Confronted with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company. Lin, 50, says they are now hot items in Taiwan as... Taiwan - Fashion design - Shoe - Newspaper - Asia

For Citibank credit card holders, there is one way to escape the bank's rate hikes currently under way: Meet a monthly spending requirement. Those who meet the spending minimum _ in some cases $750 a month _ will be able to get a rebate on their total... Credit card - Citibank - Interest rate - Bank - Business

Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbor. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday that agents found the highly decorated drug pipes in 860 boxes shipped... U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Los Angeles - United States Customs Service - United States - Christmas

Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets like the dollar. Energy and material stocks logged some of the biggest losses as a jump in the dollar sent commodity prices tumbling. Meanwhile, an... Stock market index - Investing - Business - Commodity - Stock

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is ordering a review of 30 tax credit programs administered by six state agencies to determine if they are meeting goals established when they were enacted. Department of Management director Dick Oshlo will head a panel made up of the... Iowa - Chet Culver - Tax credit - United States - Government