins, the reality TV star suspected of killing his swimsuit model wife, is dead, Canadian police said Sunday evening.

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular Cash … 2

August 23, 2009 in Idaho Gordon Woods, a veterinary scientist who helped create Idaho Gem, the world’s first cloned mule, has died. He was 57.

August 23, 2009 in City, Idaho The upcoming week brings warm days and cooler nights.

August 23, 2009 in City A wildfire that raged across at least 62 1/2 square miles has destroyed a well-known cafe east of Yakima.

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Government health officials are mobilizing to launch a massive swine flu vaccination campaign this fall that is unprecedented in its scope – and in its potential for complications. …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The familiar U.S. mail that we’ve all known for years – the one that visits your mailbox in person six days a week – is officially … 6

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 EDGARTOWN, Mass. – A weakening Hurricane Bill spun northward Saturday, churning up rough seas, creating dangerous riptides and closing beaches to swimmers up and down the eastern seaboard, including President …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – FBI Director Robert Mueller has strongly condemned Scotland’s justice minister for freeing the only man convicted in the deadly Lockerbie bombing, saying in a letter released Saturday that …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 London – A leading U.S. stunt pilot was killed Saturday when her light aircraft crashed at an aerobatic show in central England. Vicki Cruse, 40, from Santa Paula, Calif., died …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEHRAN, Iran – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s decision to nominate three women as Iran’s first female Cabinet members since the 1979 Islamic revolution faced stiff criticism Saturday from clerics and lawmakers, …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 SEOUL, South Korea – A high-level North Korean delegation conveyed a message from their leader Kim Jong-il to the South Korean president during a rare meeting today at the presidential …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 CHICAGO – The ordeal of 47 passengers who were trapped overnight in a small regional jet just yards from an airport terminal earlier this month has galvanized the passenger rights …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – A CIA officer who allegedly used a gun to intimidate a captured al-Qaida suspect was formally disciplined for violating the agency’s rules for conducting interrogations, but Bush administration …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The wife of former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards has opened a furniture store. Multiple media outlets report that Elizabeth Edwards opened the …

August 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 The U.S. military has agreed for the first time to provide information to the International Committee of the Red Cross about prisoners held in secret detention camps in Afghanistan and …

August 23, 2009 in City on Page B1 Wildfires near Okanogan in north-central Washington destroyed at least two homes and prompted a temporary evacuation Saturday. The Oden Road fire has burned more than 6,000 acres, and about 200 …