November 16, 2011 in Idaho As last-minute pleas for clemency continued to pour into Idaho’s state Capitol this week in advance of the state’s first execution since 1994, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, who could commute … 8

November 16, 2011 in City, News The competition to build Boeing’s next airplane and keep nearly 80,000 jobs in the state is Washington’s contest to lose, Gov. Chris Gregoire and her economic advisers said Wednesday. An … 17

November 16, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports Some anglers were startled this fall to learn the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department was entertaining a proposal to allow bait fishing in the Kettle River.

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an investigation into a shooting near the White House, the U.S. Secret Service said. 15

November 16, 2011 in City, Idaho A water search and rescue operation was launched this morning after a woman jumped off the Monroe Street Bridge and survived the fall. 20

November 16, 2011 in City, Idaho A winter weather advisory was posted for this afternoon and evening for the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas while a more serious winter storm warning was in effect for areas … 4

November 16, 2011 in City, Idaho Two people died this morning in an early-morning fire near Inland Empire Way and 20th Avenue.

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 Fourteen-year-olds who were frequent video gamers had more gray matter in the rewards center of the brain than peers who didn’t play video games as much – suggesting that gaming …

November 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 The forewoman of the jury that convicted Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. said none of the jurors brought information to deliberations that they picked up from media reports, … 17

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it has lost $5.1 billion in the past year, pushing it closer to imminent default on a multibillion-dollar payment and to future … 3

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Berkeley, Calif. – A man with a gun was shot by police Tuesday inside the business school at the University of California, Berkeley, after hundreds of students and anti-Wall Street …

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BETTENDORF, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Tuesday that if elected he would end lifetime appointments for federal judges and slash the pay for federal lawmakers, effectively turning … 5

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republican leaders have started laying the groundwork to persuade GOP lawmakers to support a compromise on a tax increase, an issue that has deadlocked a congressional supercommittee pressed … 2

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Mexico City – The charismatic and combative leftist who paralyzed the streets of Mexico City after narrowly losing the country’s last presidential election will make another run next year after …

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 A new iceberg is forming in western Antarctica, and it’s a big one. When the massive chunk of ice is fully separated from its even more massive parent ice, expected …

November 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Lawmakers say it’s an insult to the American people: The United States is borrowing money from China only to give some of it right back as foreign aid. … 1