May 30, 2010 in News Mild temperatures and lots of showers over the next seven days 1

May 30, 2010 ROBERT, La. (AP) — With BP declaring failure in its latest attempt to plug the uncontrolled gusher feeding the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the company is turning to … 3

May 30, 2010 in Opinion I graduated from the University of Washington in June 1968. I was 22 and full of dreams. I had decided to follow my mother’s career path and become a teacher. … 4

  May 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 On the night of the fatal confrontation with Otto Zehm, Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. told a fellow officer that he’d hit Zehm in the head with his … 24

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 KENNER, La. – BP acknowledged the failure Saturday of its “top kill” operation to tamp down oil gushing from its blown-out well and launched a new interim effort to contain … 4

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN FRANCISCO – Should cities help families save for their kids’ college education? San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom thinks so. Newsom wants to create college savings accounts for all of … 3

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 VATICAN CITY – The Vatican prosecutor of clerical sex abuse warned perpetrators on Saturday that they would suffer damnation in hell that would be worse than the death penalty. The … 2

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Blantyre, Malawi – Malawi’s president on Saturday pardoned a gay couple who had been sentenced to 14 years in prison and ordered their release but insisted that homosexuality was still … 1

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – A poll released Saturday night shows that former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman has stopped her plunge in recent polls to again take a large lead in … 1

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEMPE, Ariz. – Thousands of people from around the country descended on the Phoenix area Saturday as supporters and opponents of Arizona’s tough new crackdown on illegal immigration held separate … 1

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 LONDON – A senior minister in Britain’s new coalition government resigned Saturday after admitting that he claimed tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayers’ money to pay rent to his … 1

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 SEOGWIPO, South Korea – China’s premier said today that avoiding conflict between the Koreas over the sinking of a warship is most urgent, but did not express support for a … 1

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – During Public Service Recognition Week earlier this month, hundreds of job seekers converged on the National Mall to learn about career opportunities in the federal government. While economists … 2

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 Winnetka, Ill. – U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk said he has amended his biography after he misstated an award he received for military service. The Illinois Republican, who is locked in … 1

May 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A8 BUFFALO, N.Y. – For decades, countless people from Buffalo have made the move from Rust Belt to Sun Belt. Maybe it was only a matter of time before one of … 1

May 30, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane’s leading suffragist, May Arkwright Hutton, made a bold prediction: “Women will vote.” 1