October 3, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE – Nobody with the Seattle Mariners was immune from the strain of a 101-loss season that ended Sunday with a 4-3 defeat to the Oakland A’s. But there were …

October 3, 2010 in Sports PULLMAN – Change is coming to the Washington State University defense. And it’s coming fast. “We’ll probably have to make a few moves with some personnel,” WSU coach Paul Wulff … 2

October 3, 2010 in Sports No kickoff returns to save Seattle this week. No game-changing interceptions, either. Nothing to protect Seattle from its own offense Sunday in St. Louis. 3

October 3, 2010 in News, City, Idaho Spokane Transit Authority officials are asking for the public’s help in cutting 7percent from the bus agency’s budget next year. 13

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 ZHENGZHOU, China – It might be the most ambitious construction project in China since the Great Wall. The government is planning to reroute the nation’s water supply, bringing water from … 6

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thousands of liberal and labor activists rallied in the nation’s capital on Saturday and in other U.S. cities, calling for young or disillusioned Democrats to vote in … 70

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – When Chris Carver ran an ultramarathon in Scotland last year, which challenges athletes to run as far as possible within 24 hours, he ran 140 miles. Carver added … 1

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A sophisticated worm designed to infiltrate industrial control systems could be used as a blueprint to sabotage machines that are critical to U.S. power plants, electrical grids and …

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A detection system that was expanded following an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people has experienced significant outages and can no longer be relied on to detect …

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will warn U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, providing updated guidance prompted by al-Qaida threats, American and European officials told the …

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – After the economy slipped into recession in 2008, millions of Americans received unemployment benefits to make ends meet – including almost 3,000 millionaires. According to U.S. Internal Revenue … 3

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 QUITO, Ecuador – Three police colonels were under criminal investigation Saturday for failing to prevent a massive protest by their subordinates against President Rafael Correa that spun out of control, …

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 ASUNCION, Paraguay – President Fernando Lugo, who is fighting cancer, does not require surgery, doctors said Saturday after the Paraguayan leader was flown to Brazil for emergency treatment of an …

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 JERUSALEM – The Palestinian leadership on Saturday ruled out a resumption of peace talks without a halt to Israeli settlement building in the West Bank, backing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud … 1

October 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 LOS ANGELES – Art Gilmore, a widely recognized voice on radio, television, commercials, documentaries and movie trailers, has died. He was 98. Gilmore died Sept. 25 of age-related causes at …

October 3, 2010 in City on Page B1 A case that was settled in criminal court two years ago is still percolating in the Spokane Police Department, with a detective suing the city for defamation and his boss, … 52