May 17, 2010 in City Washington state hospital regulators have approved a $54 million expansion plan for Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. The decision allows the addition of 75 patient beds. 1

May 17, 2010 in Business Boeing Co. says it will speed up production on its 737 in 2012, betting that demand by airlines will increase as the economy recovers. 2

  May 17, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Supreme Court Justice Roger Burdick now says he misspoke when he said in a televised campaign debate that Idaho’s long-standing school funding lawsuit isn’t over. “That was a misstatement,” … 2

May 17, 2010 in City Washington education officials say 212 school districts have signed on to the state’s application for federal reform dollars through Race to the Top. 3

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World Social Security faces a $5.3 trillion shortfall over the next 75 years, but a new congressional report says the massive gap could be erased with only modest changes to payroll … 1

May 17, 2010 in Idaho, Nation/World A Haitian court has convicted Boise missionary Laura Silsby of arranging to transport 33 children out of the country following the Jan. 12 earthquake. 3

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered “sexually dangerous” after their prison terms are complete. 1

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court has ruled that teenagers may not be locked up for life without chance of parole if they haven’t killed anyone. 2

May 17, 2010 in City, Idaho One more day of warm weather will bathe the Inland Northwest while clouds build from a low pressure area moving onshore from the west. 1

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW ORLEANS – Oil company engineers on Sunday finally succeeded in keeping some of the oil gushing from a blown well out of the Gulf of Mexico, hooking up a … 2

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAO PAULO, Brazil – A fire in Brazil destroyed what may be the world’s largest scientific collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions, specimens that served as the main source …

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – A new analysis of U.S. health data links children’s attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables. While the study couldn’t prove that pesticides …

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PARIS – A young French academic who battled spying charges in Iran for more than 10 months returned to France on Sunday and thanked President Nicolas Sarkozy and other officials …

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 VATICAN CITY – The Vatican today will make its most detailed defense yet against claims that it is liable for U.S. bishops who allowed priests to molest children, saying bishops …

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday for what could be its last visit, delivering fresh batteries and other equipment to help keep the …

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – A school district that gained the support of President Barack Obama for promoting accountability after it fired all its teachers from a struggling school announced on …

May 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is unlikely to face a GOP filibuster but should expect difficult questions from lawmakers who will decide whether she deserves the lifetime appointment … 1

May 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner’s plan to balance next year’s municipal budget with about $10 million in cuts and no tax increases drew predictably mixed reactions last week, particularly with job … 1

May 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago The 1910 appearance of Halley’s comet was coming to a close, and a certain Adolph Olson of Linden, Idaho (east of Moscow), said the …