Small-town police departments across the country have been gobbling up tons of equipment discarded by a downsizing military—bicycles, bed sheets, bowling pins, French horns, dog collars, even a colonoscopy machine—regardless of whether the items are needed ...

by Bob Lesmeister National Correspondent In the old days, it might have meant a one-way trip to Siberia for a team of engineers. Luckily, there have been some positive changes in Russia ...