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Units Work Together To Arrest 3 Suspects

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Yesterday, March 5th, members of the Spokane Valley Sheriff's Property Crimes Unit and the Spokane County Sheriff's Office Investigative Task Force, with the assistance of the Sheriff's Office SWAT Team, arrested 3 people in connection with several burglary and

As middle class grows, global brands hit Nigeria

By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Inside this 1950s-style American diner, waitresses softly sing along to Aretha Franklin as they sling hamburgers and whip up milkshakes. The jukebox belts out Ritchie Valens as a customer wearing a Muslim prayer cap and flowing blue robes ambles

Schools shift from textbooks to tablets

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Well before the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy was in full swing, students could read about the weather system that slammed the East Coast in their textbooks. Welcome to the new digital bookcase, where traditional ink-and-paper textbooks have given

TSA to allow small knives, bats, clubs on planes

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes beginning next month under a policy change announced Tuesday by the head of the Transportation Security Administration. The