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Officials in California issued an emergency alert late Saturday for six adults and eight children who are members of a "cult-like" group believed to be planning a mass suicide..
Police alert: 6 adults, 8 children plan suicide (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39251083/from/RSS/)
Iran denied on Sunday that border guards had detained seven U.S. troops, calling the report "unfounded", the state-run English language Press TV said.
Iran denies arresting 7 American troops (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39254659/from/RSS/)
Authorities say the missing members of a breakaway religious sect have been found praying at a Los Angeles County park.
Missing sect members found praying at park (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39255711/from/RSS/)
Three children were found shot dead and a man was found wounded Sunday at a suburban Houston apartment complex, authorities said.
3 children found fatally shot in Houston area (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39259068/from/RSS/)
Big brother Peyton showed little bro' Eli who rules America's first family of quarterbacks. Four-time league MVP Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a surprisingly easy 38-14 victory over his kid brother and the New York Giants.
Peyton dominates Manning battle (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39263650/from/RSS/)
A growing number of people in their 50s and 60s who desperately want or need to work to pay for retirement are starting to worry that they may be discarded from the work force forever.
NYT: 'The new unemployables': Workers over 50 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39265116/from/RSS/)
The "Great Recession" has ended. That's the word from the private research organization that calls the beginnings and endings of recessions, the National Bureau of Economic Research.
'Great Recession' over, research group says (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39269753/from/RSS/)
Lady Gaga wants Maine's Republican senators to cast votes this week to help repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.
Lady Gaga targets Maine senators on 'Don't Ask' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39269119/from/RSS/)
The FDA is hearing arguments for and against genetically engineered salmon, which some say could feed the hungry but which others warn will unleash a "Frankenfish" on the world.
Super salmon or 'Frankenfish'? FDA to decide (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39265727/from/RSS/)
A helicopter crash killed nine American troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's south on Tuesday, NBC News reported.
Afghan helicopter crash kills 9 Americans (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39282298/from/RSS/)
A Senate bill to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was defeated Tuesday, a major setback for gay groups that saw the vote as their last chance this year to overturn the 17-year-old ban.
Senate fails in effort to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39286687/from/RSS/)
Anysha Panesar has stirred controversy by beating out 30 rivals to win a $2,000 cash prize and $18,000 scholarship at a Florida pageant — the 16-year-old named America's Perfect Teen actually hails from Wales.
There she is, America's Perfect Teen — from Britain (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39284368/from/RSS/)
An orphaned premature infant whose parents were killed in a car crash died in an Australian hospital on Wednesday, the same day her parents were buried.
Preemie dies on day of parents' funeral (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39301984/from/RSS/)
House Republican leaders are vowing to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and ban federal funding of abortion.
Tax, spending cuts top GOP 'Pledge to America' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39314078/from/RSS/)
It's been called a slow-growing monster: a huge lake that has steadily expanded over the last 20 years, swallowing up thousands of acres, hundreds of buildings and at least two towns in its rising waters.
North Dakota lake swallows land and buildings (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39312458/from/RSS/)
The Texas State Board of Education, which ordered a series of controversial textbook changes in May, is taking up another explosive curriculum issue: the teaching of Islam in public schools.
Texas debates 'pro-Islamic' bias in textbooks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39311882/from/RSS/)
The new health care law adds consumer protections that kick in Thursday, forcing insurers to cover kids with pre-existing conditions, eliminate lifetime caps and stop cancelling policies when people become sick.
Health reform begins — what changes mean to you (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39160527/from/RSS/)
Actor Randy Quaid, arrested after he was found living on a property he once owned, is not alone in his post-bubble trouble. Reports of high-end "mansion-squatting" are growing more common.
Squatters move into upscale neighborhoods (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39312450/from/RSS/)
Virginia executes the first woman in nearly a century amid appeals from the European Union and repercussions that reached as far away as Iran.
Va. executes first woman in nearly 100 years (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39328896/from/RSS/)
Entertainer Eddie Fisher, whose singing career was overshadowed by scandals of his marriages to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, has died. He was 82.
Entertainer Eddie Fisher dies at 82 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39337582/from/RSS/)
A judge says Lindsay Lohan can be released on $300,000 bail after the actress appealed a judge's decision to send her to jail for nearly a month.
Judge: Lohan can be released on $300,000 bail (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39341401/from/RSS/)
Maj. Margaret Witt tells msnbc's Rachel Maddow she can't wait to get back to her Air Force job after a federal judge ruled the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy violated her rights.
Judge orders lesbian reinstated to Air Force (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39349633/from/RSS/)
A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Russian-U.S. space crew lands in Kazakhstan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39354730/from/RSS/)
Iran's nuclear agency is trying to combat a complex computer worm that has affected industrial sites throughout the country and is capable of taking over power plants, Iranian media reports said.
Iran's nuclear agency trying to stop computer worm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39357629/from/RSS/)
Israeli settlers prepared Saturday to break ground on a new housing project even as the U.S. raced to prevent Mideast peace talks from collapsing with the end of an Israeli moratorium on settlement building.
Israel: Settlers brace for end of building freeze (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39358895/from/RSS/)
An unruly passenger on a Delta airlines plane bound for Amsterdam forced pilots to return the plane to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly after take-off on Saturday night.
Unruly passenger forces jet to turn back (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39364674/from/RSS/)
The new health care law has divided that nation, but an Associated Press poll finds that Americans who think the new health law should have done more outnumber by 2-1 those who think the government should stay out of health care.
Poll: Many think health law should do more (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39369615/from/RSS/)
On "Saturday Night Live," she wore a very low-cut Elmo top in a sketch, playing a 16-year old library volunteer who appears on a mock daytime talk show, "Bronx Beat."
Katy Perry wears low-cut Elmo top on 'SNL' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39373755/from/RSS/)
U.S. transportation guidelines on operator fatigue lag far behind the science. That's one conclusion of an analysis by News21 and the Center for Public Integrity.
Driving While Tired: Officials slow to react (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39214056/from/RSS/)
The first of 12 soldiers charged with crimes that range from killing Afghan civilians to keeping body parts faces a military tribunal that will decide whether to proceed to court-martial.
Body parts, photos part of charges against soldiers (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39380805/from/RSS/)
A new second-generation exoskeleton robotic suit developed for the military – and deemed the closest thing to a real-life Iron Man costume – was unveiled on Monday during a demonstration with Paramount Home Entertainment.
Real-life Iron Man suit is better than predecessor (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39386045/from/RSS/)
California's blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, and many sought refuge at the beach.
Los Angeles bakes at record 113 degrees (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39387278/from/RSS/)
It may be a dancing show, but this week the big action wasn't about the moves or even the "stars." (Hey, Bristol!) This week the focus was on a complete non-dancer. (Hey, Bristol's mom!)
Did Sarah Palin bring boos to 'Dancing'? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39391576/from/RSS/)
Former President Jimmy Carter fell ill Tuesday during a flight to Cleveland and was taken to a hospital after the plane landed, officials said.
Carter checked at hospital after falling ill (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39402251/from/RSS/)
The medical certificates system for truckers is full of loopholes and people keep dying in crashes caused by unqualified drivers, a News21-Center for Public Integrity investigation finds.
Truckers' 'bogus' checks bring danger to roads (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39383366/from/RSS/)
Steve and Annette Economides defended their status as heads of "America's Cheapest Family" Wednesday, as well as such extreme strategies as buying meat about to be discarded. As the economy struggles, "We are the hope and change for America," Annette said.
America's 'cheapest family': 'We are hope and change' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39416868/from/RSS/)
The news was first reported by fellow comic and longtime friend Jim Norton, who tweeted a photo of the two and the message, "RIP Buddy."
Comic Greg Giraldo dies after accidental OD (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39427081/from/RSS/)
Tony Curtis, the Bronx tailor's son who became a 1950s movie heartthrob and then a respected actor with such films as "The Defiant Ones" and "Some Like It Hot," has died at 85.
Hollywood legend Tony Curtis dies at 85 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39433821/from/RSS/)
Some gay rights groups are urging that New Jersey's hate crime law be used in the case of the Rutgers student's suicide after an intimate encounter was shown on the Internet.
Was Rutgers suicide case a hate crime? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39445225/from/RSS/)
Ecuadorean soldiers firing automatic weapons and concussion grenades rescued President Rafael Correa late Thursday from a hospital where he was trapped most of the day by rebellious police who plunged the country into chaos in a protest over benefit cuts.
Ecuador president: 'No pardon' after rebellion (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39441275/from/RSS/)
Suspected militants in Pakistan set ablaze a convoy of at least 27 trucks carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, officials said.
Militants set NATO trucks ablaze in Pakistan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39451998/from/RSS/)
Rick Sanchez is no longer employed by CNN after the anchor went on a political radio show and ripped his perceived enemies — CNN brass, Jon Stewart and Jews.
CNN anchor fired after Jon Stewart rant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39464138/from/RSS/)
A man survived six days without food or water in the desolate Joshua Tree National Park by staying still and writing messages to his family on his hat, his wife said.
Wife: Writing notes helped keep missing hiker alive (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39463137/from/RSS/)
Thousands of people flocked to the Lincoln Memorial for a rally organized by labor and civil rights groups, hoping to show support for the Democratic agenda in the face of expected GOP election gains next month.
Thousands gather in D.C. in support of Dems agenda (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39474438/from/RSS/)
Military officials say nobody was injured when a refueling hose fell from a plane and landed on a house in a San Diego County neighborhood.
Military plane drops part on San Diego home (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39477014/from/RSS/)
The nation's gambling capital is staggering under economic forces that have sent it into what officials describe as its deepest rut since casinos first began rising in the desert.
NYT: Las Vegas faces deepest slide since 1940s (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39480172/from/RSS/)
The recession technically ended in the middle of last year, but the numbers don't tell the whole story.
The widening gulf of America's rich and poor (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39466469/from/RSS/)
Iran's president Sunday called for U.S. leaders to be "buried" in response to what he says are American threats of military attack against Tehran's nuclear program.
Ahmadinejad calls for U.S. leaders to be 'buried' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39484186/from/RSS/)
Suspected militants set fire to around 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the third such strike inside Pakistan in as many days, police say.
NATO oil tankers attacked in Pakistan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39489672/from/RSS/)
Voters often complain about having clowns for politicians, but Brazilians embraced the idea on Sunday by sending a real one to Congress with more votes than any other candidate.
No joke! Illiterate clown triumphs in election (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39495001/from/RSS/)
The owner of Alabama's largest casino, four state senators and several lobbyists have been indicted and accused of vote buying in an effort to get a bill passed that would have legalized electronic bingo.
Ala. senators, casino owner indicted (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39501068/from/RSS/)
A student at a Bible college in North Carolina was shot and killed in his dorm room.
Bible college student shot dead in dorm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39513451/from/RSS/)
Police say a 45-year-old Memphis man angry over two teens' sagging pants shot one in the buttocks during an argument. He faces aggravated assault charges.
Teen shot in behind over sagging pants (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39523336/from/RSS/)
The weirdest sports photo in recent memory has become an Internet phenomenon thanks to a wide-eyed cigar-chomping Tiger Woods fan.
'Cigar Guy' is Internet antidote to Sad Keanu (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39522903/from/RSS/)
One look at the 2010 World's 100 Most Powerful Women list and it is clear that we've come up with a new ranking of the female power elite that reflects the New Order of now.
First Lady first on list of most powerful women (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39540749/from/RSS/)
The private college that expelled a student who wore a short, bright-colored dress to class has been ordered to pay her more than $20,000 in compensation, a court announced Wednesday.
Brazil student wins minidress lawsuit (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39540644/from/RSS/)
A 20-year-old woman was found dead in a stairwell of a fraternity house in Seattle, fraternity officials told msnbc.com Thursday.
Woman, 20, found dead at Seattle frat house (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39551214/from/RSS/)
Before 33 trapped Chilean miners can begin their passage to the outside world, still more people will join them down below to make their journey as smooth as it can be.
Chile list says which miners should go first, last (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39558815/from/RSS/)
Ten people were hospitalized Thursday after a rollercoaster accident at a California theme park.
Ten hurt after rollercoaster cars collide (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39569306/from/RSS/)
The foreclosure mess threatened to become full-blown chaos Friday as the nation's largest bank, of America, halted all foreclosure procedures nationwide.
Bank of America halts all U.S. foreclosures (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39575033/from/RSS/)
Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin', according to Wired.com. They wanted their toy back.
FBI busted tracking student, demands gear return (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39583860/from/RSS/)
Drillers pound and grind their way to the lower reaches of a gold and copper mine where 33 men have been trapped for more than two months, preparing for a breakthrough Saturday.
Breakthrough nears for Chile miners (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39558833/from/RSS/)
A British aid worker working for a USAID project — kidnapped in Afghanistan last month — was killed by her captors during rescue attempt Friday night, the U.K. government said Saturday.
Kidnapped aid worker killed during rescue mission (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39588942/from/RSS/)
Chile's 33 trapped miners finally have a way out. A drill broke through to their cavern more than 2,000 feet underground, creating a shaft just wide enough for a specially designed escape capsule to pass through.
Drill breaks through to trapped Chilean miners (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39558833/from/RSS/)
Chile's 33 trapped miners may start coming to the surface Wednesday after a drill broke through to their cavern more than 2,000 feet underground.
Chilean miners may reach surface Wednesday (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39558833/from/RSS/)
NYT: With many Americans seized by anxiety about the country's economic decline, candidates from both political parties have suddenly found a new villain to run against.
NYT: U.S. politicians tee off on new scapegoat (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39598178/from/RSS/)
The escape shaft drilled to rescue the trapped Chilean miners is firm enough to allow the men to be hoisted out as early as Wednesday, the country's mining minister said Sunday.
Early rescue planned for Chile miners (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39599067/from/RSS/)
The government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in their monthly benefits.
No cost-of-living hike for Social Security again (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39603054/from/RSS/)
The wall of a reservoir filled with caustic red sludge will inevitably collapse and unleash a new deluge of red sludge that could flow about a half-mile to the north, a Hungarian official said Sunday.
Second wave of sludge expected in Hungary (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39602254/from/RSS/)
Israel's Cabinet approved on Sunday a bill that would require new citizens to pledge a loyalty oath to a "Jewish and democratic" state, language that triggered charges of racism from Arab lawmakers who see it as undermining the rights of the country's Arab minority.
Israeli Cabinet passes loyalty bill, Arabs angry (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39603969/from/RSS/)
Leona Gage, who in 1957 was named Miss USA but had the title stripped the next day when pageant officials learned she was married and a mother of two, has died in Los Angeles, her son said Saturday. She was 71.
Miss USA winner who had title stripped dies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39594332/from/RSS/)
A Republican congressional candidate from Ohio, countering criticism from a House Republican leader, said he did nothing wrong by wearing a Nazi uniform while participating in World War II re-enactments.
Ohio candidate defends wearing Nazi uniform (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39619593/from/RSS/)
NYT: Republicans have made new investments in at least 10 races nationwide, while Democrats have begun a strategy of triage to fortify their strongest candidates.
NYT: GOP widens House targets (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39624598/from/RSS/)
American military officials are worried about a shift in which young Chinese might see the United States only as a threat.
NYT: U.S. alarmed by China military's tone (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39626468/from/RSS/)
Chile's mining minister says the first trapped miner is expected to be lifted to the surface Tuesday after more than two months below ground.
Chile official: 1st miner to surface today (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/from/RSS/)
Chilean crews prepared to lower two rescuers almost a half-mile into a collapsed mine on Tuesday, the precursor to fresh air and freedom for 33 men trapped for 69 days. No one in history has been trapped underground so long and survived.
Crews prepare to lower rescuers into mine (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/from/RSS/)
To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last early Wednesday.
'I'm so happy!' Five Chile miners gain freedom (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/from/RSS/)
The miners emerged like clockwork, jubilantly embracing wives, children and rescuers and looking remarkably composed after languishing for 69 days in a mine that easily could have been their tomb.
'I'm so happy!' 12 Chile miners gain freedom (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/from/RSS/)
A suburban Detroit man whose ailing 11-year-old Rottweiler survived a botched euthanasia said he has neither the heart nor the money to try the procedure again.
Botched euthanasia leaves dog owner in quandary (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39656646/from/RSS/)
The longest underground nightmare in history ends safely — and faster than expected — as 33 miners and six rescuers surface. The lid was closed on their emergency rescue shaft.
All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39662519/from/RSS/)
In about one year's time, Autumn de Forest, who turns 9 this month, has become one of the art world's youngest and biggest stars. Dozens of her paintings have sold at auction for a total of about $250,000.
She's just 8, yet she's painted art worth $250,000 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39540273/from/RSS/)
A South Florida man may have a few more dollars to toss around at strippers after he won $650,000 in a settlement for injuries he suffered during a lap dance.
Eyeful during lap dance is worth $650,000 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39675697/from/RSS/)
Scientists are poised to eliminate rinderpest, a deadly viral disease that has devastated cattle herds for centuries, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.
One more evil virus meets its doom (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39679783/from/RSS/)
A New Jersey car dealer plans to keep his word after offering Florida pastor Terry Jones a new car if he promised to not burn a Quran.
Fla. pastor wins car for not burning Quran (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39683559/from/RSS/)
Pentagon officials said they are preparing for another round of intelligence leaks related to the U.S. war effort in Iraq, NBC News reported.
Pentagon preps for WikiLeaks release of secret Iraq reports (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39690010/from/RSS/)
A new problem is taking off at Denver International Airport: car-eating rabbits.
Car-nibbling rabbits invade Denver airport (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39676387/from/RSS/)
News Corp.'s Fox and Cablevision said Saturday they were returning to the negotiating table in an effort to end a programming deal impasse that could deprive some 3 million cable subscribers of baseball playoff and football games in the New York metropolitan area.
Fox-Cablevision dispute threatens broadcasts (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39698767/from/RSS/)
Swiss engineers smashed through the last stretch of rock Friday to create the world's longest tunnel, sparking a national groundswell of elation over a costly, technically difficult project that has been 60 years in the making.
Swiss cheer longest tunnel breakthrough (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39684119/from/RSS/)
NYT: Members of U.S.-allied Awakening Councils have quit or been dismissed from their positions in significant numbers in recent months.
NYT: Key U.S. allies in Iraq rejoining rebels (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39704635/from/RSS/)
An off-duty Baltimore police detective who was out celebrating his birthday was killed Saturday night in a dispute over a parking space, authorities said.
Off-duty cop slain in fight over parking spot (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39708665/from/RSS/)
When Ginny Shipe decided to buy a new home earlier this year, she was confident her experience as an industry insider, stellar credit and debt-free status would make it a snap.
Qualified? Home lenders saying not so fast (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39648608/from/RSS/)
NYT: In Mexico, there is concern about possible spillover effects should California legalize marijuana.
NYT: Mexico watching Calif. marijuana vote (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39715201/from/RSS/)
New guidelines out Monday switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth.
CPR switch: Chest presses first, then give breaths (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39715696/from/RSS/)
Two post office workers were killed Monday in a shooting at a post office in West Tennessee during a possible robbery attempt, authorities said.
2 female postal employees shot dead (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39723346/from/RSS/)
A mafia informant who disappeared nearly a year ago was tortured and her body dissolved in acid by her former partner and other family members angry that she had cooperated with authorities, Italian police said Monday.
Cops: Female mafia informant dissolved in acid (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39724114/from/RSS/)
Crystal Cathedral Ministries, an Orange County landmark and megachurch founded by television evangelist Robert H. Schuller, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday morning.
Crystal Cathedral files Chapter 11 bankruptcy (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39728662/from/RSS/)
Having a child born on 10/10/10 is pretty cool, but having that birth follow two others on 8/8/08 and 9/9/09 — that's got to be impossible, right? Well, meet Chad and Barbie Soper.
Couple's babies born 8/8/8, 9/9/9, 10/10/10 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39688167/from/RSS/)
More than eight years after Kate Middleton stole the heart of the future King of England, the pair's engagement is only months away, the British newspaper the Daily Mirror reported on Tuesday.
Prince William to marry in 2011, reports say (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39737192/from/RSS/)
Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware on Tuesday questioned whether the U.S. Constitution calls for a separation of church and state, appearing to disagree or not know that the First Amendment bars the government from establishing religion.
O'Donnell questions separation of church, state (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39740538/from/RSS/)
A federal judge formally says the Pentagon can't ban openly gay men and women in the U.S. military while it appeals a decision that its "don't ask, don't tell" policy is unconstitutional.
Judge reaffirms ruling allowing gays into military (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39743668/from/RSS/)
Five of Chile's 33 rescued miners are to have church weddings after surviving for more than two months trapped underground.
Wedding bells for five of Chile's rescued miners (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39754343/from/RSS/)
A 20-year-old criminology student has been named the chief of police in one of the most dangerous municipalities in Mexico's violence-wracked northern state of Chihuahua.
20-year-old student named police chief in Mexico town (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39760545/from/RSS/)
Toyota said Thursday it is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems.
Toyota recalling 1.53 million vehicles (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39773169/from/RSS/)
NPR has fired veteran analyst Juan Williams over remarks he made about Muslims on the Fox News Channel program, "The O'Reilly Factor."
NPR fires analyst over remarks about Muslims (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39774756/from/RSS/)
It has its own constitution, passport stamp and power grid, but it's right off the coast of Connecticut. It's the private island of Segway inventor Dean Kamen, whose technology is so advanced that his secret HQ is actually "carbon-negative."
Welcome to secret island of an eccentric genius (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39775733/from/RSS/)
The Obama administration withholds aid to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in extrajudicial killings and torture, a source tells the AP.
U.S. cuts Pakistan aid over 'rights violations' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39790741/from/RSS/)
A British nuclear-powered submarine described as the "world's most advanced" has run aground off the coast of Scotland.
'World's most advanced' nuke sub runs aground (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39793497/from/RSS/)
At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti's deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake.
At least 142 dead in Haiti cholera outbreak (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39787756/from/RSS/)
The fatal shark-bite victim in California was aware of what was going on as the fish mauled his leg, his boogie-boarding friend says. Officials close nearby beaches.
Shark attack: Friend describes fatal scene (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39800366/from/RSS/)
NYT: Scores of classified documents made public by WikiLeaks provide a look at the shadow war between the U.S. and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
NYT: Leaked reports detail Iran's aid for Iraqi militias (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39802832/from/RSS/)
Ousted NPR analyst Juan Williams said Friday that he believes his former employer had been looking for a reason to fire him and used comments he made this week about Muslim airline passengers as an excuse to do so. Meanwhile, a U.S. senator said he would start the ball rolling to cut federal funding to the network.
Williams: NPR looking for reason to fire him (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39796836/from/RSS/)
A 4-month-old baby died after he and 10 other people fell from the third-story window of a suburban Paris apartment building on Saturday, an official said.
France: Baby dies, 10 injured in fall from window (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39812143/from/RSS/)
To understand Republicans' nagging fear that the Nov. 2 elections might not be quite the massive triumph that many have predicted, check out Pennsylvania's perplexing Senate race.
Tightening Senate races give pause to GOP (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39818378/from/RSS/)
The European Commission warned Italy on Saturday it may face sanctions if it doesn't remove the 2,400 tons of trash that have piled up in the streets of Naples in the country's latest garbage crisis.
EU to Italy: Clean up Naples trash or face fines (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39820487/from/RSS/)
The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations. But some employers are weighing the options.
Could overhaul undermine employer health coverage? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39821422/from/RSS/)
A cholera outbreak that already has left 250 people dead and more than 3,000 sickened is at the doorstep of an enormous potential breeding ground: the squalid camps in Port-au-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live.
In Haiti, cholera could heighten quake misery (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39823732/from/RSS/)
More than 700 hoteliers and vacation agencies have joined KwikChex, a British company now threatening to file a series of defamation lawsuits against TripAdvisor on behalf of travel businesses.
Lawsuits threatened over TripAdvisor reviews (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39799954/from/RSS/)
Early modern humans mated with Neanderthals and possibly other archaic hominid species from Asia at least 100,000 years ago, according to a new study that describes human remains from that period in South China.
Early humans mated with Neanderthals (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39838509/from/RSS/)
Strong wind and torrential rain buffeted the Midwest Tuesday as forecasters predicted the giant storm could be the most powerful to hit Illinois in over seven decades.
Midwest hit by 'huge wind machine' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39847201/from/RSS/)
The Washington state man who's on a 60-day all-potato diet wishes he had set a goal of one month instead of two. Chris Voigt said that as good and healthy as potatoes are — there's only so many ways they can be prepared.
Man on all-spud diet regrets 60-day goal (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39854988/from/RSS/)
China rolled out its fastest train yet on Tuesday and announced that the Three Gorges Dam, the world's biggest hydroelectric project, is now generating electricity at maximum capacity — engineering triumphs that signal the nation's growing ambitions as its economy booms.
Booming China shows off its 220 mph train (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39858206/from/RSS/)
The entire police force of a small northern Mexican town quit after gunmen attacked their recently inaugurated headquarters, according to local reports on Wednesday.
Every cop in town quits after Mexico attack (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39863570/from/RSS/)
GOP leaders, more confident of winning control of Congress, plot a 2011 agenda topped by a push for $100 billion in spending cuts, tax cuts, and undoing Obama's health care law.
GOP plots 2011 Congressional agenda (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39882822/from/RSS/)
Nissan said Thursday it is recalling 2.14 million vehicles in the U.S., Japan, Europe and Asia for an ignition problem that may stall engines.
Nissan recalls 2 million cars worldwide (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39885304/from/RSS/)
Lisa Blount earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing Debra Winger's best friend in "An Officer and a Gentleman" in 1982 and won an Oscar in 2001 for best live-action short film as producer of "The Accountant."
Actress-producer Lisa Blount dies at 53 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39890582/from/RSS/)
A jury on Thursday convicted Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich and boyfriend Howard K. Stern of conspiracy counts.
Jury convicts Anna Nicole's boyfriend, psychiatrist (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39895977/from/RSS/)
Halliburton Co. acknowledged late Thursday that it skipped doing a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal the BP oil well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico.
Halliburton admits skipping test on Gulf well cement (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39894210/from/RSS/)
A two-foot hole opened up in the fuselage of an American Airlines jet at 31,000 feet during a flight from Miami to Boston this week, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday night.
Two-foot hole appears in plane at 31,000 feet (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39901536/from/RSS/)
Speculation about a supposed time traveler talking on her cell phone at a 1928 Hollywood film premiere has sped across the Internet faster than a DeLorean time machine. But a less mind-bending possibility is that she was just hard of hearing, experts say.
'Time traveler' may just be hard of hearing (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39899938/from/RSS/)
Two wildfires burning in Colorado on Friday prompted the evacuations of homes of 1,700 people plus more in neighboring foothills where dozens of houses were burned last month.
Wildfires prompt evacuations near Boulder (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39912588/from/RSS/)
Two suspects face multiple charges after North Carolina police said they left notes thanking the homeowners for the $5,000 worth of electronics gear and food they stole.
Burglars leave notes thanking homeowners for loot (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39915464/from/RSS/)
'Psycho'? 'The Shining'? 'The Exorcist'? Which freaky film frightens you the most?
What's the scariest movie of all time? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39446355/from/RSS/)
Should fatties get a room? It's a question that one Marie Claire blogger asked — and answered. And she is getting vilified for it.
'Fatties' blog post sets off online uproar (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39868583/from/RSS/)
The brand new sister ship of the world's largest cruise liner narrowly passed under a Danish bridge Saturday, a feat that required smooth seas and adjustable smokestacks, officials said.
Largest cruise ship clears bridge obstacle (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39909997/from/RSS/)
Get ready for something truly jaw-dropping. Francisco Domingo Joaquim, a 20-year-old from Angola, has a mouth so stretchy it earned him a Guinness World Record for widest mouth on the planet.
Stretch! Man's elastic mouth measures 17 cm wide (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39895473/from/RSS/)
The onslaught of 3-D has turned into the biggest film industry marketing scam of the past couple years. Here's what went wrong.
Wasn't 3-D supposed to be cooler than this? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39837118/from/RSS/)
Republicans remain on course to make substantial midterm gains across the country and to win control of at least one chamber of Congress, according to the final NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before Tuesday's elections.
Poll shows 'hurricane winds' for Democrats (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39940472/from/RSS/)
Evacuees fled for cover as an erupting volcano — one of 22 showing increased activity in Indonesia — let loose explosions of hot gas and debris in its most powerful blast in a deadly week.
Indonesia volcano erupts anew; 21 more rumble (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39934297/from/RSS/)
The great, car-sized predatory "shrimp" that was master of Earth's seas a half billion years ago may have been unable to eat anything harder than baby food.
Monster shrimp may have been an old softie (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39951179/from/RSS/)
Migrants in Europe, the United States and many other parts of the world are subjected to the worst forms of racial discrimination and xenophobia, a U.N. independent investigator said Monday.
U.N. investigator: Migrants suffer worst racism (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39961521/from/RSS/)
An 11-year-old girl who played young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway has died after a battle with leukemia. Katharina Harf, co-founder of the bone marrow donor center DKMS, says Shannon Tavarez died Monday in New Hyde Park, N.Y.
'Lion King' actress, 11, dies of leukemia (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39968817/from/RSS/)
Republicans roared toward a sweeping electoral victory Tuesday, wresting control of the House and picking up seats in the Senate, NBC News projected.
Republicans to take control of House, NBC projects (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39962482/from/RSS/)
Americans who insisted they were tired of partisan divisions elected a divided Congress on Tuesday, giving Republicans control of the House but handing Democrats a thin hold on the Senate, NBC News projected.
Divided Congress on tap as GOP takes House, NBC projects (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39962482/from/RSS/)
Americans who insisted they were tired of partisan divisions elected a divided Congress, giving Republicans control of the House but leaving Democrats in control of the Senate, NBC News projected.
Divided Congress on tap as GOP seizes House (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39962482/from/RSS/)
Obama said Tuesday's results confirmed what he's heard from voters across the country: People are frustrated.
After 'shellacking,' Obama laments voter disconnect (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39987154/from/RSS/)