June 20, 2011 in Nation/World A federal judge has approved a $3.4 billion settlement over mismanaged Indian royalties that represents the largest claim ever made against the U.S. government. The plaintiffs, including Elouise Cobell of … 8

June 20, 2011 in City A driver being pursued by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies crashed head-on into a semi-truck and died Monday after driving for about a mile with a flat tire caused by law … 35

June 20, 2011 in News, Business A quarter-century after the creation of “.com,” the agency that assigns Internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just about anything …

June 20, 2011 in Idaho GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who swung through Boise for a private fundraising breakfast this morning, has lined up most of Idaho’s top GOP officials for his campaign’s “Idaho steering … 63

June 20, 2011 in Region Students in Richland school classes won’t read an award-winning book by a Northwest author in the foreseeable future. 28

June 20, 2011 in Region The Supreme Court today blocked a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of female employees in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against … 24

June 20, 2011 in News, City By the time summer begins Tuesday at 10:16 a.m., the temperature should be heating up to a respectable summer-like level. 3

June 20, 2011 in City, Idaho Three refugees from Bhutan have been reported missing since June 11, and Spokane police have assigned a detective to investigate the case.

June 20, 2011 in Sports Qwest is becoming CenturyLink, and that applies to the Seattle stadium where the Seahawks and Sounders play. The company says the new logo for CenturyLink Field will be unveiled at … 11

June 20, 2011 in News With one Mormon leading the pack for the Republican presidential nomination and another scheduled to announce his candidacy on Tuesday, a significant bloc of American voters continues to oppose followers … 2

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 RALEIGH, N.C. – Nearly 35 years after ending the country’s most active post-war sterilization program, North Carolina is the only state trying to make amends to thousands of people who … 10

June 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 Technology is going to give drivers in Washington convenient access to accident reports. The Washington State Patrol recently activated a new system it calls Washington Requests for Electronic Collision Reports.

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Republicans are facing a widening fissure over the U.S. role on the world stage as party leaders decide whether to confront President Barack Obama this week over U.S. … 19

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – Food allergies affect about one in 13 U.S. children, double the latest government estimate, a new study suggests. The researchers say about 40 percent of them have severe … 2

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 PHOENIX – Authorities ordered more evacuations Sunday as crews battling a pair of wildfires in Arizona and on the New Mexico border faced extremely high winds that drove flames across …

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANAA, Yemen – Government forces in southern Yemen killed 12 al-Qaida-linked militants and wounded three others in shelling attacks Sunday, officials said. Eight soldiers were wounded in the fighting, according …

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Days after the U.S. designated Bahrain a human rights abuser, putting it in the company of North Korea and Zimbabwe, the small Gulf kingdom Sunday pushed on with …

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LUXEMBOURG – Hours of talks between eurozone finance ministers on the imploding finances of Greece broke up early this morning without the ministers signing off on a vital installment of …

June 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEDFORD, N.Y. – A gunman shot four people inside a pharmacy in a New York suburb Sunday morning, killing everyone inside the store in what police said looked like a … 1