Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK
LONDON (AP) -- A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday....
Woman accused of Seattle-area brothel conspiracy
SEATTLE (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a woman on a charge of conspiring to transport women from Southeast Asia to the Seattle area to work in brothels....
WSU: Hoch won't return as provost
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Steven Hoch, who started a new job as Washington State University provost Aug. 1, then took a paid personal leave beginning Sept. 23, won't return as provost, WSU President Elson Floyd said Friday....
BPA proposes energy deal for Wash. aluminum plant
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- The Bonneville Power Administration has proposed an energy deal that could keep Alcoa's Intalco aluminum smelter in Whatcom County operating for the next 20 years....
Settlement in fatal crane collapse in Bellevue
TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) -- A state agency and a contractor have settled a dispute over a crane collapse that killed a Microsoft Corp. lawyer in Bellevue....
Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again
SEATTLE (AP) -- When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon....
No jail time in Federal Way child abandonment case
SEATTLE (AP) -- A woman who left her baby at church in Federal Way has been charged with abandonment, but King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg is not asking that she be sent to jail....
Episcopal priest given ultimatum
SEATTLE (AP) -- There are moments these days when the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding sits outside a church or a Muslim gathering, wondering if she will be welcome at either....
Dog bite victims suffer long after attack
When dog attacks make headlines, they can spark heated debate, but the furor often dies down within days or weeks. The victims, however, suffer for years if not for a lifetime with physical pain and nerve damage, emotional shock from disfigurement, and the financial toll of repeated surgeries and therapy.
AG's office clarifies comments regarding BIAW-Rossi lawsuit
The state Attorney General's Office says a lawsuit alleging illegal campaign coordination between the Building Industry Association of Washington and candidate for governor Dino Rossi did not appear to follow proper procedure and should be investigated by state watchdogs first.
Unwanted subdivisions are our modern-day ghost towns
Skamania County builder David Bennett figured developing a subdivision along the Columbia Gorge was a can't-miss opportunity. But today the lots "won't sell now at any price," he says.
Civil-rights lawsuit targets UW police
Six current and former employees at the University of Washington Police Department, including four sworn police officers, have filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the university alleging a hostile work environment rife with racial and sexual discrimination.
State, contractor reach settlement in fatal Bellevue crane accident
A settlement has been reached between the state and the contracting firm that supervised construction where a tower crane collapsed in Bellevue two years ago, killing an attorney in a nearby building.
Burien man sentenced in triple slaying
A 29-year-old Burien man was sentenced Friday to almost 100 years in prison for the shooting deaths of three people in Kent in 2003.
Latino police officer gets youth-outreach award
Seattle police Officer Adrian Diaz, known throughout the department for his youth-outreach efforts, will receive the city's 2008 Latino Heritage Award Saturday evening.
Spokane Tribe upset over casino ads
The Spokane Tribe is upset with supporters of GOP governor candidate Dino Rossi over TV commercials that suggest the tribe and the state struck an improper deal to expand casino gambling.
P-I Endorsement: No way on I-985
Initiative 985 invites Washingtonians to encourage red-light running, rob the state general fund and close out an option on the financing of a new Highway 520 bridge. Voters should say reject a Tim Eyman poison dart aimed at themselves.
McCain desperately needs the subject to change
McCain faces a daunting task. Yet the two biggest casualties of the past year have been conventional wisdom and static analysis. The biggest surprise would be if something completely unforeseen doesn't occur.
Long-dreaded surge -- in bankruptcies -- is upon us
Even before September's record-breaking financial-sector bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the technical bankruptcy of WaMu en route to its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase, there had already been more bankruptcies this year than in 2007.
California's piggy bank is empty
California, the world's eighth biggest economy, has two problems, both stemming from the economic downturn.
Bloomberg's case that he is indispensable
"Make no mistake about it," said Bloomberg in saying he intends to revise the law without seeking permission of the public that enacted it, "I still think term limits are a good thing." Just not for him, not now, in these "tough times."
Economic uncertainty breeds fear
When those with advanced degrees in economics can't seem to come to agreement, the rest of us are left in an advanced state of uncertainty. And uncertainty is fertile ground for fear.
Blame accounting alchemy for market evaporation
Last week's declines by stock markets weren't emotional. They were the prudent actions of a crowd crying "fraud" and anticipating the inevitable.
The new old gipper
Here's a nation so heretical I hardly dare voice it. What if Barack Obama turns out to be the Old Gipper? The new Old Gipper, that is.
How about some solutions to real problems?
Mr. McCain, Barack Obama is not a bad or unpatriotic person; stop insisting we don't know the real Obama. Mr. Obama, John McCain is not an erratic cliche. Back to the future, guys. Talk about solving our real problems.
Laughter is healing; spanking is not
Laughter is healing. Spanking is not. And, as for the mother of the newborn dropped off at the church, she needs the spanking of the maximum prison sentence for her felony act of child abandonment.
The class war before Palin
The Republicans have alienated whole professions. Lawyers donate to the Democratic Party over the Republican Party at 4-1 rates. With tech executives, 5-1; with investment bankers, 2-1. It took talent for Republicans to lose the bankers.
Web of support buoys presidential candidates
Blogs, e-mail, social networking sites and other technology have allowed citizens to band together and mount effective mini-campaigns on behalf of presidential candidates.
'Nickelsville' moves to U District
A tent city of homeless people has moved for the third time since September -- this time to a church's property in the U District.
Calif. man charged in sex crime spending time in Seattle
Authorities in Northern California are investigating a 44-year-old man who moved to Seattle after he was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl he met over the Internet.
Mother charged with abandonment
The 22-year-old woman accused of leaving her newborn baby at a Federal Way church has been charged with child abandonment.
Neighborhood funds program marks 20 years
It has been 20 years since the city of Seattle created the Neighborhood Matching Fund, a unique program to help communities address and pay for their own top priorities.
Japanese businessman in murder plot found dead
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago in Los Angeles has been found dead in an apparent suicide, less than 24 hours after he set foot in the continental United States to answer to the charges....
Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive....
