April 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Responding to incidents of violence against transgender arrestees, the Los Angeles Police Department plans to open a segregated lockup for biologically male and female suspects who identify …

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April 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – President Barack Obama pushed Congress Tuesday to give oil market regulators more muscle to deter price manipulation by speculators, the latest White House response to determined Republican attacks … 6

April 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republicans controlling the House are eyeing big cuts to food stamps as they piece together legislation to trim $261 billion from the federal budget over the next decade, … 12

April 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A hunting bill passed by the House on Tuesday makes it harder to restrict hunting and fishing on public lands and ensures that the hunter’s arsenal will continue …

April 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD – Osama bin Laden’s three widows and their nine children were scheduled to be deported to Saudi Arabia overnight, almost a year after U.S. Navy SEALs killed the al-Qaida …

April 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Beirut – The United Nations Security Council is expected to authorize deploying a full mission of 250 monitors to Syria after it takes up the issue today, but Secretary-General Ban …

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday for allegedly plotting a “Columbine-style shooting” at North Central High School, according to Spokane police. The boy, who was booked into juvenile detention on …

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 God does not hate gay people. This must be awfully refreshing for gay people to hear – again and again and again – from those who have taken up the … 47

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council late Monday effectively killed a resolution in support of the state’s gay marriage law. After five hours of testimony and debate, the council voted 4-3 to … 8

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago The Spokesman-Review’s editorials were particularly striking on this date.

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A6 Ballot measures in two area school districts were failing late Tuesday, while voters in Deer Park approved a maintenance levy after rejecting a slightly larger tax earlier this year. The …

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday were accused of trying to take away private property rights in a series of proposed land-use regulations intended to protect Fairchild Air Force Base from … 4

April 18, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 North Idaho’s freshman GOP congressman Raul Labrador has geared up his re-election campaign, according to the latest campaign finance reports, while his prospective opponents haven’t. Labrador’s pulling in PAC money …

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A6 Tom D. White, 37, and his wife, Erin J. White, 37, of Twisp, Wash., have pleaded guilty to their role in an attempt to mail two illegally taken wolf pelts …

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A7 Spokane police on Tuesday seized a bulletproof vest and video game console from the home of a Spokane man who was one of the last people to see triple homicide …

April 18, 2012 in City on Page A9 The Grand Coulee Dam, a product of the Great Depression, is getting a major facelift as federal operators seek to squeeze even more power out of the nation’s largest hydroelectric … 1