Albuquerque Barnes & Noble to keep employees after fire

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque Barnes & Noble damaged by a suspicious fire over the weekend won't lay off employees while it cleans during the holiday season. Barnes & Noble spokeswoman Mary Ellen Keating told The Associated Press on Monday some booksellers are in the store helping with clean up while others are working shifts at another store in Albuquerque. She said no one is losing pay. Authorities say two suspicious fires damaged the Albuquerque Barnes & Noble and an Old Navy early Saturday morning. Officials say buildings suffered smoke and water damage. The fires come after "suspicious devices" were left at three Albuquerque Starbucks coffee shops on Friday. A series of fires were lit at an anti-abortion ministry and a luxury condo complex was destroyed by a blaze last week.