The 'Mushy Middle' Is Tricky Ground for Both Obama, McCain
Last Updated: 12:30 PM 07/03/08 -
With their parties' nominations secured, democrat Barack Obama and republican John McCain are courting those elusive voters in “the middle.” (Full Story) |
Uncle and Former Stepfather Facing Charges in Death of VT Girl
Last Updated: 12:20 PM 07/03/08 -
A 12-year-old girl's uncle and former stepfather are both facing charges in Vermont after her body was discovered by police. (Full Story) |
Employers Cut Jobs for Sixth Straight Month
Last Updated: 12:15 PM 07/03/08 -
Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June. It's the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. (Full Story) |
Freed Americans Go Home
Last Updated: 10:27 AM 07/03/08 -
Three U.S. Military contractors are back in America and reunited with their families this morning. (Full Story) |
Georgia Teen Charged After Thrown-Baby Video Online
Last Updated: 10:05 AM 07/03/08 -
A south Georgia teenager is charged with child cruelty after an online video showed a young man launching a baby several feet across a room. (Full Story) |
Justice Department Eyes Race Profiling For Terror Probes
Last Updated: 9:21 AM 07/03/08 -
The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing. (Full Story) |
TODAY SHOW: Limbaugh Reportedly Gets $400 Million Contract
Last Updated: 7:59 AM 07/03/08 -
Conservative talk radio commentator Rush Limbaugh has reportedly recieved a record breaking 8 year contract. (Full Story) |
MSNBC: Woman Arrested For Driving With Child on Hood of Car
Last Updated: 7:37 AM 07/03/08 -
A mother that allowed her ten year old son and friend to "car surf" is facing serious charges after the boy is hospitalized with critical injuries. (Full Story) |
MSNBC: KY Woman Arrested for Trading Sex for Gasoline
Last Updated: 7:33 AM 07/03/08 -
A Kentucky woman has been arrested after trading sexual favors for a $100 gas card. (Full Story) |
MSNBC: The Body of Missing VT Girl Found
Last Updated: 7:28 AM 07/03/08 -
The body of a missing Vermont girl has been found buried not too far from her uncle's house. (Full Story) |
TODAY SHOW: Airport Screening Device Can See Through Clothes
Last Updated: 7:24 AM 07/03/08 -
A new security device to be used at airports will allow screeners to see through people's clothes. (Full Story) |
Newsom Exploring Run For Governor
Last Updated: 1:11 PM 07/02/08 -
The mayor of San Francisco has his eye on another job. (Full Story) |
Some Tickets, Some Warnings On First Day Of New Laws
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 07/02/08 -
Millions of California motorists are trying to get used to driving empty-handed, at least where cell phones are concerned. (Full Story) |
Florida Execution is First Since Botched Procedure
Last Updated: 9:40 AM 07/02/08 -
Florida has carried out the state's first execution since a botched lethal injection procedure prompted a moratorium and an investigation. (Full Story) |
McCain Meets Colombian President Uribe
Last Updated: 9:03 AM 07/02/08 -
Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he's urged Colombia's president to do better on human rights. (Full Story) |
Man Accused Of Killing 8 Captured While Smoking Outside A Bar
Last Updated: 8:59 AM 07/02/08 -
A man suspected of killing eight people in two states was smoking a cigarette outside an Illinois tavern when he was captured. (Full Story) |
Bush Says Housing Deal Possible
Last Updated: 8:14 AM 07/02/08 -
President Bush is expressing confidence that he will reach a deal with congress on a housing rescue plan but is prodding lawmakers to show “less politics.” (Full Story) |
MSNBC: Man Gets Bionic Arms after Fireworks Mishap
Last Updated: 9:07 AM 07/02/08 -
After losing both arms in a fireworks explosion, a West Virginia Man becomes the first person to use two bionic arms. (Full Story) |
Reforms Promised After Woman Dies on Floor of Psych Ward
Last Updated: 7:31 AM 07/02/08 -
Officials promise to make changes at the psychiatric ward at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, after workers ignored a dying woman on the floor. (Full Story) |
TODAY SHOW: Starbucks to close 600 stores
Last Updated: 6:48 AM 07/02/08 -
In response to declining sales, Starbucks is looking to close 600 of it's retail locations. (Full Story) |
UPDATE: YouTube Video Lands Teen in Trouble for Bouncing Baby
Last Updated: 6:51 AM 07/02/08 -
A shocking video posted on the Internet has landed a Georgia teenager in a heap of trouble. (Full Story) |
California Fires Crowding Doctors' Offices
Last Updated: 12:14 AM 07/02/08 -
California’s raging wildfires have created a smoky haze so stifling that doctors say their waiting rooms have been crowded with patients struggling to breathe. (Full Story) |
Obama To Support Expanding Bush's Faith Based Programs
Last Updated: 2:07 PM 07/01/08 -
Barack Obama wants to expand a Bush administration program making religious charities eligible for federal funds. (Full Story) |
General Clark Says Obama Had No Part in His Comments On McCain
Last Updated: 1:46 PM 07/01/08 -
Wesley Clark says Barack Obama played no part in remarks the retired general made about John McCain's qualifications to be president. (Full Story) |
Gas Prices Continue to Rise
Last Updated: 12:26 PM 07/01/08 -
The price for gasoline continues to climb. (Full Story) |
Woman Accused of Cutting Out Baby Held Without Bond
Last Updated: 9:35 AM 07/01/08 -
A woman accused of fatally stabbing a pregnant woman and cutting the nearly full-term baby from her womb is jailed without bond and has a court appearance tomorrow. (Full Story) |
TODAY SHOW: Batman Reunion
Last Updated: 8:32 AM 07/01/08 -
In honor of the re-release of the original 1960's Batman film, Adam West and Lee Meriwhether meet on the Today Show. (Full Story) |
TODAY SHOW: Mental Patient Left to Die on NYC Emergency Room Floor
Last Updated: 8:10 AM 07/01/08 -
A mental ill woman dies after being left in Brooklyn emergency room for over 24 hours. (Full Story) |
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS: New Milk Packaging Causing Concerns
Last Updated: 8:11 AM 07/01/08 -
Sam's Club and Costco are selling milk with a redesigned container. But is it more trouble than it's worth? (Full Story) |
TODAY SHOW: Girl Survives Bear Mauling
Last Updated: 7:59 AM 07/01/08 -
A teenage girl is in critical condition after getting mauled by a bear while riding her bike in the woods. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to three of the men who saved her life (Full Story) |
9 Young Hikers Rescued From Western NY Gorge
Last Updated: 1:09 PM 06/30/08 -
A helicopter has saved nine young hikers from a ledge in a Western New York gorge where they spent the night after getting stranded. (Full Story) |
Medicare Fees to Doctors Won't Fall Tomorrow
Last Updated: 12:48 PM 06/30/08 -
The Bush administration is freezing a scheduled 10-percent fee cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients. That gives Congress time to stop the cuts after the July 4th recess. (Full Story) |
Oil Punches Through $143
Last Updated: 12:44 PM 06/30/08 -
Oil prices have surged above $143 a barrel for the first time ever today. (Full Story) |
Prices Spike; 9 in 10 See Rising Gas Prices Causing Family Hardship
Last Updated: 12:30 PM 06/30/08 -
Oil prices have spiked above $143 a barrel for the first time, while the nationwide average for a gallon of regular unleaded approaches $4.09 per gallon according to AAA and the oil price information service. (Full Story) |
Obama: I Will Never Question Others' Patriotism
Last Updated: 12:25 PM 06/30/08 -
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he will never question others' patriotism during the race, and blames his own “carelessness” for some criticism of him so far. (Full Story) |
Bear Rescued From Drowning
Last Updated: 10:22 AM 06/30/08 -
A Florida black bear is lucky to be back on dry land after a weekend swim in the Gulf of Mexico. (Full Story) |
6 Die As Medical Helicopters Collide Over Arizona
Last Updated: 3:22 PM 06/30/08 -
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman now says six people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona. (Full Story) |
9 Dead in Separate Small Plane Crashes
Last Updated: 10:05 PM 06/29/08 -
At least nine people are dead after two small plane crashes in Alabama and New Mexico. (Full Story) |
Firefighters in Stalemate Against Calif. Wildfires
Last Updated: 10:01 PM 06/29/08 -
Firefighters are making slow progress against more than 1,000 wildfires throughout northern California as the region braces for more lightning storms. (Full Story) |
St. Louis Awaiting Mississippi Crest
Last Updated: 9:56 PM 06/29/08 -
Crests on the Mississippi from the recent flooding are expected Monday in St. Louis and later in the week in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. (Full Story) |
Poll: Schools Emphasize Wrong Subjects
Last Updated: 1:54 PM 06/27/08 -
Most Americans think schools are putting too much emphasis on the wrong subjects. (Full Story) |
MSNBC: Do Public Surveillance Cameras Work?
Last Updated: 7:34 AM 06/27/08 -
The evidence against the usefulness of video cameras grow as their use increases. (Full Story) |
VIDEO: Woman Selling Home, Hand in Marriage on EBay
Last Updated: 7:27 AM 06/27/08 -
A Florida woman is selling her home and throwing in her hand in marriage at the same time. (Full Story) |
TODAY SHOW: Evidence of Life on Mars?
Last Updated: 7:21 AM 06/27/08 -
A soil sample taken from the Mars Rover shows that life is possible on Mars. (Full Story) |
Other Suits Expected, Now That DC Gun Ban Is Struck Down
Last Updated: 12:52 AM 06/27/08 -
Gun-rights groups have already filed a lawsuit against Chicago’s handgun ban -- after a similar ban in Washington, D.C. was struck down by the Supreme Court. (Full Story) |
Los Padres Forest Fire Moving Closer To Big Sur
Last Updated: 2:12 PM 06/26/08 -
More dry lightning is expected at the end of the week in California, where fire crews are already up against hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires. (Full Story) |
Settlement in NY Lawsuit Over NBC'S 'Predator'
Last Updated: 12:51 PM 06/26/08 -
NBC may not be catching any more predators for a while. (Full Story) |
More Rain in Midwest
Last Updated: 12:45 PM 06/26/08 -
Severe thunderstorms rattled northern Missouri early today threatening to add even more rain to the swollen, flooding Mississippi river. (Full Story) |
Jobless Claims Hold Steady
Last Updated: 8:51 AM 06/26/08 -
New filings for unemployment benefits held steady last week but were still at a high level, pointing to a cooler jobs market. (Full Story) |
Update: Bush Administration Lifting North Korea Sanctions
Last Updated: 8:47 AM 06/26/08 -
President Bush is lifting key trade sanctions against North Korea and removing it from the list of nations that the U.S. Says sponsor terrorism. (Full Story) |
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