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Boy, 6, misses bus, tries to drive to school: Having missed his bus, a 6-year-old Virginia boy tried to drive to school in his family's sedan and crashed. ›18:27
Feds approve gas drilling plan for Montana: The Bush administration has approved a plan that could allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in southeastern Montana over the next two decades. ›14:20 31 Dec, Wed
War tactics used against Rio gangs: Police are using counterinsurgency tactics in battle against gangs in Brazil's favelas, or slums. ›09:59
Motorola phone made from recycled bottles: Motorola unveiled a cell phone made of recycled water bottles on Tuesday, hoping to cash in on the trend for environmentally friendly products. ›00:37 7 Jan, Wed
Nicaragua turns to wind power: Energy-starved Nicaragua is turning to wind as it tries to reduce its dependence on oil-based power. ›22:15 1 Jan, Thu
Capital Sources: Cutting the Cocaine Flow: The White House trumpets success in the drug war, even as it prepares a big new aid program. Is it real, or is it politics? ›21:26 5 Oct, Fri
Biden's right at home, Burris gets denied: Sen. Joe Biden is still a member of the Senate club, but Roland Burris isnt not yet anyway. But the legislative hopeful still attracted the largest press scrum Tuesday at the opening of the 111th Congress. ›23:18
NBC: Obama picks Panetta for CIA director: NBC News has learned that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director. ›20:03 5 Jan, Mon
3 charged in gang rape of Calif. lesbian: Two men and a teenager have been charged in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay-area. ›01:59 7 Jan, Wed
Tenn. gov. pledges more oversight of ash ponds: Tennessee's governor promised greater oversight of coal ash retention ponds Wednesday after viewing damage from a spill that released more than a billion gallons of ashy sludge. ›01:37 1 Jan, Thu
Do Women Lead Differently Than Men?: Americans could elect our first female president in 2008. What the most powerful women of the past can teach us about how to rule in the future. ›21:39 6 Oct, Sat
Reports: Gupta approached for surgeon general: CNN says President-elect Barack Obama has approached its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general. ›22:27
Gellman: A Letter to a Bigot: What I want to say to a person of prejudice. ›22:12 12 Oct, Fri
Rare pink iguana evaded Darwin: When English naturalist Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands in the early 1800s, he, and countless scientists since, overlooked a hefty pink iguana. ›00:31
Video: Race on to rescue sick pelicans: Jan. 6: Federal wildlife officials are investigating why hundreds of ailing and endangered brown pelicans have been appearing along the California coastline. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.(Nightly News) ›00:13 7 Jan, Wed
The FBI launches hiring blitz: The FBI said has launched one of the largest hiring blitzes in its 100-year history involving 2,100 professional staff vacancies and 850 special agents aimed at filling its most critical vacancies. ›17:14
'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06 6 Oct, Sat
Policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas: An Alabama police organized crime specialist who vanished last week was arrested in Las Vegas and accused of staging his disappearance to cover up a theft, police said Tuesday. ›16:05
Cool ice-skating rinks in America: Enjoy the season with a dash of winter air at rinks around the country. ›16:16 5 Jan, Mon
NYT: Panetta pick for CIA reveals divisions: Leon E. Panetta has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the C.I.A. The choice immediately revealed divisions in the Democratic Party. ›08:36
Gladiators to fight again at Romes Colosseum: Gladiators are to return to Rome's most famous fight arena almost 2,000 years after their bloody sport last entertained Roman crowds, local authorities announced. ›18:04
Study: Hawaii's pygmy killer whales stay close: A new study of pygmy killer whales one of the least understood marine mammal species shows that those living off Hawaii tend to stay close to the islands and don't swim out to the open ocean. ›15:25 2 Jan, Fri
Ansen on Lars and the Real Girl: Its not smutty, its not snide, its not creepybut what is it? ›16:02 12 Oct, Fri
Which came first, black holes or galaxies?: Astronomers may have solved a cosmic chicken-and-the-egg problem: Which came first galaxies or the supermassive black holes in their cores? ›01:08 7 Jan, Wed
