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Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against HPV, U.S. researchers said.
Source: Half of men may have HPV, study shows (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41838714/from/RSS/)
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were massed near the Tunisian border on Tuesday, residents said, and the United States said it was moving warships and air forces closer to Libya.
Source: Libya troops mass near Tunisian border (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41821633/from/RSS/)
A jury convicted a former British Airways computer specialist of plotting with U.S.-born extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to blow up an airplane.
Source: Airline worker aimed to 'kill hundreds' on jet (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41843871/from/RSS/)
Some wobbled in six-inch, platform stilettos. Others padded around in glittery, gold flats. Whatever they were wearing, the prostitutes walking the hallways of the Nevada State Legislature were stepping out in defiance.
Source: Nevada brothel owners vow to stay open (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41851604/from/RSS/)
Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday presented his full budget proposal — a plan that cuts $1.5 billion in aid to public schools and government but avoids any tax or fee increases, furloughs or widespread layoffs.
Source: Wis. governor: Ax $900 million from education (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41840204/from/RSS/)
Police removed Charlie Sheen's twin boys from his Los Angeles mansion Tuesday night, the actor told NBC News.
Source: Police remove Sheen's twin boys from his home (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41861860/from/RSS/)
Tennessee is considering making it a felony to follow some versions of the Islamic code known as Shariah, the most severe measure yet put forth by a national movement whose members believe extremist Muslims want Shariah to supersede the Constitution.
Source: State's bill would make following Shariah a felony (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41858892/from/RSS/)
Charlie Sheen told TODAY that after his two young sons were removed from his house overnight, he's "very calm and focused" but ready to fight to get them back.
Source: Police remove Sheen's sons from his home (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41861860/from/RSS/)
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals..
Source: High court: Anti-gay funeral protests OK (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41868004/from/RSS/)
A gunman fired shots at U.S. military personnel on a bus outside Frankfurt airport on Wednesday, killing two airmen and wounding two others before being taken into custody, the U.S. Air Force said.
Source: 2 U.S. airmen shot dead at German airport (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41868361/from/RSS/)
Scientific investigations have revealed that human DNA may be present in fragments of material which could provide crucial information about the fate of Amelia Earhart, the legendary pilot who disappeared 74 years ago while flying over the Pacific Ocean in a record attempt to circle the world at the equator.
Source: Amelia Earhart investigation yields small clues (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41874946/from/RSS/)
If the singing thing doesn't pan out, Lady Gaga can always fall back on modeling. The pop-shock sensation proved she's got the stuff to make it in the cruel world of fashion with her high-impact catwalk debut Wednesday in Paris.
Source: Lady Gaga lords over catwalk in fashion debut (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41877621/from/RSS/)
An Egyptian-American college student who says he has never done anything that should attract the interest of federal law enforcement officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the FBI for secretly putting a GPS tracking device on his car.
Source: Student files lawsuit over FBI's GPS tracking (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41876956/from/RSS/)
Libya's rebels were urgently training to use anti-aircraft weapons as Moammar Gadhafi's warplanes attacked two towns for a second day Thursday.
Source: Libya's rebels train to repel warplane attacks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41883479/from/RSS/)
Gabrielle Giffords has been singing "American Pie," eating chicken soup and "is making the kind of progress that all of us would anticipate" after being shot in the head in January, a friend says.
Source: Giffords sings 'American Pie' as recovery continues (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41886753/from/RSS/)
The controversy over collective bargaining in Wisconsin gets more intense as a judge orders protesters out of the Capitol after bullets were found outside, and the governor threatens layoff notices.
Source: Wis. standoff: Bullets, layoffs, judge's order (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41884135/from/RSS/)
Protesters vacated the Wisconsin Capitol late Thursday after a judge ordered the building closed at night following the discovery of bullets outside.
Source: Wisconsin protesters vacate Capitol (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41884135/from/RSS/)
A 575-pound man who gained a measure of fame as spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill — a Phoenix-area restaurant that unabashedly touts its unhealthy, high-calorie menu — has died.
Source: 575-pound 'Heart Attack Grill' spokesman dies at 29 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41899470/from/RSS/)
A western Michigan high school basketball player collapsed on the court and later died after making the game-winning shot to cap his team's perfect season.
Source: High-schooler dies after making winning shot (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41901127/from/RSS/)
A 20-year-old college student hired as police chief of a Mexican border town is reportedly seeking asylum in the United States.
Source: Report: Female police chief flees Mexico (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41904784/from/RSS/)
A 20-year-old college student hired as police chief of a Mexican border town has left the job and fled to the United States with her family after threats, an official said Friday.
Source: Female police chief flees Mexico for U.S. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41904784/from/RSS/)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday formally notified state unions that he intends to lay off workers, but affected employees may not see the notice for at least two weeks.
Source: Wis. governor warns of mass layoffs (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41901713/from/RSS/)
America's most in-demand police vehicle is a 10-officer 16,000-pound armored tank that takes bullets like Superman and drives 80 mph. The federal government buys dozens each year for local police departments. Do America's local police need tanks?
Source: Why do America's cops need an armored tank? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41912754/from/RSS/)
British officials on Thursday released about 8,500 pages of previously classified reports that document sightings of unidentified flying objects by the military and members of the public dating back to the 1950s.
Source: British UFO files trace sightings (and hoaxes) (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41887728/from/RSS/)
Frank Buckles, the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, has died. He was 110.
Source: America's last World War I veteran dies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41821018/from/RSS/)
"Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali said her home had burned down in a fire that raged through a crowded slum in Mumbai, India, leaving about 2,000 homeless.
Source: 'Slumdog' star loses home in huge Mumbai fire (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41921911/from/RSS/)
A priest has given last rites to a man who fell into a Nevada mine shaft so deep and treacherous that rescuers have abandoned efforts to reach him, officials say.
Source: Rescue ends for man seen alive in abandoned mine (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41915720/from/RSS/)
Sean Penn says he thinks embattled actor Charlie Sheen could do a lot of good in Haiti, both for himself and the nation struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake.
Source: Sean Penn says he'd welcome Sheen's help in Haiti (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41918690/from/RSS/)
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it would ban all protests and marches after minority Shiites staged small protests in the oil-producing eastern province.
Source: Saudi Arabia bans all protest and marches (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41923052/from/RSS/)
Your toenails may hold clues to your risk of developing lung cancer, a new study finds.
Source: Toenails may hold clue to lung cancer risk (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41911462/from/RSS/)
A man stuck in a stalled car on Interstate 5 got a bigger response than Michael Micheletti ever expected after he began documenting his ordeal on Twitter.
Source: Man apologizes for traffic jam via Twitter (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41921790/from/RSS/)
A tornado slammed a southwestern Louisiana town Saturday, killing a young mother who was sheltering her child when a tree fell on their house.
Source: La. mom dies sheltering child from falling tree (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41922745/from/RSS/)
California has the most grueling commutes in the nation, but residents of Lake Elsinore take the cake.
Source: L.A., S.F., D.C. 'burbs have the worst commutes (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41832902/from/RSS/)
A new survey says the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has jumped 33 cents per gallon in the last two weeks.
Source: Gas up 33 cents — 2nd biggest 2-week jump ever (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41938193/from/RSS/)
After removing 50 or so rogue malicious apps from its official App Market, Google went a step further, remotely deleting the dangerous software from the phones of users who'd downloaded them.
Source: Google flips Android kill switch, nukes evil apps (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41940331/from/RSS/)
After years of claiming presidential immunity to avoid legal proceedings, Jacques Chirac is finally facing a court.
Source: Former French President Chirac to stand trial (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41933875/from/RSS/)
It took fast-acting doctors at a Colorado hospital to flag problems with tainted alcohol wipes now tied to a massive recall and growing reports of potentially deadly infections, including a 10-year-old boy battling leukemia.
Source: Colo. hospital blew whistle on tainted wipes (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41914778/from/RSS/)
Joran van der Sloot's lawyer says his client will plead guilty to killing a young Peruvian woman he met gambling but argue temporary insanity in a bid for a shorter sentence.
Source: Lawyer: Van der Sloot to plead temporary insanity (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41955684/from/RSS/)
There's no word yet on whether this means the show will also be canceled. Sheen reportedly told TMZ.com the firing was "good news" and that he never has to "put on those silly shirts again."
Source: 'Two and a Half Men' studio fires Charlie Sheen (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41955659/from/RSS/)
Nearly three weeks after Libya erupted in what may now turn into a protracted civil war, the politics of military intervention grow more complicated each day.
Source: NYT: Discord grows over possible Libya intervention (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41961276/from/RSS/)
Millions of fish washed up dead overnight in the harbor area of Redondo Beach, Calif., just south of Los Angeles, puzzling authorities and triggering a cleanup effort.
Source: Millions of dead fish overwhelm marina (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41972653/from/RSS/)
Sardines and other small fish in the hundreds of thousands washed up dead overnight in the harbor area of Redondo Beach, Calif., just south of Los Angeles, puzzling authorities and triggering a cleanup effort.
Source: Million dead fish overwhelm marina (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41972653/from/RSS/)
A leader of the computer hackers group known as Anonymous is threatening new attacks on major U.S. corporations and government officials as part of at an escalating "cyberwar" against the citadels of American power.
Source: Hacker group vows 'cyberwar' on US, businesses (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41972190/from/RSS/)
A fire at a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania killed seven children while their mother was in a barn milking cows and their dad was taking a nap in a delivery truck, a trooper said.
Source: 7 kids die in fire as mom milks cows, dad naps (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41983011/from/RSS/)
A fire at a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania killed seven children while their mother was in a barn milking cows and their dad was taking a nap in a delivery truck, a trooper said.
Source: Seven children die in Pa. farmhouse blaze (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41983011/from/RSS/)
NPR's CEO and president, Vivian Schiller, has been forced to resign, the radio broadcaster's media correspondent said Wednesday.
Source: NPR chief ousted after exec's racism remarks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41986715/from/RSS/)
A person familiar with a pending criminal case against Mel Gibson says the Academy Award winner will be charged with misdemeanor battery over a fight last year with his then-girlfriend and has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Source: Source: Mel Gibson to plead in battery case (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41990824/from/RSS/)
Republicans push a provision stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights through the state Senate by separating it from Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill.
Source: GOP rams anti-union bill through Wis. Senate (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41996994/from/RSS/)
France on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize Libya's opposition National Transitional Council as the legitimate government.
Source: Rebels recognized as Libya's true government (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42002883/from/RSS/)
Wisconsin lawmakers have voted to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers in one of the strongest blows to the power of unions in years.
Source: Wis. lawmakers pass bill to curb union rights (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41996994/from/RSS/)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has shown so much progress in her recovery from a head wound that plans are being made for her to attend the launch of her husband's space shuttle mission next month in Florida, a person close to the family says.
Source: Giffords on track to attend husband's launch (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42018003/from/RSS/)
Los Angeles police searched for firearms at the home of Charlie Sheen late Thursday night, but the actor tweeted all was good on the homefront.
Source: L.A. police search Sheen home for firearms (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42022454/from/RSS/)
A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland.
Source: Huge quake triggers devastating Japan tsunami (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42023385/from/RSS/)
A magnitude 8.9 earthquake — the biggest in modern Japanese history — slammed the island nation's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 23-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland and prompting a "nuclear emergency."
Source: Hundreds dead after massive quake slams Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42023385/from/RSS/)
A magnitude 8.9 earthquake — the biggest in modern Japanese history — slammed the island nation's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 23-foot tsunami. The double tragedy left hundreds dead.
Source: Hundreds dead after quake, tsunami slam Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42023385/from/RSS/)
Tsunami waves spawned by a devastating earthquake in Japan battered the U.S. western coast Friday, sinking and smashing dozens of boats at harbors and sweeping a man out to sea.
Source: Man swept away by tsunami wave in Calif. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42024659/from/RSS/)
Japan launches a massive, military-led rescue operation Saturday after a giant quake and tsunami kill hundreds of people and turns the northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland.
Source: Vast destruction after Japan quake, tsunami (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42023385/from/RSS/)
This week TODAY'S Barbara Corcoran goes from Pennsylvania to Missouri in search of truly unique properties you can get for $300,000 or less.
Source: Five homes you can get for $300,000 or less (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42013291/from/RSS/)
Japan's nuclear crisis intensified Sunday as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple reactor meltdowns and more than 170,000 people evacuated the quake- and tsunami-savaged northeastern coast.
Source: Japan races to prevent nuclear reactor meltdowns (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42056237/from/RSS/)
Japanese officials warned of a possible second explosion Sunday at a nuclear plant crippled by the earthquake and tsunami as they raced to stave off multiple reactor meltdowns.
Source: 180,000 flee as Japan's nuclear crisis intensifies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42056237/from/RSS/)
Japan struggled Monday to prevent a nuclear catastrophe and to deliver food and water to hundreds of thousands of people, three days after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled the nation with what the prime minister said was the worst crisis since World War II.
Source: Japan races to save lives, stop nuclear crisis (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42058349/from/RSS/)
Japanese officials say they believe a hydrogen explosion has occurred at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, similar to an earlier one at a different unit in the facility.
Source: New blast at nuclear plant heightens fears (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42056237/from/RSS/)
The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Monday, sending a massive column of smoke into the air and wounding 11 workers.
Source: 2nd blast hits Japan nuke site; U.S. shifts ships (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42066534/from/RSS/)
Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis.
Source: Japan 'overwhelmed by the scale of damage' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42066622/from/RSS/)
A tide of bodies washed up, crematoriums were overwhelmed and rescuers used chain saws to search for more victims in Japan's devastated coastal towns on Monday.
Source: Tide of bodies wash ashore in Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42066622/from/RSS/)
A U.S.-led research team may have finally located the lost city of Atlantis, the legendary metropolis believed swamped by a tsunami thousands of years ago, in mud flats in southern Spain.
Source: Lost city of Atlantis believed found off Spain (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42072469/from/RSS/)
Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe.
Source: Japan PM: Radiation leaking from damaged plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42066534/from/RSS/)
Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around a nuclear power plant north of the city, causing some to leave the capital and others to stock up on food and supplies.
Source: Panic grips Tokyo as radiation levels rise (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42083890/from/RSS/)
Japanese data indicate that radioactivity levels fell during a six-hour period on Tuesday at a damaged nuclear power plant, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.
Source: Radiation falls at Japan nuke plant, officials say (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187/from/RSS/)
Japan's nuclear disaster is now worse than Three Mile Island, experts said, after the two most recent blasts exposed a spent fuel pool to outside air and might have compromised a reactor shield.
Source: Japan crisis now worse than Three Mile Island (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187/from/RSS/)
One of the world's most technologically advanced societies was transformed overnight when Japan lost a large chunk of its electrical generating capacity to the one-two punch of earthquake and tsunami.
Source: Millions in Japan struggle without electricity, heat (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42079799/from/RSS/)
Workers at a quake-damaged atomic power plant suspended operations and evacuated Wednesday after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous to remain there, dealing a setback to Japan's frantic efforts to stem a nuclear disaster.
Source: Workers evacuate stricken nuclear plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187/from/RSS/)
Workers at a quake-damaged nuclear plant briefly suspend operations and evacuated after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous to remain there.
Source: Workers briefly evacuate stricken nuke plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42084187/from/RSS/)
Msnbc.com answers your questions about the twin disaster in Japan.
Source: What you need to know about the Japan disaster (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42099327/from/RSS/)
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew briefly from a stricken power plant.
Source: 'Slow-moving nightmare' unfolds at Japan plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42103972/from/RSS/)
A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan's last chance of preventing a broader nuclear catastrophe.
Source: NYT: 50 workers bravely stay at troubled Japan reactors (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42101198/from/RSS/)
The United States showed increasing alarm Wednesday about the the threat posed by Japan's nuclear crisis, with its top nuclear energy chief suggesting that one crippled reactor was in danger of a complete meltdown.
Source: U.S. raises alarm over Japan nuclear crisis (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42103972/from/RSS/)
Line after line, a list on the wall of city hall reveals the dead. Some are named. Others are identified only by a short description.
Source: Hope and loss in Japan's grim search (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42117798/from/RSS/)
The U.S. authorized evacuations of Americans from Japan and said it will charter aircraft to help U.S. citizens wishing to escape elevated radiation levels in the country.
Source: U.S. to help Americans leave Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42119298/from/RSS/)
Airlines scrambled to fly thousands of passengers out of Tokyo as fears about Japan's nuclear crisis mounted and the U.S. joined other nations urging their citizens to consider leaving.
Source: US charters planes to help citizens flee Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42124586/from/RSS/)
At least 19 workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan have been injured, more than 20 exposed to radiation and two are missing, officials said Thursday.
Source: Dozens of nuke plant workers injured, exposed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42124500/from/RSS/)
Japan tried high-pressure water cannons, fire trucks and even helicopters that dropped batches of seawater in increasingly frantic attempts Thursday to cool an overheated nuclear complex.
Source: Japan's increasingly frantic efforts at nuke plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42124500/from/RSS/)
Japan tried high-pressure water cannons, fire trucks and even helicopters that dropped batches of seawater in increasingly frantic attempts Thursday to cool an overheated nuclear complex.
Source: Japan's battle at nuke plant could take weeks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42124500/from/RSS/)
Relief efforts after the Japanese nuclear disaster are being stymied as relief workers struggle with the physical devastation of last week's earthquake and tsunami, the specter of radiation dangers and harsh weather conditions.
Source: Triple whammy slows Japan relief effort (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42132378/from/RSS/)
The U.N. Security Council authorizes a no-fly zone over Libya and called for Arab states and others to use "all necessary measures" to protect civilians.
Source: UN OKs 'all necessary measures' against Libya (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42124388/from/RSS/)
The U.N. atomic energy chief called for the world to help Japan deal with its nuclear crisis as Tokyo reached out to the U.S. for assistance in tackling the dangerously overheated reactors.
Source: UN atomic chief: 'Entire world' must help Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42144350/from/RSS/)
Libya declared a cease-fire Friday and promised to stop all military operations in a bid to fend off international intervention after the U.N. authorized a no-fly zone to prevent the regime from striking its own people.
Source: Foreign minister: Libya declares cease-fire (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42145571/from/RSS/)
"The situation at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plants remains very serious but there has been no significant worsening since our last briefing" on Thursday, Graham Andrew, a senior official of the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
Source: UN watchdog: Japan nuke crisis stabilizing (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42144350/from/RSS/)
Fighting continued in Libya on Friday despite the government's declaration of a cease-fire after the United Nations authorized military action to protect Libyan civilians.
Source: Gadhafi forces near Benghazi despite cease-fire (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42145571/from/RSS/)
Fighting continued in Libya on Friday despite the government's declaration of a cease-fire after the United Nations authorized military action to protect Libyan civilians.
Source: NATO prepares for Libya action (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42145571/from/RSS/)
Emergency workers racing to cool dangerously overheated uranium fuel scrambled Saturday to connect Japan's crippled reactors to a new power line.
Source: Japan races to restart nuclear plant cooling systems (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42144350/from/RSS/)
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi entered Benghazi Saturday, Al-Jazeera television reported, and a plane was shot down over the rebel-held city.
Source: Gadhafi's forces attack rebels in Benghazi (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42145571/from/RSS/)
Top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world have announced immediate military action to protect civilians amid combat between Gadhafi's forces and rebel fighters.
Source: World leaders launch military action in Libya (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42164455/from/RSS/)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said allied air forces had gone into action on Saturday over Libya and were preventing Moammar Gadhafi's forces from attacking the rebel city of Benghazi.
Source: Allies launch military action in Libya (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42164455/from/RSS/)
Berlin zoo official says polar bear Knut has died in his compound.
Source: Knut, Berlin's beloved polar bear, dies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42166988/from/RSS/)
Ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a Saturday speech in New Delhi stresses the importance of America's ties with India while sounding a warning note on China's rise.
Source: Palin in India talk warns of China's rise (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42172096/from/RSS/)
An 80-year-old woman and her teenage grandson were rescued Sunday in northeastern Japan when the youth was able to pull himself out of their flattened two-story house nine days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Source: Woman, grandson found under rubble in Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42176977/from/RSS/)
A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vows a "long war" after the U.S. and European militaries blast his forces with airstrikes and missiles early Sunday. Meanwhile, Qatar says it will join the operation.
Source: Gadhafi defiant in face of allied air strikes (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42177894/from/RSS/)
Japanese officials report progress in their battle to gain control over a leaking nuclear complex, but the crisis is far from over, with the discovery of more radiation-tainted food.
Source: Japan reports progress at leaking nuclear complex (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42179579/from/RSS/)
Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.
Source: World Bank sees Japan slowdown as mild, temporary (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42186755/from/RSS/)
California Republican Party delegates on Sunday denounced the decision by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to commute the manslaughter sentence of the son of a political ally, saying the action undermined the party's message of being tough on crime while advocating for the rights of victims.
Source: Republicans denounce Schwarzenegger clemency (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42185046/from/RSS/)
A cruise missile blasted Moammar Gadhafi's residential compound in an attack that carried as much symbolism as military effect.
Source: Cruise missile strikes Gadhafi compound (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42189217/from/RSS/)
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi "pulled back" from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and two other towns after U.N.-authorized airstrikes, a U.S. national security official said Monday.
Source: Report: Some Gadhafi forces pulling back (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42189217/from/RSS/)
Explosions and anti-aircraft fire boomed in the sky above Libya's capital on Monday, the third night of attacks on leader Moammar Gadhafi's military installations. On the ground, loyalist forces reportedly fought rebels in two key towns.
Source: Blasts, anti-aircraft fire rock Tripoli (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42189217/from/RSS/)
Colton Burpo, 11, was 4 when he nearly died. On Monday he described visiting heaven, seeing not only Jesus but a sister lost due to a miscarriage and a great-grandfather with "huge wings" — things his parents said he couldn't have known about.
Source: Meet the boy who says he visited heaven, saw Jesus (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42191453/from/RSS/)
Officials are racing to restore electricity to Japan's leaking nuclear plant, but getting the power flowing will hardly be the end of their battle
Source: No quick fix seen at Japan nuclear plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42188697/from/RSS/)
In a globalized economy where manufacturers have moved ever more toward lean inventories and "just-in-time" production, a speedy response in the wake of Japan's earthquake and tsunami was vital.
Source: Japan's just-in-time production flawed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42198101/from/RSS/)
A U.S. military jet crashed in Libya after an equipment malfunction but its two crew members ejected and are back in American hands, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Source: US fighter jet crashes during Libya mission (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42206805/from/RSS/)
A CNN correspondent has denied a Fox News report that he and other journalists were used by the Libyan government as human shields against an attack on Moammar Gadhafi's compound.
Source: CNN calls Fox's human shield accusation 'nuts' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42211683/from/RSS/)
Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked two west Libyan towns, killing dozens, while rebels were pinned down in the east and NATO tried to resolve a dispute over who should lead the Western air campaign.
Source: Gadhafi forces shell 2 Libyan towns (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42216979/from/RSS/)
Western powers pounding Libya's defenses will wind up in the dustbin of history, said leader Moammar Gadhafi as his troops held back rebel advances despite four nights of attacks from the air.
Source: Gadhafi: West will end in 'dustbin of history' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42216979/from/RSS/)
Japan's devastating earthquake largely spared Junko Ooigawa's family home, but radiation from a crippled nuclear power plant may keep her away from it forever.
Source: Life upended for wife of Japan nuclear plant worker (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42214998/from/RSS/)
Frank Neuhauser, who in 1925 won the first U.S. national spelling bee with the word "gladiolus," has died. He was 97.
Source: First national spelling bee winner dies at 97 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42222043/from/RSS/)
Anaiah Rucker pushed 5-year-old Camry out of the pickup's path and took most of its impact herself, suffering a broken neck and life-threatening injuries and losing a leg. But she feels she doesn't deserve to be called a hero, because her sister was "too young to get hit."
Source: Girl, 9, nearly dies saving sister from oncoming truck (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42228006/from/RSS/)
The United States turned up pressure on quarreling NATO allies to take command of the air war in Libya on Wednesday, saying U.S. leadership could end as early as this weekend.
Source: US presses NATO to take lead in Libya attacks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42227414/from/RSS/)
A North Carolina man says he has captured video of Bigfoot, who was about 15 to 20 feet away when he captured a five-second video.
Source: North Carolina man says he's got video of Bigfoot (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42240939/from/RSS/)
Federal safety officials are investigating a report that two planes landed at Reagan National Airport without control tower clearance because the air traffic controller was asleep.
Source: 2 planes land while air traffic controller sleeps (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42237593/from/RSS/)
The cab of an 18-wheeler was left dangling over the edge of an elevated highway ramp in Texas on Thursday after an accident.
Source: Big rig dangles off Texas highway overpass (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42247339/from/RSS/)
In a surprising show of growth, Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states.
Source: New milestone: 1 in 6 US residents is Hispanic (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42246452/from/RSS/)
When Chad Holtz lost his old belief in hell, he also lost his job.
Source: Pastor loses job after doubting hell's existence (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42248810/from/RSS/)
The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday it would cut 7,500 jobs and close seven district offices and 2,000 post offices as it handles less mail and faces greater staff costs.
Source: Postal Service to cut 7,500 jobs, close offices (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42256357/from/RSS/)
The US welcomed a partial handover for the Libyan air campaign to NATO on Thursday, but the allies apparently balked at assuming full control and the US military was left in charge of the brunt of combat.
Source: NATO agrees to enforce no-fly zone (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42247045/from/RSS/)
A suspected breach in the core of a reactor at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant could mean more serious radioactive contamination, Japanese officials revealed Friday.
Source: Dangerous breach eyed at Japan nuke site (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42263856/from/RSS/)
"When Jimmy was 11 and his mother passed away, he began to be molested by his minister. I think that haunted him the rest of his life," actress told journalist off the record 14 years ago.
Source: James Dean molestation kept secret by Taylor (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42269628/from/RSS/)
Six numbers and a little bit of luck could be worth more than $3 million for a Mega Millions player in Friday night's drawing.
Source: Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $312 million (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42268896/from/RSS/)
Authorities in Washington state say a man who called 911 to report that his wife had collapsed apparently suffered a heart attack and died as he was trying to revive her.
Source: Man dies trying to revive dead wife (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42270902/from/RSS/)
A crew member aboard a Disney cruise to Mexico has been missing since Tuesday, and the Mexican Navy is searching at sea for the woman, the company said.
Source: Mexican Navy searching for Disney cruise worker (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42258659/from/RSS/)
Radioactivity levels are soaring in seawater near the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, Japan's nuclear safety agency said on Saturday, two weeks after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
Source: Radioactivity levels soar in Japan seawater (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42280076/from/RSS/)
Holding five hostages in an apartment surrounded by police, the suspect in the slaying of a Georgia police officer made an unusual request to negotiators — he wanted to surrender on live TV.
Source: Suspect in Ga. officer's slaying surrenders on TV (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42276830/from/RSS/)
Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket, only to lose in a landslide, died Saturday. She was 75.
Source: Geraldine Ferraro dies at 75 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42283362/from/RSS/)
Just down the hill from where a state's leaders are wrestling with a $10 billion deficit, a tiny variety store is abuzz.
Source: $319 million! Winning Mega Millions ticket sold (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42286787/from/RSS/)
NYT analysis: Even as the Obama administration defends the NATO-led air war in Libya, there's a new risk to countries seen as far more vital to American interests.
Source: NYT: Unrest in Syria, Jordan is new test for US (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42288619/from/RSS/)
The radioactivity in water in one unit of a hobbled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan has tested 10 million times higher than normal, the plant's operator said Sunday.
Source: Radiation spikes at stricken Japan nuke plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42291675/from/RSS/)
Emergency workers struggling to pump contaminated water from Japan's stricken nuclear complex fled from one of the troubled reactors Sunday after reporting a huge increase in radioactivity — a spike that officials later apologetically said was inaccurate.
Source: Japan: Huge radiation spike at plant a mistake (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42291675/from/RSS/)
NATO will assume command of all aerial operations — including ground attacks — in Libya from the U.S.-led force that has been conducting air strikes against Mormmar Gadhafi's forces.
Source: NATO to take over as Libyan rebels push west (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42292016/from/RSS/)
Harry Wesley Coover Jr., known as the inventor of Super Glue, has died at his home in Kingsport, Tenn. He was 94.
Source: Harry Coover, creator of Super Glue, dead at 94 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42297534/from/RSS/)
Highly radioactive iodine seeping from Japan's damaged nuclear complex may be making its way into seawater farther north of the plant than previously thought, officials said Monday.
Source: Radiation in seawater may be spreading in Japan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42291675/from/RSS/)
A California woman who was convicted of killing her elderly tenants and burying them in the backyard of her boarding house died Sunday in prison, authorities said. She was 82.
Source: Woman who buried tenants in yard dies in prison (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42299803/from/RSS/)
A sailboat capsized and threw 10 people into the waters of San Diego Bay, leaving two men dead, one woman in intensive care, and seven other people injured, authorities said.
Source: 2 dead, 8 hurt as sailboat sinks off San Diego (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42299934/from/RSS/)
Airport security officer Carole Smith was fired from the TSA after a co-worker accused her of witchcraft and putting a hex on her car. Her termination also came after she complained about lax security. Investigative reporter Bill Dedman of msnbc.com has the story.
Source: Whistle-blowing witch grounded by TSA (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41959553/from/RSS/)
Add "Facebook depression" to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors' group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.
Source: Docs warn about teens and 'Facebook depression' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42298789/from/RSS/)
For Santina Bowers and Moise Naolo, romance blossomed amid – well – actual blossoms. They wed Sunday at the flower show where their love first germinated – part of a growing trend of couples exchanging vows in retail settings.
Source: Love in bloom: Couple wed at Macy's Flower Show (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42262918/from/RSS/)
A book urging dentists to learn from a fearsome Mongol warrior has won Britain's quirkiest literary award, the Diagram Prize for the year's oddest book title.
Source: Award for year's oddest book title goes to ... (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42264620/from/RSS/)
A Walmart worker who suspected her co-worker of sleeping with her husband is arrested after she allegedly attacks the other woman and bites off part of her finger at the supercenter's parking lot.
Source: Woman has fingertip bitten off in Walmart love triangle tiff (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42258368/from/RSS/)
Studies show that earning a college degree will put you on the path to a higher salary. But that doesn't mean campus life is for everyone. Here are some alternatives.
Source: Skip the diploma: 8 alternatives to college (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42240379/from/RSS/)
Sorry, Fabio: Your glistening pecs and trusty white stallion are no longer needed. Today's romance novel covers are just as likely to feature a woman in fatigues carrying a machine gun as they are a hirsute hunk.
Source: Romance novel covers get butt-kicking babes (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42265908/from/RSS/)
Being frugal is smart, and these days, it's fashionable too. Sometimes, though, it just doesn't make sense to be a Scrooge: Going too far in your attempts to save can have financial consequences that leave you worse off. Here are nine ways you shouldn't cut corners.
Source: 9 ways being too frugal can cost you (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42256917/from/RSS/)
What did you think of the "American Idol" contestants' singing? You be the judge and rate each performance on a scale from 1 to 10.
Source: Vote: Rate the 'Idol' performances (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41993962/from/RSS/)
The year 1969 seems to be in the air in Detroit these days, as crosstown rivals Ford and Chevrolet revive respected high-performance versions of their popular pony cars.
Source: Muscle cars hit the road again (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42233557/from/RSS/)