December 29, 2012 in Sports Tia Presley takes her share of verbal shots when she plays against Northwest rivals. That’s fine with Presley, because she’s ready to give the shots right back.

December 29, 2012 Snow and icy roadways have led to multiple collisions north of Spokane this afternoon. 6

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 From cellphones to prosthetic limbs, passengers have a habit of leaving everything imaginable behind on airplanes and at airports, forcing some airports and airlines to put systems in place to … 5

December 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 Social media give traditional media outlets like The Spokesman-Review new insights into what readers are interested in, what they’re talking to others about. We can and do track which stories … 6

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN DIEGO – Eight U.S. sailors are suing the Tokyo utility that operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant, charging that the company lied about the high level of radiation in …

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – At 275,000 signatures and counting, the petition with the most signatures on the White House website as of Thursday seeks to have the federal government “legally …

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators proposed Friday to clamp modest limits on filibusters, hoping to head off a bitter partisan fight over the issue when the new Congress …

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Chicago – Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Friday the city has logged its 500th homicide of the year. Nathaniel Jackson, 40, became the 500th homicide victim when he was …

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MILWAUKEE – A Wisconsin couple says clucks, not firetrucks, helped them escape a blaze at their home. Dennis Murawska said a pet chicken named Cluck Cluck woke his wife, Susan … 1

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Moscow – President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, abruptly terminating the prospects for more than 50 youngsters preparing to join new families. …

December 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SINGAPORE – An Indian woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi died today at a Singapore hospital, after her ordeal galvanized Indians to demand greater …

December 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago A reporter went in search of prophecies of what the year 1913 would bring.

December 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 Hospice of North Idaho will pay $50,000 as part of a settlement with the federal government regarding a stolen laptop computer that contained patient information. Amanda Miller, a spokeswoman for … 9

December 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday identified the woman shot Wednesday at a party as 20-year-old Ciara R. Hardin. She later died. Spokane police arrested Chad W. Pratt, … 37