January 22, 2012 in Sports Baltimore Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff shanked a 32-yard field goal with 11 seconds left, leaving the New England Patriots with a 23-20 victory over the Ravens in the AFC Championship …

  January 22, 2012 in Sports Desperate hockey looks good on the Spokane Chiefs, who scored on their first shift of Sunday night’s game at the Arena and battled their way to a 6-1 win over …

January 22, 2012 in News WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a … 12

January 22, 2012 in News Spokane Police were busy Saturday night and this morning investigating an attempted murder, a double shooting, a man accused of voyeurism at Girl Scouts of America and a hit-and-run crash … 4

January 22, 2012 in Sports STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where “JoePa” knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college … 10

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Efforts to establish online registries for animal abusers similar to those for sex offenders are gaining support, with legislation being considered in at least five states. Among the …

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANAA, Yemen – Outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave soon to Oman, en route to medical treatment in the United States, Yemeni officials said Saturday, part of an American …

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 RENO, Nev. – Rain helped crews surround a brush fire that destroyed 29 homes and forced thousands to flee in Washoe Valley. Fire officials declared the blaze contained Saturday after …

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war, suggesting that many are … 1

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Vilified by the Republicans who want his job, President Barack Obama will stand before the nation Tuesday night determined to frame the election-year debate on his terms, promising … 4

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 YUMA, Ariz. – An Arizona couple who committed suicide last month planned to lure sheriff’s deputies to their remote desert home and kill as many as possible before ending their …

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 BEIRUT – A string of explosions struck a police truck transporting prisoners in a tense area of northwestern Syria on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, state media and an …

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 KANO, Nigeria – A militant Islamist group whose almost daily attacks have put Nigerians on edge left the country stunned Saturday in the wake of a well-coordinated strike with disturbing …

January 22, 2012 in City on Page A8 Washington’s emergence as a state with one of the highest rates of both opiate prescriptions and deaths was not, in hindsight, an accident. In 1995, Purdue Pharma introduced OxyContin in … 4

January 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A9 CAIRO – Final results on Saturday showed that Islamist parties won nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in Egypt’s first elections since the ouster of authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak, …

January 22, 2012 in City on Page A9 Dr. Rosemary Orr didn’t see it coming. It was the morning after Mother’s Day. She needed a ride to work, so her 24-year-old son Robin drove her. She was in … 2

January 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 1. The Idaho Supreme Court ordered the state’s new redistricting plan to be redrawn because A. It divides too many counties