July 2, 2010 in City While it may be true, as Billy Joel once said, that only the good die young, campaign videos that improperly use a copyrighted song die quick. 4

July 2, 2010 in News, City A 39-year-old theft suspect was hit by a car in downtown Spokane today while attempting to flee from department store security officers. 7

July 2, 2010 in City Two of the Pacific Northwest’s largest oil-spill response vessels may be called to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

July 2, 2010 in Business A weak June jobs report offered the latest evidence that the economic recovery is slowing. Employers cut 125,000 jobs last month, the most since October, the Labor Department said Friday. 18

July 2, 2010 in City Boating and swimming will remain prohibited in the Spokane River between the Spokane Street Bridge and the Post Falls Dam during the holiday weekend, Avista officials said today.

July 2, 2010 in City, Idaho This morning is bringing a damp start to the holiday weekend, but forecasters are promising that things will be getting better each day. 1

July 2, 2010 in Idaho The University of Idaho’s J.A. Albertson Building is closed indefinitely after a nearby water line broke late Tuesday or early Wednesday and flooded the building’s electrical room with about 6 … 2

July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – They may not have discovered the fountain of youth, but scientists are beginning to unravel some of the mysteries of living past 100 – specifically, that it’s …

July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired – meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are …

July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 GULFPORT, Miss. – Lingering high seas from Hurricane Alex continued to thwart Gulf oil cleanup efforts Thursday, idling all skimming boats from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle for a third …

July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Chicago – With the city’s gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States. …

July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 HERMOSILLO, Mexico – A massive gunbattle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near the U.S. border Thursday left 21 people dead and at least six others wounded, prosecutors said. …

July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – More than 1.3 million laid-off workers won’t get their unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on a weeklong break for Independence Day. And hundreds of thousands more will … 1

July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republican voters are more energized than Democrats about November’s congressional elections, a trend that could mean gains for the GOP, according to a new Pew Research Center national …