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NYT: In an industry dependent on intellectual property, Microsoft's fight against theft has implications beyond the bottom line.
NYT: Chasing pirates: Inside Microsoft's war room (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40045602/from/RSS/)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes the outgoing Congress will approve legislation ending the military's ban on gays but was unsure of the prospects for success.
Gates: Let gays in military; Marine chief: don't (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40049234/from/RSS/)
From pickle juice to coconut water, marathoners reveal the quirky ways they fuel up for the long haul.
Runners share 7 secret - and weird - food weapons (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40010281/from/RSS/)
If you're already confused about what drives the stock market, try mulling this one over: The major indexes have climbed back to their spring highs, while we've grown more pessimistic.
Stocks being buoyed by investor ... pessimism? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40058272/from/RSS/)
Keith Olbermann's suspension from MSNBC television for donating to three Democratic campaigns will end this coming Tuesday, NBC announced Sunday night.
NBC: Olbermann suspension ending Tuesday (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40062578/from/RSS/)
Facing a wave of criticism from business leaders, President Hugo Chavez is defending his order for government officials to seize control of residential complexes.
'Act of justice': Venezuela seizes apartments (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40064787/from/RSS/)
In his new memoir, former president George W. Bush reveals that his vice president told him, "I can't believe you're going to leave a soldier on the battlefield" when Cheney learned Bush wouldn't pardon Cheney's aide, Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Bush speaks at length about the book with TODAY's Matt Lauer.
Bush: Cheney 'angry' that I didn't pardon Libby (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39976132/from/RSS/)
In his first one-on-one television interview since leaving the White House, former President George W. Bush tells NBC News' Matt Lauer that his 2003 "Mission Accomplished" speech, his demeanor in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and his young, drunken escapades were some of his professional and personal mistakes.
Bush opens up about mistakes, defends decisions (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39976132/from/RSS/)
U.S. officials say they have no clue who could have launched the mysterious "missile" that streaked across the sky off the Southern California.
U.S. sees no threat in mystery 'missile' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40087187/from/RSS/)
Elizabeth Smart testifies that the man who abducted her in 2002 often used vulgar language before raping her and threatened to kill her and her family if she tried to escape.
Elizabeth Smart tells of abductor's threats (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40093438/from/RSS/)
Body parts from 1,000 wild tigers have been seized over the past decade, crimes fueling the extinction crisis faced by the species whose numbers are estimated at just 3,200, a wildlife group says.
1,000 tigers killed in decade; extinction near (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40096565/from/RSS/)
Some senior Republicans are trying to pressure Michael Steele not to seek re-election as chairman of the party.
NYT: Republicans maneuver to oust leader (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40103632/from/RSS/)
Schools in Florida's second-largest county were locked down for most of the school day Wednesday after a woman called a radio station, saying her husband might go to a school and start shooting.
Lockdown of 260,000 Fla. students, staff lifted (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40110607/from/RSS/)
A mystery vapor trail that was filmed off the coast of southern California and looked like a missile launch was likely caused by a plane, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, closing its case on the incident.
Pentagon: Mystery 'missile' likely a plane (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40112161/from/RSS/)
Dr. David C. Ring, a Boston surgeon, described in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine how a series of personal and systemic mistakes led him to conducting the wrong surgical proceedure on the hand of a 65-year-old woman.
Surgery error leads doc to public mea culpa (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40096673/from/RSS/)
The head of Moscow's deep cover spying operations in the United States was a double agent who had betrayed at least 10 compatriots, a Russian newspaper said on Thursday.
Russia hunts agent who betrayed U.S. cell (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40126344/from/RSS/)
The eldest of the 19-child Duggar family is proving that the apple doesn't fall far from the fruitful family tree: On Thursday, Josh Duggar revealed that he and wife Anna are awaiting their second child — a special joy because Anna had a miscarriage after their first.
Parents of 19, Duggars now await grandchild No. 2 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40113321/from/RSS/)
They can call it a nightmare. A cruise from hell. Even a Spamcation. Whatever they label it, the grueling three-day journey of the crippled Carnival Splendor is over.
Last passengers leave 'nightmare' cruise ship (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40126918/from/RSS/)
Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to endorse a U.S. push to get China to let its currency rise, keeping alive a dispute that has raised the specter of a global trade war.
Obama leaves G-20 empty-handed on currency spat (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40143947/from/RSS/)
Cartoonist Jim Davis apologized Thursday for a Garfield strip that some veterans may have found offensive.
Garfield creator apologizes for ill-timed strip (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40140914/from/RSS/)
Former President George W. Bush lifted passages from other writings and passed them off as his own thoughts in his new memoir, "Decision Points," an article published Friday on the Huffington Post website alleges.
Report: Bush lifted quotes for his memoir (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40159188/from/RSS/)
Once the wait for President Barack Obama's return was over, Indonesian anticipation turned to another question: Would a conservative Muslim government minister shake the first lady's hand?
Indonesian says he shook first lady's hand by accident (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40089526/from/RSS/)
Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi greeted cheering crowds at the gate of her house, NBC News reported, after a release order was read to her by the authorities.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi is free (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40164855/from/RSS/)
Twin Cities area residents dig out from the season's first wintry storm that roared through early Saturday, leaving about a foot of snow and killed two in northern Wisconsin.
Snow buries Twin Cities; 2 dead in Wisconsin (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40169437/from/RSS/)
Manny Pacquiao wins a record eighth belt in an eighth different weight class in a unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito on Saturday night.
Pacquiao packs away another title (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40176099/from/RSS/)
A report, which the Justice Department has tried to keep secret, provides new evidence about notorious Nazi cases.
NYT: Nazis were given 'safe haven' in U.S. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40178937/from/RSS/)
Authorities are still looking for the driver of a gold Honda Accord who allegedly forced another car off the road when attempting to pass 12 bikers on a remote highway.
DUI arrest after motorcycle crashes that killed 5 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40180395/from/RSS/)
When Chad Arnold needed a liver transplant, his younger brother Ryan offered part of his liver. Ryan Arnold died following the surgery, leaving Chad with the struggle of living his life without the person who saved him.
Brother's transplant gift carries unbearable cost (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40094048/from/RSS/)
A powerful explosion likely caused by an accumulation of gas killed 7 people, including five Canadian tourists, on Sunday at a large resort hotel on Mexico's Caribbean coast, authorities said.
Hotel blast kills 5 Canadians, 2 Mexicans (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40182481/from/RSS/)
A 13-year-old Stanislaus County boy at the center of a flag controversy got a big show of support Monday.
Many Rally To Support Boy's Flag Display (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40195988/from/RSS/)
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar said Monday that the insurgents' strategy aims to increase operations nationwide and battle the U.S.-led coalition in a war of attrition.
Taliban waging war of attrition, says leader (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40204015/from/RSS/)
Police are investigating whether a jaw bone found on Aruba is linked to the disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway, a Dutch newspaper reported Tuesday.
Cops test jawbone for Natalee Holloway link (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40210187/from/RSS/)
Britain's Prince William is to marry his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton in London in 2011, the royal family said on Tuesday. A spokesman for Prince Charles said William gave Kate the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother, Princess Diana.
With Diana's ring, William and Kate are engaged (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40211277/from/RSS/)
New evidence shows that body scanners used in airports and public buildings definitely are capable of storing and transmitting pictures. Following a Freedom of Information Act request, the U.S. Marshals released 100 censored body scan images taken from an Orlando, Fla. courthouse.
Leaked U.S. Marshal body scan images revealed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40218074/from/RSS/)
NYT: President Obama's hopes for an arms treaty with Russia appeared to come undone as the chief Senate Republican negotiator moved to block a vote.
NYT: Arms treaty with Russia hits snag as GOP balks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40225924/from/RSS/)
An accent of mushrooms merged with sweet notes of honey in a sampling Wednesday of what's been billed as the world's oldest champagne, salvaged from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.
World's oldest champagne uncorked (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40234623/from/RSS/)
A coral bleaching event in 2005 was the worst on record in the Caribbean, said experts who also warned that bleaching this last summer is likely to have proven even worse in parts.
Caribbean reef repair 'beyond our lifetimes' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40239545/from/RSS/)
Police in Idaho say a woman posed as a physician and duped at least two other women into undergoing breast exams at her hands in Boise-area nightclubs.
Cops: Fake doc carried out breast exams in bars (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40248892/from/RSS/)
An unemployed tree-trimmer arrested after a teenage girl was found bound and gagged in his basement pointed the way Thursday to the bodies of her brother, mother and another woman, authorities said.
Bodies of missing boy, women found (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40258902/from/RSS/)
It's a fairy-tale ending almost half a century in the making. But Paul and Marion Caruso say it's been worth waiting for the day they'd finally have their wedding photos — photos from unlabeled negatives they miraculously pulled from a scrap yard in Scranton, Pa.
After 45 years, wedding photos found at scrap yard (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40244649/from/RSS/)
A body was discovered in a foreclosed home on Thursday, say Cape Canaveral, Fla., authorities say.
Woman found dead in foreclosed Fla. home (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40265601/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama's decision to confront Senate Republicans over arms control could be a test of his mettle heading into the final two years of his term.
NYT: Nuke treaty is Obama's 'biggest gamble' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40268224/from/RSS/)
For Americans who wear prosthetics, the humiliation of the TSA's new procedures — choosing between a body scan or body search — is even worse.
TSA forces cancer survivor to show prosthesis (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40278427/from/RSS/)
Prince Charles stirs speculation in an interview with NBC's Brian Williams after suggesting his wife Camilla may be the next queen of England.
Prince Charles says Camilla may be queen (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40280105/from/RSS/)
U.S. officials are preparing insider trading charges against a host of financial players, including investment bankers and hedge fund managers, says The Wall Street Journal.
Report: 'Pevasive insider trading' investigated (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40284176/from/RSS/)
How to protest domestic violence, corruption and a visit by Russia's Vladimir Putin? Ukraine's answer: take off your bra!
Topless protesters gain fame in Ukraine (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40277239/from/RSS/)
A retired special education teacher on his way to a wedding in Orlando, Fla., says he was left humiliated, crying and covered with his own urine recently after an enhanced pat-down by TSA officers.
TSA pat-down leaves traveler covered in urine (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40291856/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama on Saturday acknowledged some travelers' "frustrations" with having to go through full-body pat-downs and scans at airports, but he said the enhanced security measures are necessary to keep America safe.
Obama: 'Frustrations' with TSA pat-downs (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40289750/from/RSS/)
The most surprising thing about increasingly heated frustration with the federal Transportation Security Administration may be that it took so long to boil over.
TSA has met the enemy — and they are us (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40298973/from/RSS/)
Justin Bieber is the top winner at Sunday night's American Music Awards, capturing four trophies including favorite artist. The 16-year-old teen heartthrob became the youngest person to ever win the award.
It's Bieber's night at American Music Awards (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40305345/from/RSS/)
Airline passengers aren't the only ones complaining about the Transportation Security Administration's new enhanced security procedures. Many TSA employees aren't too happy, either.
TSA workers face verbal abuse from travelers (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40318901/from/RSS/)
NYT: American and Afghan officials say that a man purporting to be Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, a key figure in negotiations, was not, but received American money.
NYT: Taliban leader in secret talks was impostor (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40327256/from/RSS/)
South Korea warned North Korea on Tuesday of "enormous retaliation" if it took more aggressive steps after Pyongyang fired scores of artillery shells at a South Korean island in one of the heaviest attacks on its neighbor since the Korean War ended in 1953.
S. Korea warns of 'enormous retaliation' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40329269/from/RSS/)
The Church of England has suspended the bishop who called Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton "shallow celebrities" and suggested their marriage would only last seven years.
U.K. bishop suspended after royal wedding slur (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40314604/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak agreed to hold more joint military exercises in response to North Korea's artillery attack.
Obama: U.S. will defend South Korea (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40329269/from/RSS/)
All 29 miners trapped underground in a New Zealand mine for five days are believed to be dead following a second explosion in the Pike River coal mine, police said on Wednesday.
Second blast ends bid to rescue 29 miners (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40330385/from/RSS/)
An elderly French woman who was trapped in her bathroom for three weeks has finally been rescued, media reports said.
Woman trapped in bathroom for three weeks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40351842/from/RSS/)
The U.S. on Wednesday urged China to press North Korea to halt provocative actions against South Korea, after an artillery attack that Washington called a "premeditated" violation of the truce that ended the Korean War.
U.S. urges China to restrain North Korea (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40349704/from/RSS/)
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 18 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat Miami 104-95 on Wednesday night to hand the Heat's All-Star trio its first three-game losing streak.
Magic hand Heat 3rd straight loss (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40365063/from/RSS/)
China expressed concern on Thursday about joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises in the Yellow Sea while North Korea threatened more attacks on the wealthy South.
China wary as U.S. warship heads to S. Korea (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40368094/from/RSS/)
Three teenagers have been rescued after 50 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean, according to reports; trio survived by drinking rainwater and sharing raw fish and a seagull.
'Miracle': Teens found alive after 50 days at sea (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40369286/from/RSS/)
Among the things to be grateful for on Thanksgiving are America's unexpected heroes — everyday people thrust into the role with little warning. Meet five of them.
Thanksgiving stories of kindness and courage (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40111347/from/RSS/)
Fresh artillery shots were heard Friday on the tense South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, three days after it was devastated by a North Korean attack.
North Korean artillery drill hikes tension (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40375643/from/RSS/)
Three teenage boys who spent 50 days adrift in a tiny boat in the South Pacific Ocean walked ashore on shaky legs Friday after their chance rescue
Teens reach dry land after 50 days adrift at sea (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40376391/from/RSS/)
White House says the person who injured President Barack Obama during a basketball game Friday is Rey Decerega, who works for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.
Obama needs 12 stitches after being hit in lip (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40384019/from/RSS/)
South Korea's marines commander Saturday vowed up to a "thousand-fold" retaliation for the North Korea artillery attack that killed four just days earlier.
S. Korea commander vows retaliation (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40375643/from/RSS/)
For more than 50 days, the three boys slurped rainwater that puddled in the bottom of their tiny boat, gobbled flying fish that leaped aboard and prayed for salvation.
Teens adrift at sea almost lost hope (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40390651/from/RSS/)
Black Friday may be the shopping event on the minds of most Americans this week, but those looking for the best deals on the Web are already focusing on Cyber Monday.
Cyber Monday deals to expect (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40381281/from/RSS/)
The United States and South Korea launched war games Sunday as North Korea deployed missiles and threatened another attack if military exercises violate its territorial waters.
U.S., South Korea launch war games (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40390864/from/RSS/)
The sound of new artillery fire from North Korea just hours after the U.S. and South Korea launched a round of war games sent residents on a front-line island scrambling for cover Sunday.
N. Korea preps missiles amid U.S. war games (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40401513/from/RSS/)
China called for emergency talks on resolving a crisis on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, and Seoul and Tokyo said they would study the proposal, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries started a massive drill.
China proposes emergency talks on Korea crisis (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40401513/from/RSS/)
Among the hundreds of thousands of leaked State Department documents were candid and often unflattering assessments of foreign leaders.
Revealed: U.S. diplomats slam world leaders (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40412844/from/RSS/)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the leak of hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic documents is an attack not only on the United States but also the international community.
Clinton: U.S. 'deeply regrets' WikiLeaks disclosures (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40412689/from/RSS/)
American and South Korean officials early this year secretly began gaming out what would happen if North Korea, led by one of the world's most brutal family dynasties, collapsed.
NYT: Leaked cables show guessing about N. Korea (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40422090/from/RSS/)
The Obama administration branded the WikiLeaks release of more than 250,000 sensitive files an attack on the United States Monday and raised the prospect of criminal prosecutions.
U.S. looks for way to prosecute over leaks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40423870/from/RSS/)
Hundreds, if not thousands, of events are planned in the South to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, despite its origins in slavery.
NYT: South celebrates Civil War, without slaves (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40428777/from/RSS/)
The search for three young Michigan brothers went from rescue to retrieval on Tuesday, with police warning the public to expect the worst and charging the children's father with their kidnapping.
Dad charged with kidnapping 3 missing sons (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40434407/from/RSS/)
A severe storm system was moving east, causing havoc during the Atlanta commute as forecasters said even rougher weather could hit the Carolinas and Virginia overnight.
'Long-lived tornadoes' feared overnight in East (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40440369/from/RSS/)
Extended unemployment benefits for nearly 2 million Americans begin to run out Wednesday, guaranteeing a dismal holiday season for people already struggling with bills they cannot pay.
Millions to lose jobless benefits as holidays loom (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40447966/from/RSS/)
When Marissa Levy learned she'd have to wear a back brace 23 hours a day, the New York seventh-grader thought it might as well be a prison sentence. But a new genetic test revealed she didn't need the bulky treatment after all.
DNA spit test springs girl from scoliosis brace (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40441619/from/RSS/)
Airport security agents got a surprise on Tuesday when a woman in a wheelchair approached a checkpoint in Oklahoma City, took off her trench coat and was wearing only a black lace bra and panties.
Woman strips to bra, panties for airport security (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40459383/from/RSS/)
Did you spend hours obsessing over what to name your child? Time well spent, experts say -- names communicate a wealth of social information, now more than ever
Baby names reveal more about parents than ever before (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40452893/from/RSS/)
Pressure mounted on whistle-blowing organization WikiLeaks on Thursday, amid U.S. government attempts to closedown its website and as European authorities hunted it's founder Julian Assange.
Pressure ratchets up on WikiLeaks and founder (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40467957/from/RSS/)
A lawyer for WikiLeaks' founder condemned calls for his assassination Thursday and claimed remarks by Sarah Palin may prevent him from getting fair trial in U.S.
Lawyer condemns call to assassinate Assange (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40467957/from/RSS/)
The House passed a bill Thursday to extend middle class tax cuts while letting those for the wealthy expire, even as talks continued on extending them all.
House passes extension on middle-class tax cuts only (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40470255/from/RSS/)
A critical compromise to head off a year-end tax increase is taking shape in private talks between the White House and congressional Republicans despite partisan outbursts.
Obama, GOP closing in on tax deal (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40470255/from/RSS/)
The pre-Thanksgiving standoff between the TSA and some airline passengers over the federal agency's new screening techniques has left many industry observers wondering: What's next?
Scans, pat-downs and the future of airport security (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40479523/from/RSS/)
Groupon, the two-year-old online coupon company, unexpectedly turned down a reported $6 billion offer from Internet giant Google on Friday, according to reports.
Groupon rejects Google's $6 billion offer (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40499923/from/RSS/)
Hillary Clinton lost him at "hello." The U.S. secretary of state had a rare chance to interact with Iran's foreign minister at a Bahrain security conference, but he turned his back on her.
Clinton loses Iran minister at 'hello' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40504360/from/RSS/)
Mysterious clouds discovered on Venus are not only helping scientists learn more about Earth's closest planetary neighbor, they also serve as a cautionary tale for one proposed method of combating climate change on our own planet.
Are Venus' mystery clouds warning sign for Earth? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40496611/from/RSS/)
There's no dearth of sophisticated gear for the aspirational ATM thief. But skimmers don't exactly have an aisle at Wal-Mart. Gizmodo takes a look at the scary Internet black market where fraudsters get their tools — or get swindled themselves.
How crooks fake an ATM and steal your money (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40496218/from/RSS/)
An encrypted cache of documents that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has circulated across the Internet may ensure a deluge of secrets if the website is shut down.
WikiLeaks' 'insurance' file to ensure work goes on (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40512398/from/RSS/)
The budget imbalances and debt in states and localities remind some analysts of the run-up to the subprime mortgage meltdown, or of the crisis hitting Europe.
NYT: Rising state debts stoke fears of crisis (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40514947/from/RSS/)
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange turned increasingly to Switzerland on Sunday, dodging a barrage of threats online and in the real world to keep access to a trove of U.S. State Department cables under a Swiss Web address.
WikiLeaks server goes down, Swiss say (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40517358/from/RSS/)
A French court found Continental Airlines and an airline mechanic guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2000 Concorde crash that killed 113 people.
Continental convicted in deadly Concorde crash (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40527031/from/RSS/)
An Italian port official says the remains of two American balloonists missing over the Adriatic since Sept. 29 have been found by a fishing boat.
Remains of missing U.S. balloonists found (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40526763/from/RSS/)
The government said late Monday it had reached a deal to sell its remaining holdings of Citigroup common stock and will end up turning a profit of $12 billion on its bailout of the giant bank.
U.S. announces $12 billion profit on Citigroup (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40542359/from/RSS/)
Elizabeth Edwards, a best-selling author and the driving force behind her husband John Edwards' political career before it was destroyed by his infidelity, has died of cancer. She was 61.
Elizabeth Edwards dies of cancer at 61 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40537053/from/RSS/)
NYT: Despite anger from Congressional Democrats, President Obama's tax compromise is intended to help short-term job creation.
NYT: For Obama, tax deal is back-door stimulus (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40560734/from/RSS/)
Hackers claimed Wednesday to have taken down MasterCard's website in retaliation for the company's decision to cut off services to WikiLeaks.
Assange supporters attack MasterCard website (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40559236/from/RSS/)
Hackers rush to WikiLeaks' defense, launching an attack on Visa after shutting down MasterCard, Swedish prosecutors and others who have acted against the site and its jailed founder.
Assange supporters attack Visa website (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40559236/from/RSS/)
India's sari-clad ambassador was pulled from a Mississippi airport security line and patted down by a TSA agent after attending a state university conference.
India's sari-clad ambassador gets airport pat-down (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40579937/from/RSS/)
Another 17 U.S. billionaires, including Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz, have pledged to give away at least half their fortunes.
Zuckerberg vows to give away half of his wealth (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40582683/from/RSS/)
Britain's parliament on Thursday approved plans to increase fees paid by university students despite a rebellion by members of the coalition government. .
Protesters attack car containing Prince Charles (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40588201/from/RSS/)
To the founder of the Frontline Club, where Julian Assange lived for about three weeks until his arrest, the WikiLeaks chief is a "hero" for the courage he has shown.
Assange's hiding place: U.K. club for journalists (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40582454/from/RSS/)
An elderly Burger King customer died Thursday night after an argument with an employee came to blows, Detroit police said.
Cops: Man dies after punch from Burger King worker (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40604515/from/RSS/)
A Massachusetts prosecutor says it's likely that a North Carolina teen whose mutilated body was found in a Boston suburb fell from the sky after stowing away in an airplane wheel well.
DA: Teen found near Boston likely fell from plane (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40611473/from/RSS/)
A 12-year-old girl who had been missing for one week was found unharmed Friday, and the man she was with was taken into custody.
Missing Va. girl found unharmed after 1 week (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40612712/from/RSS/)
One of jailed financier Bernard Madoff's sons was found dead of an apparent suicide Saturday on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, according to a law enforcement official.
Madoff's son found dead in apparent suicide (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40617952/from/RSS/)
Heavy snow and strong winds have created blizzard conditions in parts of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota; New York Giants get stuck in Kansas City on way to Vikings game.
Blizzard pummels Midwest; Giants stuck in KC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40618359/from/RSS/)
NYT: China's economy, despite its robust growth, does not generate enough good professional jobs to absorb an unprecedented wave of highly educated young adults.
NYT: China's army of graduates is struggling (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40626200/from/RSS/)
The inflatable roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium collapsed Sunday and roads were closed throughout the upper Midwest as a storm that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in some areas continued to crawl across the region.
Minn. Metrodome roof deflates after storm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40628497/from/RSS/)
The inflatable roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium collapsed Sunday and roads were closed throughout the upper Midwest as a storm that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in some areas continued to crawl across the region.
Minn. Metrodome roof collapses after storm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40628497/from/RSS/)
Jenifer Ringer, a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet's " Nutcracker," was criticized for looking "as if she'd eaten one sugarplum too many," igniting a firestorm of online protest. "It made me feel bad," she said Monday. "I'm not overweight."
Ballerina faulted for 'too many sugarplums': I'm not fat (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40639920/from/RSS/)
Heavy snow trapped dozens of travelers on at least two Indiana highways on Monday, while Chicago and other parts of the Midwest saw subzero wind chills, school closures and massive cleanup following a weekend storm.
Midwest mess: Trapped drivers, canceled flights (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40637609/from/RSS/)
Veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke, a special U.S. envoy on the Afghanistan war, died Monday after falling ill Friday from what doctors said was a tear in the large artery that moves blood from the heart.
U.S. diplomat Holbrooke dies after illness (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40649624/from/RSS/)
Online video shows driver taking aim at Jolly, Happy Goal.
Bus driver resigns after snowman hit-and-run (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40656640/from/RSS/)
An armed bandit escaped Tuesday on a motorcycle after stealing at least $1.5 million in casino chips from the posh Bellagio resort and may have pulled a similar caper across town less than a week ago, police said.
Casino bandit escapes with $1.5 million in chips (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40662731/from/RSS/)
The nearly 2,060 Brilliance of the Seas passengers who endured a horrifying early morning in the Mediterranean won't be paying a dime for the experience.
Passengers on nightmare cruise get full refund (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40666445/from/RSS/)
As President Obama prepares a strategy review, two reports say there is a limited chance of Afghan war success unless Pakistan hunts down insurgents.
NYT: Little chance of Afghan success, intel says (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40668799/from/RSS/)
In a stunning incident caught on video, Ginger Littleton sneaked up behind a gunman threatening her school board colleagues and hit his right arm with her purse.
Woman describes hitting school board gunman (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40674270/from/RSS/)
Two groups of scientists are suggesting a sliver of hope for the future of polar bears in a warming world.
Polar bears no longer on thin ice? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40682752/from/RSS/)
After his party's midterm losses and with the unemployment rate still hovering around 10 percent, President Barack Obama might be down. But he's far from out — especially when it comes to his prospects for re-election in 2012.
Poll: Obama down but not out (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40687410/from/RSS/)
Ice-slicked roads created treacherous driving conditions that caused a fatal accident Thursday and delayed school openings across a swath of the country, mainly in the South, while the East Coast braced for more snow.
Icy roads, school delays across the South (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40698526/from/RSS/)
Inspired by an awful bagel dog, one school employee decided to eat lunch at her school's cafeteria every day and blog about it. She says the experience has opened her eyes to the need for better school nutrition — and she never wants to see another chicken nugget in her life.
Blogger's year of mystery meat: School lunch every day (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40698190/from/RSS/)
An actor who appeared in the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" has been sentenced to life in prison with possible parole for stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times.
'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor gets life in stabbing (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40708695/from/RSS/)
The House gives final congressional approval Thursday night to sweeping, bipartisan legislation to avoid a Jan. 1 spike in income taxes, sending the bill to President Obama for signing.
House sends tax-cut package to president (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40697296/from/RSS/)
A massive bipartisan tax package preventing a big New Year's Day tax hike for millions of Americans is on its way to President Barack Obama for his signature.
House sends tax-cut package to Obama (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40697296/from/RSS/)
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are the latest couple to fall prey to the decidedly unfestive tradition of pre-Christmas break ups. More couples split in December than almost any other time of the year, researchers find.
Here's a Christmas surprise: You're dumped! (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40683181/from/RSS/)
A Mexican government official says a drone that crashed in El Paso this week had been flying over Mexican airspace, but a malfunction forced controllers to crash it across the border.
Mexican government drone crashes in El Paso (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40716199/from/RSS/)
Waving a gun, a motorcycle helmet-wearing bandit ordered wide-eyed gamblers and dealers back from a Bellagio craps table, and quickly stashed at least $1.5 million in casino chips into a bag.
Casino's choice: Let bandit flee or start shootout (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40687926/from/RSS/)
In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to fulfill a campaign promise.
Senate votes to end military ban on gays (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40715888/from/RSS/)
U.N. peacekeepers will remain in Ivory Coast and fulfill their mandate despite calls by President Laurent Gbagbo for them to leave, the U.N. chief said Saturday.
U.N. refuses Ivory Coast leader's exit order (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40730601/from/RSS/)
Barnes & Noble and Borders — America's two largest U.S. bookstore chains — have offered up a compelling cliffhanger this holiday season that will seal the fate of brick-and-mortar bookselling.
Big bookstores nearing end of their shelf life? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40719268/from/RSS/)
No enthusiastic sky watcher ever misses a total eclipse of the moon. The spectacle is often more beautiful and interesting than one would think. To prepare for the rare event on Dec. 20-21, here are some tips to keep in mind.
The 12 stages of Monday's total lunar eclipse (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40740568/from/RSS/)
Kimberly Smith holds up the piece of paper that is the only thing keeping her from bankruptcy: an application for extended unemployment benefits. She's not happy that she needs it. And she's upset that it was nearly taken away.
Jobless feel relief, anger for benefits extension (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40740805/from/RSS/)
South Korea fired artillery in a 90-minute drill from a front-line island and launched fighter jets to deter attacks after North Korea warned of catastrophic retaliation.
S. Korea conducts live-fire drill despite warnings (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40740105/from/RSS/)
More Americans than ever are showing a willingness to walk away from their underwater homes, according to a recent survey.
More see walking on mortgage as viable plan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40704053/from/RSS/)
Florida officials filed an obscenity charge Monday against the author of a self-published how-to guide for pedophiles that was yanked from Amazon.com last month after it generated online outrage.
Amazon pedophilia author arrested (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40754159/from/RSS/)
After weeks of buildup, it's finally time to go outside and see the full moon go dark — or, if it's cloudy, watch the total lunar eclipse over the Internet.
It's showtime for the total lunar eclipse (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40754925/from/RSS/)
The Federal Communications Commission is poised to adopt Internet traffic rules on Tuesday that would ban the blocking of lawful content, but allow high-speed Internet providers to manage their networks, senior agency officials said.
FCC set to back Internet traffic rules (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40756299/from/RSS/)
"I think people are focusing on the negative, but there was a lot of positive," says a former New York City TV reporter in the wake of the backlash from the New York Times story about how she and a fellow Manhattan professional broke up their marriages to be with each other.
One wedding, two divorces, one scandal (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40763821/from/RSS/)
The U.S. teen birth rate hit an all-time low in 2009 — a decline that stunned experts say is partly because of the economy.
Recession surprise: U.S. teen births hit all-time low (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40767570/from/RSS/)
Hillside Southern California residents fortified their defenses and began fleeing mud-besieged homes Tuesday as an even worse storm system was expected to hit.
Soaked Southern Calif. set to get hammered (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40762935/from/RSS/)
South Korea vowed to "punish the enemy" as hundreds of troops, fighter jets, tanks and attack helicopters prepared for massive new drills near the heavily armed border with North Korea.
'Punish the enemy': S. Korea set for huge drill (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40775126/from/RSS/)
South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia and German car maker Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles.
Hyundai, VW top insurer safe car list (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40778675/from/RSS/)
The tail end of a storm that dumped rain on Southern California for nearly a week buried houses and cars in mud, washed hillsides onto highways, flooded urban streets and threatened dozens of canyon homes.
Mud, wrecks, rescues in wake of L.A.-area storm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40779006/from/RSS/)
The tail end of a storm that dumped rain on Southern California for nearly a week buried houses and cars in mud, washed hillsides onto highways, flooded urban streets and threatened dozens of canyon homes.
Mud, more evacuations in wake of L.A.-area storm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40779006/from/RSS/)
North Korea's minister of armed forces said Thursday its military was prepared to wage a "holy war" against the South using its nuclear deterrent.
N. Korea threatens nuclear 'holy war' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40788151/from/RSS/)
Fred Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving back as a builder of schools and teacher of children, died Thursday morning. He was 94.
WWII pilot who forever repaid rescuers dies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40796005/from/RSS/)
A U.S. soldier accused of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks receives inhumane treatment at a Marine Corps brig, a friend who visits him regularly charged Thursday.
Pal: Accused WikiLeaker suffers in solitary (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40797738/from/RSS/)
NYT: Frustrated by regular filibusters and other blockades, Senate Democrats are urging their leadership to change the chamber's rules.
NYT: Dems seek changes to Senate procedures (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40805111/from/RSS/)
A Christmas Eve snow storm that blanketed parts of the Midwest was expected to bring rare Christmas Day snowfall to parts of the Southeast, prompting hundreds of airline flight cancellations and delays.
Storm slows holiday travel; flights canceled (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40802805/from/RSS/)
While many Southerners welcomed the prospect of a white Christmas by Saturday afternoon, the forecast forced Delta Airlines to scrub 300 of its 800 flights at its home airport of Atlanta.
Snow fear cancels 300 Atlanta flights (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40802805/from/RSS/)
A storm system was growing quickly on Saturday into a whopper of a Nor'easter, leading to issue a blizzard warning for New York City, Long Island as well as parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.
Storm, blizzard warnings stretch along Atlantic (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40802805/from/RSS/)
For generations, the Busches of St. Louis were the first family of American beer-making, but they have also been touched by scandal, tragedy and allegations of reckless behavior.
Busch family touched by scandal, tragedy (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40806859/from/RSS/)
Eight U.S. tourists were killed and 21 injured when their bus hit a stationary truck in southern Egypt, the state news agency MENA said on Sunday.
Eight American tourists killed in Egypt crash (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40810087/from/RSS/)
Hugh Hefner, the twice-married founder of Playboy, is taking the plunge again.
Playboy's Hefner announces engagement (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40810232/from/RSS/)
A powerful winter storm lay a snow blanket from the South to the Northeast on Sunday, turning roads slick, stranding thousands of airline, train and bus passengers and putting a chill in retailers' day-after-Christmas sales.
East Coast storm snarls post-Christmas travel (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40810424/from/RSS/)
February marks the start of the year of the rabbit in the Chinese lunar calendar.
Playboy bets on the Year of the Rabbit in Asia (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40811721/from/RSS/)
Teena Marie, the "Ivory Queen of Soul" who developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54.
R&B queen Teena Marie dies at 54 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40815230/from/RSS/)
Commuters and long-distance travelers across the Northeast dealt with snow drifts, stranded and crashed vehicles, as well as hundreds of canceled flights on Monday.
Northeast airports, roads frozen by blizzard (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40816579/from/RSS/)
Before getting started on filing to the IRS, there are three key changes to the tax code that preparers need to know.
Most important tax changes from the IRS (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40707730/from/RSS/)
A Michigan man who says he learned of his wife's affair by reading her e-mail on their computer faces trial Feb. 7 on felony computer misuse charges.
Man faces charges for reading wife's e-mail (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40820892/from/RSS/)
Natalie Mendoza, who plays the villainess Arachne, has been working out an exit agreement for the past several days, The New York Times reported.
Report: Lead 'Spider-Man' actress quits show (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40831529/from/RSS/)
An outbreak of salmonella that was tied to tainted alfalfa sprouts has grown to at least 94 cases in 16 states.
CDC: Salmonella outbreak spreads to 16 states (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40833159/from/RSS/)
Eight homeless squatters who died in a fire at an abandoned warehouse were accomplished musicians and artists who rejected the label "gutter punk," acquaintances said.
New Orleans blaze killed musicians, artists (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40837561/from/RSS/)
Most U.S. school buses don't have seat belts or similar restraints to protect children in an accident. That's because research suggests they're safer that way.
Why your child's school bus has no seat belts (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40820669/from/RSS/)
Dominique Buttitta, a 32-year-old lawyer, wants Vito Salerno, 31, to reimburse her not only for the money she spent planning their lavish wedding, but also for the emotional distress he caused her when he got cold feet only four days before the ceremony.
Runaway groom: Jilted bride sues ex-fiance for $100K (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40821215/from/RSS/)
Reports indicate thousands of political separatists and captured Taliban insurgents have disappeared into the hands of Pakistan's police and security forces.
NYT: Reports of 'disappeared' Pakistanis worry U.S. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40849142/from/RSS/)
Thousands of unhappy satellite TV customers around the country will get refunds in the New Year, courtesy of DIRECTV, the nation's largest satellite TV service.
ConsumerMan: DIRECTV changes its ways (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40841730/from/RSS/)
Just about every mom and dad in the rural northern Ohio town of Clyde gets nervous whenever their children get a sinus infection or a stomachache lingers. It's hard not to panic since mysterious cancers have sickened dozens of area children in recent years.
Child cancer cluster confounds tiny Ohio town (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40855275/from/RSS/)
Military aircraft dropped supplies to towns cut off by floods in northeastern Australia as the prime minister promised new assistance Friday to the 200,000 people affected.
Australia flood zone is larger than Texas (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40862006/from/RSS/)
Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm weather pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
New twister alerts after 6 killed in Ark., Mo. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40862463/from/RSS/)
Nearly a million U.S. revelers have cheered the traditional ball drop in New York's Times Square to mark the start of 2011.
NYC ball drops to ring in 2011 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40864061/from/RSS/)
North Korea welcomed the new year Saturday with a push for better ties with rival South Korea, warning that war "will bring nothing but a nuclear holocaust."
N. Korea warns war will bring 'nuclear holocaust' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40868764/from/RSS/)
Residents of a coastal city were evacuated Saturday as surging floodwaters edged closer to their community, with one official describing the devastation as reaching "biblical proportions."
'Biblical' flood heads for Australian city (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40869765/from/RSS/)
A sheriff's deputy investigating a report of gunfire at a trailer park was shot dead Saturday, and the shooting suspect was killed after a furious standoff with police, authorities said
Ohio sheriff: Deputy, suspect killed in standoff (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40873045/from/RSS/)
Four students who posed for photos with a human placenta have been kicked out of a suburban Kansas City nursing program after a placenta pictures was posted on Facebook.
Nursing students ousted over placenta photos (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40874448/from/RSS/)
The U.S. Navy has launched an into the production of raunchy videos aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Enterprise four to five years ago but just now publicly released, NBC News reported Sunday.
Navy orders probe into raunchy videos (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40877392/from/RSS/)
A major earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit central Chile Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties, local emergency officials said.
Major 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Chile (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40879694/from/RSS/)
Authorities have identified a man suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and injuring a police officer in a gun battle at a western Ohio trailer park.
Dead suspect in trailer park shootout identified (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40881282/from/RSS/)
An agent for Chuck Berry says exhaustion was the reason the rock-and-roll legend felt ill before a Chicago show and had to have medics check him out.
Agent says Berry collapsed from exhaustion (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40876402/from/RSS/)
The number of birds that fell on this Arkansas town on New Year's Eve night is now estimated at 4,000 to 5,000, a wildlife official told msnbc.com, up sharply from the initial estimate of 1,000.
Up to 5,000 birds fell from Ark. sky (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40885546/from/RSS/)
Police on Monday were investigating the killing of a former Reagan and Bush administration official whose body was found at a landfill.
Body of U.S. military expert found in Del. landfill (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40893781/from/RSS/)
Some 500 dead and dying birds fell onto a Louisiana highway on Monday, just three days after a similar incident in Arkansas. But a key federal agency emphasized that mass bird die-offs are not that rare.
More birds fall from sky — this time in La. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40904491/from/RSS/)
An Internet video of a homeless man showing off his self-described "God-given gift of a great voice" has landed him a spot on a local radio show.
'Golden-voiced' homeless man lands radio spot (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40916364/from/RSS/)
Two people are waking up to find themselves millions of dollars richer.
$355 million jackpot: Winners in Idaho, Wash. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40910121/from/RSS/)
Adding to the dead bird mystery, 50-100 jackdaws — a bird species in the crow family — fell dead in central Sweden late Tuesday night, according to reports.
The plot thickens? Dead birds found in Sweden (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40921795/from/RSS/)
An Internet video of a homeless man showing off his self-described "God-given gift of a great voice" has landed him a spot on a local radio show, a dream job, and a house.
'Golden-voiced' homeless man lands dream job, house (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40916364/from/RSS/)
The first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the kids involved, shows a new report on the widely discredited research.
Report: Study tying vaccine to autism was fraud (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40930256/from/RSS/)
Defense officials said Wednesday that investigators will likely question those who served as Capt. Owen Honors' superior officers at the time he was making a series of lewd videos aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Probe into Navy videos to include higher-ups (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40929741/from/RSS/)
A couple with 23 grandchildren claimed half of the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot on Thursday.
$380m jackpot winners have 23 grandkids (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40952592/from/RSS/)
New Republican House Speaker John Boehner tells NBC Nightly News he doesn't question President Barack Obama's place of birth but it's not within his purview to tell others what to think.
Boehner: I don't question Obama's citizenship (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40953865/from/RSS/)
Businesses stepped up hiring in December, adding a net total of 103,000 jobs during the month and offering a little hope for a sustained improvement in the U.S. jobs market.
Businesses stepped up hiring in December (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40960689/from/RSS/)
Massachusetts' highest court voided the seizure of two homes by Wells Fargo & Co. and U.S. Bancorp after the banks failed to show they held the mortgages at the time they foreclosed.
Banks lose important ruling on foreclosures (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40965934/from/RSS/)
Following reports of mass animal die-offs, blogs joked about the "aflockalypse" and others saw signs of something more sinister. In reality, they happen all the time and are unrelated, biologists say.
Technology to blame for animal die-off panic (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40961721/from/RSS/)
"The dream finally came true," Ted Williams, the homeless man turned overnight celebrity, said Friday of his tearful reunion with 90-year-old Julia Williams after many years apart. "Prayers are the only thing that got me through this," his mother said.
Golden-voiced man's reunion with mom 'a dream' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40951256/from/RSS/)
Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr — in his first speech since returning to Iraq from exile in Iran — told followers they were still "fighters" and urged resistance to the U.S.
Iraqi cleric tells followers: 'We are still fighters' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40975400/from/RSS/)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least six people.
Congresswoman, others shot in Ariz. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40978517/from/RSS/)
The Arizona sheriff helping investigate the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and several others says the gunman may not have acted alone.
Sheriff: Suspect may not have acted alone (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40978517/from/RSS/)
The Arizona sheriff helping investigate the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and several others says the gunman may not have acted alone.
Cops hunt 2nd suspect in deadly Ariz. rampage (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40978517/from/RSS/)
The shooting focused attention on the degree to which inflammatory language has become part of the political culture.
NYT: Bloodshed puts focus on vitriol in politics (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40986397/from/RSS/)
Federal prosecutors brought charges Sunday against the gunman accused of attempting to assassinate U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six people at a political event in Arizona.
Suspect charged in lawmaker's attack (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40988567/from/RSS/)
Although only in the 3rd grade, 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green knew the difference between right and wrong and very much wanted to do her part to make things right in the world.
Parents of youngest victim speak out (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40992765/from/RSS/)
A 20-year-old intern to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Sunday he used his hands to apply pressure to a gunshot wound to her head while holding her in his lap.
Fast-acting intern may have saved Giffords' life (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40992437/from/RSS/)
A 22-year-old man charged with trying to assassinate a U.S. congresswoman in a shooting spree that left six people dead has not been cooperating with the investigation, according to a sheriff.
Ariz. shooting suspect not cooperating, sheriff says (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40997616/from/RSS/)
The man accused of trying to assassinate a U.S. congresswoman in a shooting spree that left six people dead and more than a dozen wounded bought his ammunition at a Walmart store hours before the rampage, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Report: Suspect bought ammo hours before shootings (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40997616/from/RSS/)
Profiles of the victims of a mass shooting Saturday at a Tucson, Ariz., Safeway as Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was meeting constituents.
Arizona shooting victims (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40981099/from/RSS/)
The parents of Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old suspect in the Tuscon shootings, are "devastated" and "hurting real bad," a neighbor told The Wall Street Journal.
Loughner's parents 'devastated,' 'hurting' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41014125/from/RSS/)
Military helicopters searched Tuesday for scores of people missing after a tsunami-like wall of water ripped through an Australian valley.
78 missing as 'instant tsunami' hits Aussie town (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40996681/from/RSS/)
Recovered shell casings from the scene of Saturday's mass shooting in Arizona confirmed the gunman had fired 31 times from a semiautomatic pistol, investigators told NBC News on Tuesday.
NBC: 31 shots fired in Tucson, investigators say (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41021843/from/RSS/)
Arizona legislators quickly approve emergency legislation to head off picketing by a church near the funeral service for a 9-year-old girl who was killed in Saturday's attack.
Law passed to ban picketing at Tucson funerals (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41027365/from/RSS/)
Illinois lawmakers have approved a politically risky 66 percent income tax increase in an effort to solve a historic budget crisis.
State's lawmakers pass 66 percent tax increase (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41034406/from/RSS/)
Sarah Palin has posted a nearly eight-minute video on her Facebook page condemning those who blame political rhetoric for the Arizona shooting that gravely wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Palin: Critics create 'blood libel' after Tucson shooting (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41036993/from/RSS/)
Ted Williams, the formerly homeless man who became a viral sensation for his "golden voice," has decided to check into rehab after taping television segments with Dr. Phil during which family members allege that, despite his claims of sobriety, he has been drinking daily.
At Dr. Phil's behest, 'golden-voiced' man entering rehab (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41020648/from/RSS/)
Searching for the right tone in an evening service, President Barack Obama aimed to console the country after a weekend massacre that left six people dead and 13 wounded.
Obama issues a call for national soul searching (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41043078/from/RSS/)
Lenders are poised to take back more homes this year than any other since the U.S. housing meltdown began in 2006, a report says.
Foreclosure problem will worsen in 2011 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41051419/from/RSS/)
A woman who claims Transportation Security Administration officials exposed her breasts during a pat-down in 2008 will receive compensation from the agency, the Daily Mail reported.
Woman whose breasts exposed settles with TSA (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41060589/from/RSS/)
If you look to your horoscope for a preview of your day, look again: You're probably following somebody else's supposed fate.
Wobbly Earth means your horoscope is wrong (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41062376/from/RSS/)
Some mental health experts say the community college that suspended Jared L. Loughner could have done more to help him.
NYT: Did college do all it could for Loughner? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41065069/from/RSS/)
Actor John Dye, best known for his role in the CBS drama, "Touched By an Angel," died this week in San Francisco, according to his family. He was 47.
'Touched by an Angel' star Dye dies at age 47 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41066513/from/RSS/)
A man killed his wife and two children in the bedrooms of their stately home before apparently committing suicide inside his sport utility vehicle in a Wal-Mart parking lot, police said.
'Act of a madman': Dad kills wife, 2 kids, self (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41087870/from/RSS/)
Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner described his college as a "genocide school" and discussed "the torture of students" in a video he posted online last year.
Loughner video: 'This is my genocide school' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41088221/from/RSS/)
Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz, the trainer who prepared President Barack Obama's dog Bo for life as the first dog, has died.
Woman who trained Obama family dog Bo dies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41092159/from/RSS/)
A victim from last weekend's Tucson, Ariz., mass shooting is arrested Saturday at a town hall event taped for ABC-TV for allegedly threatening a Tea Party spokesman.
Tucson victim detained at taping of TV special (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41094534/from/RSS/)
A victim from last weekend's Tucson, Ariz., mass shooting is arrested Saturday at a town hall event taped for ABC-TV for allegedly threatening a Tea Party spokesman.
'You're dead!' victim yells at Tea Party spokesman (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41094534/from/RSS/)
Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska — just 17 years old — won the 2011 Miss America pageant in Las Vegas on Saturday night. She's the youngest Miss America since the pageant implemented age limits in 1938.
She's just 17! Nebraskan wins Miss America title (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41097869/from/RSS/)
Doctors upgraded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from critical to serious condition because she is no longer on a ventilator, according to statement from the hospital Sunday afternoon.
Giffords' condition upgraded to serious (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41104863/from/RSS/)
As lawmakers shaken by the shooting of a colleague return to the health care debate in Congress, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds raw feelings over President Barack Obama's overhaul have subsided.
Poll shows raw feelings easing over health law (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41104102/from/RSS/)
Former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier made a surprise return from exile to Haiti on Sunday, saying he wanted to help in the rebuilding of his earthquake-battered nation.
Ex-dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier returns to Haiti (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41111720/from/RSS/)
Apple Inc. founder and CEO Steve Jobs, a cancer survivor, sent a note Monday to employees saying he's taking a medical leave of absence so he can focus on his health.
Apple's Jobs takes medical leave of absence (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41118154/from/RSS/)
Tunisians couldn't stand her even more than they couldn't stand him.
Wife helped undermine Tunisian strongman (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41123021/from/RSS/)
An Idaho woman who is splitting America's second-largest lottery jackpot may need some legal luck to hold onto all of her share, according to media reports.
Jackpot winner, husband's troubled past revealed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41123668/from/RSS/)
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Monday that she used the term "blood libel" to describe comments made by those who falsely tried to link conservatives to the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Palin explains 'blood libel' comment (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41126840/from/RSS/)
The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said he would be willing to meet with the parents of the 22-year-old man accused of the deadly Tucson shooting spree.
Giffords' husband would meet suspect's parents (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41128952/from/RSS/)
The quake was centered in Baluchistan province, the country's most sparsely populated area, said the United States Geological Service, occurring at 1:30 a.m. local time at a depth of some 50 miles.
Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Pakistan (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41139829/from/RSS/)
The mother of a missing teen is pleading for information about her daughter in a case police say they might have be closer to solving if the girl were white.
Missing teen: Ignored because she's black? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41139649/from/RSS/)
After two weeks in the shadows, the mystery trainers revealed their true identities. Too bad that much-hyped moment took a backseat to Tuesday night's unfortunate weigh-in-gone-wrong.
'Deliberate' weight gain angers 'Loser' trainer (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41143000/from/RSS/)
For about 20 minutes, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband broke down in a plane's bathroom after believing incorrect media reports that his wife had been fatally shot.
Giffords' husband thought she was dead (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41149307/from/RSS/)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will likely leave the hospital Friday and move into a Texas rehabilitation center during her recovery from a head wound, her family says.
Family: Giffords likely to leave hospital Friday (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41151832/from/RSS/)
The least friendly Americans tend to live on one coast. But there's a new champion in the contest for America's rudest cities. (Hint: It's not New York City.)
What are you lookin' at? America's rudest cities (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40758837/from/RSS/)
A federal grand jury indicts Jared Loughner on three counts in connection with the Jan. 8 attack that killed six people and wounded 13, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Grand jury indicts Arizona shooting suspect (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41155912/from/RSS/)
More than 20 years ago, a newborn was snatched from a New York City hospital. On Wednesday, police said the baby — now a woman who located her real mother with help from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children — has been found.
Kidnapped girl finds her own mom after 23 years (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41163230/from/RSS/)
More than 110 suspected members and associates of leading Mafia families were arrested Thursday in a massive law enforcement operation, Attorney General Eric Holder said.
More than 110 alleged mobsters arrested (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41170643/from/RSS/)
Over the past two years, as U.S. unemployment remained near double-digit levels, over a million foreign-born arrivals to America found work, many illegally.
More than a million immigrants land U.S. jobs (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41182482/from/RSS/)
Olbermann signs off msnbc (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41201964/from/RSS/)
1 January 1970, 1:00 am
Commentator Keith Olbermann signed off his msnbc cable television show Friday night after nearly eight years.
Source: MSNBC.com: Most Viewed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7468311/)
Giffords 'doing great' at Houston hospital (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41188722/from/RSS/)
1 January 1970, 1:00 am
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is "doing great in her new room" at a Houston hospital, her husband said Saturday, as she prepares for the next steps in her recovery.
: MSNBC.com: Most Viewed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7468311/)
Hawaii says it can't release Obama birth info (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41203925/from/RSS/)
1 January 1970, 1:00 am
Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie will end his quest to prove President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii because it's against state law to release private documents, his office said Friday.
Source: MSNBC.com: Most Viewed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7468311/)
Mystery surrounds Idaho winner of $190 million (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41208273/from/RSS/)
1 January 1970, 1:00 am
Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in a feel-good story about a single mother who won a $190 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Source: MSNBC.com: Most Viewed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7468311/)
A member of the "Band of Brothers" who fought in some of World War II's fiercest European battles, Ed Mauser kept his service in the Army unit a secret, even from some of his family.
Source: Oldest living member of 'Band of Brothers' dies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41210188/from/RSS/)
A network of spies run by Duane R. Clarridge shows how private citizens can exploit the chaos of rivalries inside the government to carry out their agenda
Source: NYT: Ex-spy with agenda operates private CIA (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41218490/from/RSS/)
Nearly 150 years after Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant fought in northern Virginia, a conflict over the battlefield is taking shape in a courtroom.
Source: Civil War site is now a battlefield for Wal-Mart (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41221369/from/RSS/)
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron decades before exercise became a national obsession, has died at age 96.
Source: Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, 96, dies at Calif. home (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41225595/from/RSS/)
A woman who raised a child kidnapped in 1987 from a hospital surrenders to authorities, days after a widely publicized reunion between the biological mother and the daughter taken from her as a baby.
Source: Suspect in 1987 baby-stealing case is being held (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41221699/from/RSS/)
A North Carolina woman who the FBI says confessed to raising a child she snatched from a New York hospital more than two decades ago was ordered held without bail Monday.
Source: No bail for woman in '87 baby-stealing case (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41229323/from/RSS/)
An Alabama law firm has filed a lawsuit claiming that Taco Bell is using false advertising when it refers to using "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef."
Source: Alabama law firm to Taco Bell: That's not beef (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41242132/from/RSS/)
After a decade of multibillion-dollar losses, U.S. airlines appear to be on course to prosper for years to come for a simple reason: They are flying less.
Source: Airlines' path for profits: Fly less, charge more (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41238482/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama called for sweeping bipartisan "investments" in science, education and infrastructure in his State of the Union address Tuesday night — all without increasing government spending.
Source: Obama urges cooperation and innovation (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41231291/from/RSS/)
A 5-foot Monitor lizard wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside was way bigger than animal control officer Jenny Selter could have imagined.
Source: 'Godzilla-like creature' nabbed in Calif. town (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41267913/from/RSS/)
President Obama's call for more investments in education, infrastructure and research clash with Republican focus on slashing the deficit and debt.
Source: New spirit in Washington, same old divisions (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41263357/from/RSS/)
Bully for the bulldog: On the American Kennel Club's annual list of most popular breeds in the U.S., the jowly pooch with the stubby tail has reached its highest rank in 100 years. But which is the top dog in America? Here's a hint: It's an old standby.
Source: Which breed is America's top dog? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41249142/from/RSS/)
Another snowstorm swept over the East, paralyzing roads and airports in the Washington area and adding to winter misery elsewhere.
Source: 1 dead as snow slams East again (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41271875/from/RSS/)
A Utah military base that carries out tests to protect troops against biological attacks was locked down for nearly 12 hours overnight due to a "serious concern" before it was allowed to reopen early Thursday.
Source: Biological weapons base reopens after scare (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41288977/from/RSS/)
Thousands of flights were canceled Wednesday and Thursday, and travelers heading in and out of the East Coast are facing major headaches after the region took yet another major winter weather pounding.
Source: Winter weather once again wallops travelers (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41294696/from/RSS/)
A California mother says she was forced off a United Airlines flight in a dispute over a seat row too narrow to accommodate an infant carrier.
Source: Family booted from plane over infant carrier (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41302877/from/RSS/)
A quarter-century later, images of the exploding space shuttle still signify all that can go wrong with technology and the sharpest minds.
Source: Challenger: 25 years later, the wound still aches (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41296542/from/RSS/)
Shots were heard in central Cairo on Friday after military units moved in to quell an "open revolt" against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule by tens of thousands of protesters.
Source: Egyptian military deploys in Cairo under curfew (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41307908/from/RSS/)
The wife of a military officer serving overseas told detectives she fatally shot her teenage son and daughter because they were "mouthy," police said Friday.
Source: Police: Mother kills her 2 'mouthy' teens (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41319561/from/RSS/)
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak clung to power on Saturday as thousands of protesters took to the streets again to demand that he quit.
Source: Egyptians defy curfew, return to streets (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41323843/from/RSS/)
Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV company, has acquired a majority stake in NBC Universal, the owner of the fourth-ranked NBC broadcast network, a bevy of cable channels and the Universal Pictures movie studio.
Source: Comcast takes control of NBC Universal (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41326456/from/RSS/)
The thousands of protesters who have thrown Egypt's 30-year-old regime into tumult range from conservative Muslims and Christians, yuppies and the unemployed, young and old.
Source: Egypt's uprising unites society in rage (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41334041/from/RSS/)
The U.S. Embassy advised Americans Sunday to consider leaving Egypt as soon as possible amid the continuing pro-democracy demonstrations and an outbreak of mass looting.
Source: Americans advised to leave Egypt amid protests (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41334512/from/RSS/)
The American Embassy in Cairo said Sunday it is making arrangements to begin flying Americans out of Egypt on Monday, as an outbreak of mass looting added new dangers to a nation rocked by protests.
Source: U.S. making plans to fly Americans out of Egypt (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41334512/from/RSS/)
Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for a third night.
Source: Egypt reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41334512/from/RSS/)
The nation's midsection was bracing for a massive winter storm that was expected to bring snow and ice to much of the Plains and Midwest early this week.
Source: Snow storm enters Midwest, then to hit East (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41348118/from/RSS/)
A monster winter storm had the central U.S. gearing up its defenses on Monday against a potentially deadly mix of sleet, snow and ice that could affect 100 million people.
Source: 'Freaking out' over Midwest megastorm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41348118/from/RSS/)
A monster storm was bearing down Tuesday, with freezing rain and sleet pelting several states from Texas through Ohio ahead of blizzard conditions expected overnight.
Source: Blizzards, 2 feet of snow in Chicago on radar (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41365053/from/RSS/)
Blizzard conditions that hit Oklahoma earlier Tuesday were moving into the Chicago area, with snow falling at 1-2 inches an hour in a storm whose reach is expected to extend 2,100 miles.
Source: Blizzard hits Chicago; mass outages feared (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41365053/from/RSS/)
Blizzard conditions that hit Oklahoma and Missouri earlier Tuesday moved into the Chicago area, with snow falling at 1-2 inches an hour in a storm whose reach extends 2,100 miles.
Source: Colossal storm roars across nation (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41365053/from/RSS/)
The lawyer for a Portuguese model accused of castrating a celebrity TV journalist with a corkscrew and killing him says he is planning a "vigorous defense."
Source: Model pleads not guilty in corkscrew castration (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41377119/from/RSS/)
The world's most famous groundhog predicted an early spring Wednesday, but wasn't willing to go out on a limb to forecast whether the nearby Pittsburgh Steelers will win Sunday's Super Bowl.
Source: Relief on the way? Punxsutawney Phil predicts ... (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41384041/from/RSS/)
A colossal blizzard paralyzed the nation's heartland with ice and snow, leaving motorists stranded for hours and shuttering airports and schools as it barreled toward the Northeast.
Source: Blizzard cuts power as deep freeze sets in (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41383879/from/RSS/)
The battle between allies and foes of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak enters a second day when supporters of the beleaguered leader open fire in Tahrir square, a witness says.
Source: Gunfire breaks out as Mubarak allies and foes clash (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41383377/from/RSS/)
Charles Manson, one of California's most notorious and high-profile inmates, was found with a smuggled cell phone inside his cell at Corcoran State Prison for a second time, according to a source with California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Source: Charles Manson found with another cell phone (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41394158/from/RSS/)
Egypt's prime minister apologized Thursday for attacks by government supporters on protesters after a night of violence in which at least five people were killed.
Source: Egypt PM apologizes after night of violence (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41402303/from/RSS/)
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he is fed up with with being president and would like to leave his office now but cannot for fear of chaos, ABC News reported Thursday.
Source: Mubarak warns of chaos if he quits now (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41402303/from/RSS/)
If cowboy and country singer John Wayne Schulz appeared comfortable during his "American Idol" audition that aired this past Tuesday night, there's a good reason -- the 23-year-old released an album by the time he was 14 years-old.
Source: 'Idol' singer John Wayne released album as teen (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41415627/from/RSS/)
Thousands of protesters barricaded themselves in a central Cairo square and chanted "Leave, leave, leave" into the night on Thursday as they prepared for an eleventh day of protest against President Hosni Mubarak's rule.
Source: Egyptians brace for another mass protest (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41415499/from/RSS/)
Texas got another blast of winter overnight Friday, with a few inches of snow piling up on icy streets and sidewalks just two days before the Super Bowl.
Source: 5 inches of snow in Dallas! Big freeze hits South (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41402775/from/RSS/)
Five people were hospitalized when ice fell off the side of Cowboys Stadium outside Dallas, officials said.
Source: Falling ice at Super Bowl stadium hospitalizes 7 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41402775/from/RSS/)
It's a story even more dramatic than "The Blind Side": How Jennifer Annable, who worked with troubled kids and took in five foster children, met her biggest challenge when she adopted a sullen 16-year-old who was an incredible athlete but trusted no one.
Source: An adoption tale more dramatic than 'Blind Side' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41277521/from/RSS/)
An explosion hit a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, setting off a massive fire that could be seen dozens of miles away, officials and witnesses said.
Source: Massive explosion hits Egypt gas terminal (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41435638/from/RSS/)
Mary Thornberry, the feisty American retiree whose Cairo apartment door was smashed by protestors, was rescued from her building and spent the night at the airport preparing to reunite with her son in the U.S.
Source: U.S. mom, 76, rescued from Cairo apartment (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41404281/from/RSS/)
Prime Minister David Cameron criticizes his country's longstanding policy of multiculturalism, saying it was partly to blame for fostering Islamist extremism.
Source: British PM: Multiculturalism has failed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41444364/from/RSS/)
Authorities in Seattle say bovine met the shoreline when beachfront residents found the body of a 400-pound cow washed up by the surf.
Source: Surf and turf: Expired bovine meets the shoreline (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41440670/from/RSS/)
Spain's government says police removed more than 100 passengers from a plane preparing to leave the Canary Islands after a large scuffle broke out onboard.
Source: 100 removed from plane in scuffle over suitcase (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41447825/from/RSS/)
In the massive Cowboys Arena, the group appeared to be as stiff as frontman will.i.am's plastic hair hat.
Source: Black Eyed Peas underwhelm at halftime (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41452174/from/RSS/)
Two men angry over a dispute at an Ohio fraternity house party sprayed bullets into a crowd, killing a student who was trying to separate two groups, authorities said.
Source: Two arrested over deadly frat house shooting (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41453690/from/RSS/)
Max Page, the 6-year-old actor who plays a pint-size Darth Vader in this year's breakout Super Bowl ad, manipulated the Force on TODAY Monday — and revealed that he's never even seen a "Star Wars" movie because they're too scary.
Source: 'Little Darth Vader' reveals face behind the Force (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41455377/from/RSS/)
Final results from last month's independence referendum announced on Monday show that 98.8 percent of the ballots cast were for secession from Sudan's north.
Source: S. Sudan prepares to be world's newest country (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41460171/from/RSS/)
A California man attending a cockfight has died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb.
Source: Armed rooster kills Calif. man (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41466543/from/RSS/)
The mountains of snow on city streets are finally melting, revealing oozing lumps of garbage, gaping potholes, bicycles, rat-infested sofas, discarded Christmas trees — even bodies.
Source: Snow melt in East reveals 'disgusting' items (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41480360/from/RSS/)
A former Fort Wayne, Ind., mayor who won four terms is proving less popular with current city leaders, who say they probably won't name a new government center for him because of the jokes his moniker could inspire.
Source: Ex-mayor's name too funny for Ind. center (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41480994/from/RSS/)
If convicted, the 24-year-old "Mean Girls" star could be sent to prison for up to three years, prosecutors say.
Source: Lindsay Lohan pleads not guilty to theft charge (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41494124/from/RSS/)
A married congressman from upstate New York resigns suddenly amid a scandal over emails and a shirtless photo supposedly sent in response to a Craigslist dating ad.
Source: Congressman quits over Craigslist scandal (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41498568/from/RSS/)
Two people were missing after a massive natural gas explosion demolished two houses, set fire to several more and sent flames hundreds of feet into the air in a Pennsylvania city.
Source: Gas blast levels Pa. homes, sets off massive fire (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41503700/from/RSS/)
One person was dead and five were missing after a massive natural gas explosion demolished and set fire to homes and sent flames hundreds of feet into the air in eastern Pennsylvania.
Source: 1 dead, 5 missing after massive Pa. gas blast (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41503700/from/RSS/)
President Hosni Mubarak addressed an expectant Egypt on Thursday, saying that he had delegated his powers to the vice president and saying those who died during Egypt's unrest did not die in vain.
Source: Mubarak: I'll delegate 'some' powers to VP (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41506482/from/RSS/)
Police snipers shot a gunman as he came out of a bank with a hostage, ending a standoff that began after a failed robbery attempt, authorities said.
Source: Gunman shot dead, hostages freed at bank (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41519929/from/RSS/)
Protesters enraged by Hosni Mubarak's latest refusal to step down streamed into Cairo's central square, promising to drive the Egyptian president out.
Source: Egypt protesters vow massive demonstrations (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41506482/from/RSS/)
Hosni Mubarak has resigned as president of Egypt, the country's vice president said in a brief statement Friday.
Source: Mubarak resigns as president of Egypt (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41526422/from/RSS/)
Last Sunday, 25-year-old Jamie Carrion and her two young children were driving in a truck that careened off an Iowa highway and rolled into a ditch. Four-year-old Averie set off to find help for her mother and 1-year-old brother, walking through the snow to a farmhouse a quarter of a mile away.
Source: Girl, 4, treks quarter mile through snow to save family (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41529753/from/RSS/)
The board of NYSE Euronext is expected to meet on Sunday to discuss a planned takeover by Deutsche Boerse and a deal announcement is likely to come by Tuesday, reports say.
Source: German takeover of NYSE seen next week (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41536645/from/RSS/)
Diet Pepsi has introduced a new "skinny" can for Fashion Week, but some critics are giving it a big, fat "no."
Source: Diet Pepsi 'skinny' can stirs up big controversy (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41540062/from/RSS/)
Her spokeswoman, Sally Morrison, said Friday that the Oscar-winning actress was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center within the past couple of days.
Source: Liz Taylor hospitalized for heart failure (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41541042/from/RSS/)
A British scout troop's outdoor exercise depicting the mock kidnapping of Prince William's bride-to-be has raised some eyebrows and angered U.K. councilors.
Source: Kate Middleton mock kidnapping angers officials (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41546662/from/RSS/)
Health officials are investigating dozens of reports of respiratory illnesses by people who attended an event at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion, according to media reports.
Source: Playboy Mansion visitors hit with mystery illness (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41553815/from/RSS/)
NYT: President Obama will say that his budget plan can reduce projected deficits enough to buy time to address long-term fiscal problems, an administration official says.
Source: NYT: Obama domestic budget — cut, cut, cut (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41557256/from/RSS/)
Egypt's military rulers are dissolving the parliament and suspending the constitution, meeting two key demands of pro-democracy protesters.
Source: Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41558249/from/RSS/)
Domonique Ramirez, the beauty queen who may be stripped of her Miss San Antonio crown after allegedly being told to "get off the tacos" and to lose 13 pounds, denied on TODAY she had violated the weight clause of her contract.
Source: Beauty queen in 'tacos' suit: 'I'm still the same weight' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41510482/from/RSS/)
Lady Antebellum's yearning crossover smash "Need You Now" was crowned song and record of the year by the Grammys, giving the trio five trophies. Meanwhile, Arcade Fire claimed the evening's final award, record of the year, for "The Suburbs."
Source: The Lady (Antebellum) is a champ at Grammys (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41566377/from/RSS/)
As Florida and the Southwest have begun to stabilize, the pain from the housing crash has moved to economically diverse cities where the boom was relatively restrained, like Seattle, Atlanta and Minneapolis.
Source: NYT: Housing crash hitting cities thought stable (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41569256/from/RSS/)
Iranian security forces fired tear gas in central Tehran on Monday to disperse opposition supporters marching in a banned rally inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.
Source: Police fire tear gas at Iranian protesters (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41574647/from/RSS/)
While most network programmers have brand guidelines to help in the decision-making process, Winfrey enjoys a relatively free rein when it comes to OWN. And though it's early, the ratings aren't promising so far.
Source: Oprah's got her OWN problems (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41499360/from/RSS/)
An Iowa-based convenience store has asked a federal judge to rule that the word "footlong" is part of the general English language and not the special property of the Subway restaurant chain.
Source: Iowa store chain sues Subway over 'footlong' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41584626/from/RSS/)
The Dalai Lama's nephew was killed Monday along a Florida highway during one of his long treks to bring awareness to the Tibetan struggle for independence from China, officials said.
Source: Nephew of Dalai Lama killed along Fla. highway (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41593576/from/RSS/)
Uncle Sam has a reminder for some people who took advantage of the first-time homebuyer tax credit three years ago: He wants his money back.
Source: For some, it's time to repay home tax credit (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41588676/from/RSS/)
An Iraqi defector codenamed "Curveball" admits that he made up stories about mobile bioweapons trucks and secret factories to try to bring down Saddam Hussein's regime.
Source: 'Curveball': I lied about WMD to hasten Iraq war (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41609536/from/RSS/)
A Los Angeles lawyer has been handed control of the veteran actor's affairs after allegations that the Hollywood legend was being bullied by his stepson and feared being kidnapped.
Source: Rooney gets order against bullying stepson (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41609446/from/RSS/)
Aquatic, meat-eating bladderworts are among the world's best suckers and they have just been named the fastest trapping carnivorous plants, according to a Proceedings of the Royal Society B study.
Source: Killer plant sucks in prey at record speed (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41611277/from/RSS/)
Len Lesser, the veteran character actor best known for his scene-stealing role as Uncle Leo on "Seinfeld," has died. He was 88.
Source: 'Seinfeld' actor Len Lesser dies at 88 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41633243/from/RSS/)
More than 50 armored vehicles were seen moving toward central Manama on Thursday shortly after Bahrain police cleared anti-government protesters from a landmark square.
Source: Military moves in after police storm Bahrain protesters (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41632742/from/RSS/)
An Ohio teen has died days after police say he was shot by his older brother in front of shoppers after a dispute inside an Apple store.
Source: Boy shot after Apple store dispute dies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41641688/from/RSS/)
KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson was doing a stand-up Sunday when her words became incoherent. She was examined by paramedics after her broadcast and went home to recover.
Source: Reporter's on-air gibberish was due to migraine (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41652808/from/RSS/)
A horrific three-vehicle crash — that sent an SUV hurtling through the air and onto the top of a pickup truck — killed five people and injured four others in Denver, authorities said.
Source: Five killed in horrific multi-vehicle crash (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41659023/from/RSS/)
A city firefighter refused to respond to the Jan. 8 shooting spree that left six people dead and 13 wounded, the Arizona Daily Star reported, citing city memos.
Source: Memos: Firefighter refused Giffords 911 call (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41654874/from/RSS/)
Viral sensation-turned-overnight sensation Ted Williams is using that golden voice to speak up about his instant-celebrity status and the challenges it has caused.
Source: Ted Williams says fame came too quickly (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41668415/from/RSS/)
Faithful attending the beatification of Pope John Paul in Rome will be able to pray before his coffin, which will be exhumed for the event, the Vatican said on Friday.
Source: Pope John Paul's coffin to be exhumed for faithful (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41670671/from/RSS/)
Libya's veteran ruler, Moammar Gadhafi, faces one of his severest challenges amid protests by thousands in the second city of Benghazi and reports that scores of people have been killed by security forces.
Source: Report: Scores killed in Libya protests (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41658587/from/RSS/)
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation to cut $60-billion-plus from hundreds of federal programs early Saturday.
Source: House passes bill to cut $60 billion in spending (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41660795/from/RSS/)
A gust of wind picks up a bounce house with two girls inside, dumping one girl in the yard but carrying the other two houses away and dropping her onto a roof.
Source: 'Microburst' carries away girls in bounce house (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41685626/from/RSS/)
Space weather could pose serious problems here on Earth in the coming years, the chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today.
Source: Experts warn U.S. must take space storms seriously (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41685166/from/RSS/)
Libyan forces fire machine guns at marchers mourning for anti-government protesters in the city of Benghazi. A doctor at one hospital says his morgue has received at least 200 dead from six days of unrest.
Source: Libyan forces again fire on protesters (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41689225/from/RSS/)
Protests against the 40-plus-year reign of dictator Moammar Gadhafi have broken out in Tripoli, the capital, for the first time, according to news reports, as protesters in other cities count the dead from clashes with troops over days of protest.
Source: Uprising in Libya spreads (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41689225/from/RSS/)
Moammar Gadhafi's son went on state television to proclaim that his father remained in charge with the army's backing and would "fight until the last man, the last woman, the last bullet."
Source: Gadhafi to fight to 'the last bullet' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41689225/from/RSS/)
A Riverview teenager died Friday night after being thrown by a bull at a Brandon rodeo, deputies said.
Source: Teen dies after being thrown by rodeo bull (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41698329/from/RSS/)
A winter storm that blew through the upper Midwest over the long Presidents Day weekend coated roads with ice and snow and led airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.
Source: Midwest faces dismal commute with storm (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41700549/from/RSS/)
The 2000 U.S. Census counted 163,036 people with the surname Washington. Ninety percent of them were African-American.
Source: Washington 'blackest name' in America (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41704238/from/RSS/)
A large temblor rocked the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch, crumbling buildings, causing fatalities and injuring dozens.
Source: 6.3 quake damages New Zealand city (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41709359/from/RSS/)
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch Tuesday, killing dozens, collapsing buildings and cracking streets.
Source: 'New Zealand's darkest day': Quake kills dozens (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41709359/from/RSS/)
Four Americans captured by Somali pirates while sailing in the Indian Ocean have been killed, NBC News reported Tuesday.
Source: 4 American hostages killed by Somali pirates (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41715530/from/RSS/)
They blockade highway toll booths to give drivers free passage. They cover subway ticket machines with plastic bags so commuters can't pay. Even doctors are joining in, preventing patients from paying fees at state hospitals.
Source: 'I won't pay' movement spreads across Greece (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41723432/from/RSS/)
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the third-largest U.S. city.
Source: Rahm Emanuel wins Chicago mayoral race (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41715205/from/RSS/)
As the Gadhafi clan struggles to hold onto power in Libya, cables obtained by WikiLeaks offer an account of the lavish spending, rampant nepotism and bitter rivalries that have defined them.
Source: NYT: Cables detail Gadhafi family's exploits (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41731353/from/RSS/)
Militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clamped down in Tripoli while protesters who control much of the eastern half of Libya claimed new gains in some cities and towns.
Source: Militias clamp down as Libya protesters close in (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41731365/from/RSS/)
Libyans in east celebrate liberation from the rule of Moammar Gadhafi, who vowed to crush the revolt and Thursday continued trying to assert his weakening grip on Tripoli.
Source: Protesters peel away Gadhafi's grip on power (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41731365/from/RSS/)
Libya's authorities called on protesters to surrender their weapons and offered rewards, as the opposition said it planned to liberate the capital Tripoli and "capture" Gadhafi.
Source: Libya protesters to try to capture Gadhafi (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41731365/from/RSS/)
Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to try to find at least one of the 14 Senate Democrats who have been on the run for eight days to delay a vote on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to strip collective bargaining rights from nearly all public employees.
Source: Wis. stalemate: Deal struck as cops hunt Dems (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41755772/from/RSS/)
After a last-minute glitch, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off Thursday on its final voyage, heading for the International Space Station with six astronauts and a humanoid robot.
Source: Shuttle Discovery blasts off on its final flight (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41757735/from/RSS/)
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 2.17 million vehicles in the United States to address accelerator pedals that could become entrapped in floor mats or jammed in carpeting.
Source: Toyota recalling 2.17 million vehicles in U.S. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41756436/from/RSS/)
The Wisconsin Assembly early Friday passed a bill that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights — the first significant action on the new Republican governor's plan.
Source: Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41774667/from/RSS/)
The first text message said: "Mommy, I got buried." About 40 minutes later: "Mommy, I can't move my right hand." Then, a brief call from New Zealand's earthquake rubble to parents in pleading to send help.
Source: 'Mommy, I got buried': Texts sent from NZ rubble (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41776710/from/RSS/)
A Girl Scout leader says young members of her troop thought they were headed to jail when a Georgia police officer told them to quit selling cookies.
Source: Cops shut down Ga. Girl Scout cookie stand (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41783295/from/RSS/)
Iran told atomic inspectors that it had run into a serious problem at a newly completed nuclear reactor.
Source: NYT: Iran suffers major setback at nuclear plant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41793649/from/RSS/)
A couple missing from Vancouver, Wash. was found alive Friday after spending several days trapped in a snowbank in their vehicle.
Source: Couple rescued after 5 days trapped in ditch (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41793092/from/RSS/)
A child trapped more than two years in Ukraine by bureaucratic hurdles has arrived in Brussels with his parents, a pair of legally married Belgian men.
Source: Boy stuck 2 years in Ukraine arrives in Belgium (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41800437/from/RSS/)
North Korea threatened Sunday to enlarge its nuclear arsenal and mercilessly attack South Korea and the United States, as the allies prepared to start annual joint military drills which the North says are a rehearsal for an invasion.
Source: North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41802925/from/RSS/)
Anti-government forces backed by rebel army troops were in control of the city closest to the capital Tripoli, The Associated Press reported on Sunday.
Source: Libya rebels gear for fight in city near capital (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41807086/from/RSS/)
Scamsters are targeting women on Facebook in what's becoming an all-too-common ruse: They steal photos of soldiers to set up profiles, profess their love and devotion in sappy messages — and then ask their victims to cut a check.
Source: Soldier impersonators target women on Facebook (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41810534/from/RSS/)
The occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol by protesters fighting efforts to strip public workers of union bargaining rights carried on Sunday after police decided not to forcibly remove demonstrators and end a nearly two-week-long sit-in.
Source: Police won't boot protesters from Wis. Capitol (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41811389/from/RSS/)
Three years ago, Lamar Grace left Detroit for the suburb of Southfield. He got a good deal — a 3,000-square-foot colonial that once was worth $220,000. In foreclosure, he paid $109,000.
Source: Foreclosures change color of some suburbs (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41810267/from/RSS/)