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Fire Consumes Home In West Spokane

SPOKANE, Wash. - Firefighters called to reports of a house on fire in west Spokane found that and much more early Friday morning. The fire broke out around 1:00 A.M. on the 500 Block of South Audubon, next to High Bridge Park. Fire crews arriving at the scene found a one-and-a-half-story home fully

Goodbye fluorescent bulb? Philips says yes.

By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - If you've worked in an office, you're probably familiar with the soft glow of fluorescent tubes drifting from the ceiling. If Europe's Philips brand is right, those lamps could soon be history. Royal Philips NV, the Dutch

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8