2:55 p.m. A 33-year-old man who owed his 45-year-old roommate $60 for rent was given an ultimatum: Jump in the river, surrender the money or get beaten with a baseball bat. The man chose to wade in the river. While doing so, his roommate stole $30 from him. 5:42 p.m. When Kalispell police officers woke up a man passed out on Main Street he assured them he’d only had six beers and was fine to ...

Across the River for a Slice of Ray?s Pizza (New York Times)

After a rent increase, the original Ray's Real Pizza took their secret recipes and photos of bold-faced names and moved from Times Square to Hazlet, N.J.

Criterion Collection dips its toes into online film rentals (Ars Technica)

Film buffs rejoice: no longer will you be limited to Dude Where's My Car when trying to find the perfect Saturday late-night movie on the Internet. The highly-regarded Criterion Collection has begun putting some of its films online for rent, although selection is still limited and parts of the site are confusing to use. Read More...

EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Charity helps woman make rent (Colorado Springs Gazette)

Pam's landlord called her in the hospital, where she spent several weeks recovering from surgery for pancreatic cancer, to tell her she and her teenage son had to be out of their apartment in four days because rent was late.

Strong dollar means Mexico migrants send more home (San Francisco Chronicle)

Victoria Servin shows off her new pair of black leather boots, a splurge for the 21-year-old student who lives alone in an aging, one-room apartment. Servin survives on the $1,000 a month her mother, a nurse in Phoenix, sends her to pay tuition, rent, food...