May 7, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE — Jered Weaver kept the Seattle Mariners hitless into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels swarmed Felix Hernandez early in an 8-0 victory on Friday night to …

  May 7, 2010 in City Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. divorced his wife to shield his assets and force taxpayers to foot the bill for his criminal defense, the federal prosecutor in the … 28

May 7, 2010 in Idaho A Coeur d’Alene man was sentenced Thursday to 180 days in jail for leaving the scene of a May 2009 cident in which a 5-year-old boy was run over by … 2

May 7, 2010 in Business, Region U.S. Reps. Doc Hastings and Jay Inslee say they will fight to keep the federal government from abandoning a proposed nuclear waste repository in Nevada. 1

May 7, 2010 in Idaho Idaho’s unemployment rate fell last month by the largest amount since 1983, propelled by a surge in hiring across most industries, the state said in a news release today.

May 7, 2010 in Region A video showing Seattle police officers stomping on a man’s head and body and using a racial epithet has prompted an internal investigation by authorities and disgust by the mayor. 9

May 7, 2010 in Idaho The University of Idaho Foundation has decided to sell a 120-acre parcel on a northcentral Idaho mountain that’s home to bighorn sheep to the state Department of Fish and Game, … 1

May 7, 2010 in Nation/World The economy got what it needed in April: A burst of hiring that added a net 290,000 jobs, the biggest monthly total in four years. 37

May 7, 2010 in City, Idaho The nicer side of spring reappears today with mostly sunny skies and highs near 60. 1

May 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center no longer will perform certain types of surgeries after a systemwide review prompted by surgical deaths at a VA hospital in Illinois. Under a new … 3

May 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 Is it time for the University of Washington president to make a million bucks a year? You may say no. You may say hell no. You may say that it’s … 13

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May 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Homeowners could collect thousands of dollars in “cash for caulkers” rebates for renovating their homes with better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors under a new economic stimulus …

May 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 DETROIT – Nine members of an anti-government militia group walked into U.S. District Court in Detroit on Thursday expecting to shed their foot shackles, but instead they headed back to …

May 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A fixture since President Harry S. Truman signed a bill proclaiming a National Day of Prayer 58 years ago, 2010 could be the last time the event is … 4

May 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – One couple was swept away by floodwaters while driving to dinner, part of the routine they cherished in retirement. Another retired couple died on the way to …

May 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – Chinese state media says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reaffirmed the importance of nuclear disarmament talks during his visit to China this week. The visit could potentially …