Man died in network of tunnels he made through house of rubbish (Daily Telegraph)

A man whose home was so full of rubbish that he had to build an intricate network of tunnels to get around may have died after losing his way in the labyrinth.

Obama Predicts Years of Deficits Over $1 Trillion (Washington Post)

Slowing tax revenues and a historic bailout of the U.S. financial system will send the budget deficit soaring toward $1 trillion this year, President-elect Barack Obama said yesterday, and the red ink stands to get substantially deeper if Obama wins approval of a massive economic stimulus plan.

Finding the right balance for home safety (San Francisco Chronicle)

Everyone wants to feel safe and secure when they're home. No one wants to worry about their house being burglarized when out for the night or away on vacation. One way to feel more secure is to have professionals install an electronic alarm system. But a...

'Historic' low: Thieves steal from Trombley museum (MLive.com)

It's one thing for scrap-metal thieves to steal copper from construction sites and utility-company grounds. Crooks, however, may have reached a historic low last week, looting a copper tea kettle and drinking mug - among other items - during a break-in at Bay City's Trombley Centre House museum.

Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. CLAREMONT - The Forks Chop House is tentatively scheduled to re-open in April, after its kitchen sustained fire damage in mid-December.

Fire hits ex-SC justice house in Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines--Fire hit a two-story house owned by a former Supreme Court justice, during the early morning hour of Sunday, destroying some P200,000 worth of property, in Manila.