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Analysis of the Cheshire Home Invasion

As the country continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of the housing market's collapse, acts of civil disobedience centering on foreclosures and evictions represent a powerful tactic for the Occupy Wall Street movement.

New York City was named the most expensive U.S. commercial real estate market in a report by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International.

The New York legislature did on Thursday what Congress has been unwilling to do at the national level: it closed almost half of a $3.5 billion budget gap by raising taxes on millionaires and cutting taxes on the middle class, in a bill supported by both Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican.

Imagine a time when 3-D holograms of individuals are projected into a virtual plaza that's used as the setting for a rally. Digital Revolution proposes a 21st century platform for protest.

Fashion model and blogger Lauren Scruggs, 23, has taken her first steps after suffering severe injuries to her face, shoulder and left hand from walking into a small airplane propeller, which paramedics say is a miracle as they did not expect her to survive.

Nicki Minaj is having a very happy birthday this year.

IBM, the No. 2 computer giant, said it plans to acquire e-commerce specialist DemandTec for $440 million to beef up its retail and marketing software services.

Susquehanna Financial cut its profit estimates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) after the company guided weak results for its investment bank unit.

Lindsay Lohan's Playboy cover photo has leaked on Twitter.

The ongoing feud between two fashion powerhouses - the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the Camera Nationale dell Moda Italiana - continues, with the former rejecting a request by the Italian fashion council to cancel the final day of the 2012 New York Fashion Week.

U.S. telecom giant AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) said it sold about 6 million smartphones in the first two months of the fourth quarter and expects to break the previous single-quarter smartphone sales record of 6.1 million, thanks mainly to Apple iPhone 4S.

Wednesday's Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum launch party at the IAC Headquarters in New York City was a star-studded event attended by the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes and socialite Daphne Guinness.

Crude oil prices advanced in Asian trade on Thursday ahead of long-awaited crucial European Union (EU) summit on the regional debt crisis.

Lindsay Lohan's Playboy cover and the rest of her photos will premiere on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Dec. 15, according to reports. Viewers will get the first look at Lohan's photos, which are included in the magazine's January/February issue, out on stands later this month.

There's an unconventional grass-roots awards campaign going on these days to get some awards attention for the dog from The Artist, and I've only got one thing to say: Heel.

HBO's popular fantasy drama Game of Thrones and new Showtime thriller Homeland burst into the race for the top TV shows of the year on Wednesday, with nominations for their writers and producers.

A former broker who alleged that a firm made false statements to lure him to work there is entitled to $500,000 in punitive damages, an arbitration panel ruled.

Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys were among this year's inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hall announced on Wednesday.

As his peers in larger financial institutions are dealing with collapsing stock prices and laying off tens of thousands, the chief executive at boutique investment firm Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) said he believes smaller, more nimble investment banks like his are likely to benefit from trends developing on Wall Street.

There's a surprising new trend in the underground wine world: Orange wine!