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Sunday, April 4, 2010
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Mild winter keeps bridge building on track
April 4, 2010 in News, City Nine months after Freya Street was closed for construction of a new bridge over BNSF rail lines, workers have been pouring concrete for the new deck surface.
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Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Baja California
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World A strong earthquake south of the U.S.-Mexico border shook high-rises in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego and was felt across Southern California and Arizona. 2
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New levy would fund Spokane dropout prevention
April 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 There’s no one-word answer for why kids drop out of school. Health problems, a lack of parental support, homelessness, fear, lack of motivation or self-esteem, parents in jail or on … 28
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Ukrainian couple made leaps of faith
April 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Nikolay and Maria Yefremov hold hands and gaze at grandsons Paul and Dan Chuyashov. The Ukrainian couple emigrated from their homeland 18 years ago as the Soviet Union dissolved. America, … 1
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Census comes at perfect time for unemployed
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As census workers gear up to count us, they are counting themselves lucky to be employed. This once-a-decade temporary work force is giving a timely boost to the … 17
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Iran planning nuclear facility
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEIRUT – Iranian scientists have submitted plans to start work on at least one new nuclear facility by September, a top official was quoted as saying Saturday, in a move …
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Apple die-hards’ wait is over
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Amid an atmosphere of carefully cultivated euphoria, Apple fans across the country waited in lines Saturday morning, excited to get their hands on the first of Apple …
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Stevens: Obama will choose his court successor
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he “will surely” retire while President Barack Obama is still in office, giving the president the opportunity to maintain the high … 2
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China currency decision delayed
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In a surprise announcement, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday that he will delay for three months the much-anticipated decision on whether or not to brand China a …
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Ship grounds on Barrier Reef
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 BRISBANE, Australia – A coal-carrying ship that ran aground and was leaking oil on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef was in danger of breaking apart, officials said today. The Chinese coal …
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Deadly day for German troops in Afghanistan
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL – By any standard, it was a disastrous day for an important U.S. ally in Afghanistan. First, three German soldiers died in an unusually fierce battle with insurgents, then …
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In brief: Gangs suspected in diner killings
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Los Angeles – A gunman opened fire at a mom-and-pop restaurant in Valley Village northwest of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, killing four people and wounding at least two …
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EPA explores new emissions front
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is exploring whether to use the Clean Water Act to control greenhouse gas emissions, which are turning the oceans acidic at a rate that’s … 2
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Anglican archbishop stuns Catholic Church
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 LONDON – The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has lost all credibility because of its mishandling of abuse by priests, the leader of the Anglican church said in remarks released …
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In brief: Thai anti-government protesters defy deadline
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 Bangkok, Thailand – Thousands of anti-government protesters, ignoring a government deadline, occupied the commercial heart of Thailand’s capital for a second day today, vowing to hang on until new elections …
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Attacks leave Iraqis trembling
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD – It was after dark when the men in uniform entered the first home. Inside, they found three men and shot them using guns with silencers. Then they stole …
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Dropout rate hard to pin down
April 4, 2010 in City on Page A6 A dropout is defined by Washington education officials as “a student who leaves school for any reason, except death, before completing school with a regular diploma and does not transfer …
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Obama’s census-form choice an instant topic of discussion
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 CHICAGO – An individual’s responses to census questions are confidential, but one of President Barack Obama’s answers on the 10-question form adds more fodder to the ongoing conversation about how … 2
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Air Force launching robotic space plane
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 LOS ANGELES – After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to conduct technology tests in orbit …
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Rubble has a role in rebuilding Haiti
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The rubble from Haiti’s shattered capital is rising in heaps at the port, dumped for sorting and recycling by a fleet of heavy, exhaust-belching trucks. A tangle …
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Beheadings new tactic of choice in drug wars
April 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 CUERNAVACA, Mexico – The preferred form of cruelty by drug cartel henchmen is to capture enemies and behead them, a once-shocking act that has now become numbingly routine. Since March …
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Jim Kershner’s This Day in History
April 4, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago A woman “suddenly lost her mind” and went into an “insane rage” while eating at a Sandpoint café – and then held police at … 1
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Family displaced by Spokane apartment fire
April 4, 2010 on Page B1 A family of five was being helped by the American Red Cross Saturday after an early morning fire gutted their apartment unit on East Mission Avenue in Spokane.
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Passenger killed in I-90 rollover crash
April 4, 2010 in City on Page B1 An Interstate 90 rollover accident triggered by the loss of a vehicle’s right rear wheel killed a Grandview woman Saturday evening. Donita Kay Sandberg, 63, was a passenger in an …
