January 20, 2013 in Sports The San Francisco 49ers are heading to the Super Bowl after beating the Atlanta Falcons 28-24. 2

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Presidential terms are measured by sweeping laws and stirring events, but legacies are about enduring ideas. The one Barack Obama has in mind will drive most everything he … 39

January 20, 2013 in City on Page A1 Megan Dunnagan was born fighting for her life. Doctors put her on dialysis right after her birth as her kidneys failed. 12

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 SCOTTBASE, Antarctica – Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th-century Scotch found beneath the floorboards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackelton’s abandoned expedition base were returned to the …

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. stands ready to provide whatever assistance Algerian officials need in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack at a natural gas …

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 AUSTIN, Texas – Ex-associates called Manssor Arbabsiar a joke, a floundering businessman who smoked too much, drank too much and often solicited prostitutes. His Texas neighbors knew him as a …

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Celebration doesn’t seem to be high on the agenda as House Republicans, their majority renewed by the voters last fall, lay the groundwork for another challenge to …

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 WICHITA, Kan. – The American Civil Liberties Union ended its legal challenge Friday to a Kansas law restricting private health insurance coverage for abortions. A court filing shows the parties …

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEDINA, Ohio – Five people have been injured in accidental shootings at gun shows in North Carolina, Indiana and Ohio. At the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh on … 5

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A8 LOS ANGELES – As a young boy, Paul Christiano loved the world of girls – the way they danced, how their spindly bodies tumbled in gymnastics. In adolescence, as other … 10

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A10 Though Obama doesn’t officially start his second term until he takes the oath today at a small White House event, his entourage was already sporting a change Saturday: Three vehicles … 1

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Saturday his inauguration will be a symbol of U.S. democracy, as well as an “affirmation that we’re all in this together.” Grabbing a paintbrush …

January 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A12 SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni military officials say eight people have been killed in two suspected U.S. drone strikes in Abieda valley in central Marib province. Residents contacted by the Associated …

January 20, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Nic Casey, of Coeur d’Alene, hasn’t purchased rubber cement for some time. But he’ll be ready with his driver’s license if he has to do so. You may think rubber …

January 20, 2013 in City on Page B1 College students in Washington could be charged higher tuition for degrees that typically result in higher-paying jobs, starting next fall. That’s the recommendation of two legislative committees that analyzed the … 14

January 20, 2013 in City on Page B1 If you’ve followed the news this week, or even if you haven’t, you could be a winner in our weekly news quiz. Warm up by taking the newspaper edition, then …