March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced a solution Thursday to their long-running dispute over the passage of trucks across the border, settling one of the … 11

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – For the first time, President Barack Obama called publicly and personally Thursday for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to go, said he had authorized U.S. military aircraft to help … 17

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 An experimental robotic space plane developed for the Air Force is slated to launch today from Cape Canaveral, Fla., fueling an ongoing mystery about its hush-hush payload and overall mission. …

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOSTON – Harvard University is welcoming the Reserve Officer Training Corps program back to campus after a four-decade banishment caused by dissent over the Vietnam War and disagreement on military …

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Salt Lake City – A federal jury in Salt Lake City on Thursday convicted a 29-year-old environmental activist of two felonies for bidding for public lands being auctioned off to …

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives on Thursday sliced a little bit out of the health care law, with Democrats joining Republicans in the bid to ease business burdens. Amid … 2

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts Thursday as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republicans in Congress seeking reductions nearly 10 times as large … 3

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MADISON, Wis. – With a final group hug and a rousing rendition of “Solidarity Forever,” the last large group of demonstrators left the state Capitol on Thursday night, hours after …

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 A federal operation that allowed weapons from the U.S. to pass into the hands of suspected gun smugglers so they could be traced to the higher echelons of Mexican drug … 1

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cairo, Egypt – Egypt’s military rulers announced the resignation Thursday of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq – an apparent concession to opposition activists who are calling for a broad purge of …

March 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 ATLANTA – Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a government survey shows, and theories abound for why they’re doing it less. Experts say this generation may be more … 1

March 4, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Controversial bills to trim Idaho teachers’ collective bargaining rights and impose a merit pay plan cleared the House Education Committee on Thursday and headed to the full House … 2

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago A “young and pretty” 21-year-old Western Union clerk fell into a stupor and died – a victim of morphine addiction.

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 A hung jury led to a mistrial Thursday in the case of a man who was shot by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies. A new trial will be held for Michael … 1

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 A handful of students at North Central High School are the first to identify the DNA of a 9,100-year-old Northern Plains bison. But the discovery didn’t come easy; the group …

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has her first official opponent in this year’s mayoral race. Christopher W. Fenton, 32, filed paperwork last month announcing his intention to run for the city’s … 2

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 For 03-04-2011

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in a bomb threat made to a North Idaho elementary school in October. The …

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Lawmakers want to exempt free meals given to restaurant employees from sales tax. Existing law says the Department of Revenue can require restaurants to pay sales tax on … 2

March 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho lawmakers gave initial approval Thursday to a bill that would curtail the power of administrators to restrict where students, faculty, staff members and visitors can carry concealed …