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Sunday, October 2, 2011
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Lions rally to beat Cowboys, improve to 4-0
October 2, 2011 in Sports ARLINGTON, Texas — Matthew Stafford took the final snap, dropped to a knee and tucked the ball under his jersey for safekeeping. He wanted a souvenir to remind him of …
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Tigers edge Yankees, even series
October 2, 2011 in Sports NEW YORK — Detroit closer Jose Valverde held off a furious New York ninth-inning rally and the Tigers avoided a major slip-up, beating the Yankees 5-3 on a rainy Sunday …
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Wulff sees room for improvement after win over Buffs
October 2, 2011 in Sports PULLMAN – Paul Wulff spent Saturday afternoon trying to help his Washington State football team overcome a mountain of adversity in Boulder, Colo. He spent Sunday decoding how they did … 4
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Missed FG ends Hawks’ comeback hopes against Falcons
October 2, 2011 in Sports SEATTLE — Matt Ryan did plenty with his arm and his legs. Atlanta’s star was still stuck having to watch a 61-yard field-goal attempt fall short in the waning seconds …
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Cash-strapped states spend thousands at Paris Air Show
October 2, 2011 in News, Region As their cash-strapped governments slashed public programs and shed jobs, records show officials from at least 14 states jetted across the Atlantic in June to attend the Paris Air Show … 10
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Kids featured in columns ponder effects of growing up in public
October 2, 2011 in Features Clarence Dirks moved from urban Seattle to rural Camano Island in the 1940s to farm and write. From 1946 to 1958, he penned hundreds of newspaper columns for the Seattle …
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Hundreds arrested during N.Y. protest
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut … 60
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Spokane Valley woman fighting her battle decades after war
October 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 After spending the past 25 years cutting through military bureaucracy and secrecy, Amy Berger has found hope that one day she will know what happened to her cousin, a crewman …
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That’s NEWS to you
October 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 1. Descendants of members of the Lewis and Clark expedition ceremonially returned something to the Clatsop tribe that was stolen by explorers in 1806. What was it? A. A peace …
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Military testing smart devices
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – As a Cobra attack helicopter pilot, Marine Capt. Jim “Hottie” Carlson was running support missions above Afghanistan last summer when it occurred to him that it was … 1
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Police kill suspect in Calif. manhunt
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 FORT BRAGG, Calif. – A man suspected in the fatal shootings of a Fort Bragg city councilman and a county land trust official was shot and killed Saturday after a …
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Plane hits ride at fair in Australia
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CANBERRA, Australia – An ultralight plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on the ride and two adults in …
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Bomb maker possibly killed in Yemen strike
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In the wake of the U.S. drone strike in Yemen that killed two key American members of al-Qaida, U.S. intelligence officials were attempting to confirm reports that an …
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Alert warns of ‘lone wolf’ danger in U.S.
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 A bulletin sent by federal authorities Saturday instructed law enforcement officials to watch for signs of a possible “lone wolf” attack inside the U.S. in retaliation for the killings of …
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Libyans well-armed after war
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TRIPOLI, Libya – Alarmed at the deadly arsenals piling up in ordinary Libyan neighborhoods, self-appointed community leaders in Tripoli have begun issuing their own gun licenses and, in some cases, …
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Key militant leader seized in Afghanistan
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Western forces in Afghanistan said Saturday they had captured a senior leader of the militant Haqqani network, the group blamed for high-profile attacks including a recent siege …
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Mission in Libya nearly done as forces take ‘reasonable control’
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The military mission in Libya is largely complete and NATO’s involvement could begin to wrap up as soon as this coming week after allied leaders meet in Brussels, …
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In Passing
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Phillip Matthew Hannan, longtime New Orleans archbishop New Orleans – Phillip Matthew Hannan, the former New Orleans archbishop who sought to console a grieving nation with his eulogy for John …
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U.S. fugitive to claim he has new identity
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 LISBON, Portugal – Captured American fugitive George Wright will claim a new identity to prevent the U.S. from extraditing him, his lawyer said Saturday. Wright, 68, became a Portuguese citizen, …
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Second typhoon inundates Philippines
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MANILA, Philippines – Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling today to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days …
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Football classic’s author dies at 69
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BANGOR, Mich. – The seamier side of professional football was exposed by former NFL player Peter Gent’s “North Dallas Forty,” the 1973 novel that became a sports movie classic depicting …
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Robertson ends endorsements
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 NORFOLK, Va. – As the Christian Broadcasting Network turns 50, evangelist Pat Robertson said he’s getting out of the political endorsement game. Robertson’s decision marks a significant departure for the … 1
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Man who killed Pakistanis finds trouble in U.S.
October 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – A man who shot and killed two men while working as a CIA contractor in Pakistan faces misdemeanor charges after a fight over a shopping center …
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That’s News to you answers
October 2, 2011 in City on Page A6 1. D. Before returning east, members of the Corps of Discovery found they were short a canoe and stole one from the Clatsop tribe, which had helped keep them alive …
