February 16, 2013 in City, Idaho MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis woman says her 2-year-old son was traumatized by a man accused of slapping the boy and calling him a racial slur during an Atlanta-bound flight. 33

February 16, 2013 in City on Page A1 Police are investigating the death of a woman suspected of embezzling $500,000 from a Spokane nonprofit that links people with developmental disabilities to employers. The apparent suicide of Shannon Patterson … 24

February 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is expected by environmental advocates to name Gina McCarthy, the controversial chief of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution arm, to head the agency. The … 1

February 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing out of what … 6

February 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Citing financial concerns, the Obama administration Friday began quietly winding down one of the earliest programs created by the president’s health care overhaul, a plan that helps people … 4

February 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Over the last 26 days, something unusual has happened in Afghanistan: Not one U.S. service member has been killed. The lion’s share of the fighting – and … 1

February 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 New York – The monthlong school bus strike that affected tens of thousands of children in the nation’s largest school district ended Friday, after union leaders were assured by prospective …

February 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A7 BERLIN – A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out countless windows and injured more than a thousand people. Here’s …

February 16, 2013 in Business on Page A8 Facebook Inc. says it was the target of hackers but no user information was compromised during the attack. The social media giant said Friday on its security blog that the … 2

February 16, 2013 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – The $46.6 billion pension fund for New York City schoolteachers has sold its stock in companies that make guns and ammunition, city officials announced Friday. City Comptroller … 9

February 16, 2013 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Federal regulators have alleged that a brokerage account in Switzerland was used for illegal insider trading ahead of the H.J. Heinz acquisition Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Commission … 3

February 16, 2013 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – After several years in the wilderness, the American consumer is back. Well, sort of. A number of economic indicators point to an increase in consumption suggesting that the … 1