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A third of Barnes & Noble stores may close within the next decade, report says A third of Barnes & Noble stores may close in next decade, report says Barnes & Noble Inc. Chairman Leonard Riggio wants to buy the company's stores, and leave the company's Nook e-book business as a separate company, according to CNN.com.

Two representatives from opposite parties, Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon, and Mike Coffman, a Republican from Colorado, are on a campaign to abolish the Secret Service System. They say the Pentagon has no interest in returning to conscription due to the success of the all-volunteer force.

A helicopter swooped down by a prison courtyard Sunday as armed men on board fired on guards and lowered a rope to help a convicted killer make his fourth attempt to escape from a Greek prison.