Entering round 3 of their ongoing fruitful collaborative efforts, Boston’s Bodega and McNasty reworked two classic footwear staples. Featuring an eye-catching Leopard print pony hair front, a black nubuck saddle, pebbly leather heel stripping, and a corduroy rear,...

 GunsSaveLives From WFSB.com, Following a debate that lasted several hours, the Connecticut Senate passed the toughest gun control laws in the country, and now the package heads to the House. On Monday, a bipartisan agreement on gun control...

 Business Insider  Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s response to the Cypriot parliament’s decision to totally reject the Cypriot bank bailout dealtoday is only two sentences, and it offers no help at all: I take note of the decision of the Cypriot...

Lululemon almost never discounts its merchandise.  So when its $ 98 stretch pants go on sale, fans go crazy.  Carylye Wisel at The Cut braved Lululemon’s warehouse sale in New Jersey and wrote about the experience.  Wisel took...

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — Maggie Medved was stuck with her Phoenix house for two years after the market crash wiped out the equity in the property. Last year, as prices in the area rose by the most...

Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who oversees stakes in some of the largest U.S. banks, said the nation’s lenders have rebuilt capital to the point where they no longer pose a threat to...

The EPA released a new study on Friday called, “Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources: Progress Report” (via Russell Gold and Matt Smith). The title is misleading — it should probably have been called “A Progress...

TheEconomicCollapse Why are Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and so many other countries experiencing depression-like conditions right now?  It is because they have too much debt.  Why do they have too much debt?  It is because they allowed...

Earlier today, The Hospital Corporation of America issued an unusual statement pre-butting regarding a pending New York Times story on the hospital’s business practices. This evening, the Times published the piece. Reported by Reed Abelson and Julie Creswell,...

Germany has received scathing criticism from many experts for its approach to resolving the euro crisis. Germany has been trying to: limit/reduce government budget deficits and promote large-scale structural reform (e.g., improved international competitiveness in the European periphery, create...