Gunbeat: In a state where a mass murderer killed 20 school children, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said he’s signing an executive order barring anyone on the terrorism watch list from buying a gun in his state. Incredibly, it’s legal all …

Econ 101: US stocks took a slide yesterday greased by the falling price of oil. The Dow Jones dropped 268 points as oil headed toward $60 a barrel, the lowest in five years. US oil production, among other factors, is …

Bankrupt: The Detroit bankruptcy could set a precedent that excuses state and local governments from pension obligations they don’t have the money to pay.  In allowing Detroit to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy yesterday, Judge Steven W. Rhodes also granted an …

 Uncle Snoop: The federal government for the last six years has secretly collected information from nine major Internet services in the hunt for national security threats, the government admitted. This comes in addition to the revelation that the government swept …

 World: Eurozone finance ministers appear to have agreed to a deal to save the Cyprus banking system. It includes a tax of as much as 40% on accounts in the country’s second largest bank, which would then be broken up. …

National: Seven US Marines were killed and seven injured last night in an explosion during a training exercise in the Nevada desert. A mortar round went off in its tube. ➢The Republican Party issued a report calling for change in …