April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 BALTIMORE – The record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $656 million on Monday, though no one holding one of the three winning tickets has come forward to claim a share … 3

April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – For years, women have been urged to get screened for breast cancer because the earlier it’s found, the better. Now researchers are reporting more evidence suggesting that’s …

April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Interest in the newly released 1940 U.S. census is so great that the government website with the information was nearly paralyzed shortly after the records became available … 5

April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 OAKLAND, Calif. – Federal agents targeted one of the nation’s leading pot advocates Monday in a raid on a San Francisco Bay Area medical marijuana training school started by an … 2

April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Monday issued a rare, direct challenge to the Supreme Court to uphold his historic health care overhaul, weighing in with a vigorous political appeal … 10

April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MILWAUKEE – Down in the polls and trying to pull off an upset in Wisconsin, Rick Santorum stepped up his battle against Republican front-runner Mitt Romney on Monday even as … 3

April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Jailers may perform invasive strip searches on people arrested even for minor offenses, an ideologically divided Supreme Court ruled Monday, the conservative majority declaring that security trumps privacy … 2

April 3, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia – Colombia’s main rebel group on Monday freed what it says were its last 10 soldier and police captives, all of whom had been held in jungle prisons …

April 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Washington should reform its employees’ pension systems now and other spending rules down the road to avoid annual problems with budgets that don’t balance, Attorney General Rob McKenna, … 9

April 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 Avista Corp. is seeking to charge its Washington customers more next year to offset the higher cost of delivering power and natural gas in Eastern Washington. It’s a trend that … 3

April 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Lewis and Clark High School was flung open at long last – after a fire had destroyed the old school, after long delays in …

April 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 If you watched “60 Minutes” Sunday night, then you know that sugar has joined the ranks of red meat, coffee, cigarettes and other foods that should be shunned like adulterers …

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April 3, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Fired Idaho Transportation Director Pam Lowe has scored a significant victory in her politically charged wrongful-firing case: U.S. Magistrate Judge Ron Bush ruled that Lowe wasn’t an “at …

April 3, 2012 in City on Page A6 An unlicensed bounty hunter facing criminal charges for his work with Spokane-area law enforcement is to remain jailed in lieu of $250,000 bond, a judge ruled Monday. Dennis J. Kariores … 1