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Aerialist in mall’s ‘Hunky Santa’ show survives fall

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:06:21 GMT

A 26-year-old aerialist in a holiday performance of "Hunky Santa and the Candy Cane Girls" at an L.A. mall slipped off a metal hoop and fell more than 20 feet as hundreds of patrons watched in horror. The aerialist was hospitalized after breaking her wrist and pelvis.

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Chelsea Clinton to wed next summer

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:24:53 GMT

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky, according to a spokesman for former President Bill Clinton. The couple will be married next summer.

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Suspect in cop-killings eludes police

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:12:11 GMT

Hundreds of police intensify the search for the man wanted in the coffeehouse killings of four Washington state officers.

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Sad development: The last Kodachrome film lab

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:48:13 GMT

Fifty years ago, 2,000 film labs in the U.S. processed Kodachrome. Now, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, is the last one — in the entire world. “It’s kind of pride mixed with sadness, because Kodak isn’t making Kodachrome any more,” said Dwayne Steinle’s son, Grant.

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Mom of boy set afire: ‘His courage is incredible’

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:32:27 GMT

Michael Brewer, the Florida 15-year-old who suffered burns over 65 percent of his body after allegedly being set on fire by a group of classmates, has recovered enough to speak to police about the attack. "My son’s courage is incredible,” said his mother, Valerie Brewer.

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Video: Police killings suspect may be dead, cops say

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:20:28 GMT

Nov. 30: Shots have been fired around a Seattle house where authorities believe a suspect in the coffee shop murders of four police officers may be injured or dead. NBC’s George Lewis reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Woods refusing interviews with authorities

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:21:22 GMT

Nov. 30: As he declined to talk to investigators, the superstar golfer released a statement saying, “I’m not perfect,” following a single-vehicle accident outside his home last week. NBC chief legal analyst Dan Abrams talks with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira about the case. (Today Show)

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Video: Knox verdict could come this week

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:48:28 GMT

Nov. 30: Italian police are now investigating the parents of Amanda Knox, the American college student on trial for allegedly murdering her roommate in Italy, just days before a possible verdict in the young woman’s trial. The Knox family’s attorney, Anne Bremner, talks with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira. (Today Show)

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Chef Paula Deen hit in face by charity ham

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:54:25 GMT

The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.

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Video: A one room schoolhouse

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:40:02 GMT

Nov. 27: It’s in one of the most remote areas of the United States. To drive there, you have to go through Canada. But it still has a way of life and a lesson for all of us. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Boot camp for butlers

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:18:48 GMT

Nov. 27: NBC’s John Yang reports on a place where people are learning the finer points of delivering formal, old world service. (Today Show)

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Video: One teacher’s life lessons for his students

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:23:20 GMT

Nov. 27: Just because you’ve graduated from Mr. Stroup’s class doesn’t mean he’s forgotten about you or your birthday. In fact, he sends each of the students he ever taught, all 2,500, a birthday card. NBC’s affiliate W.T.H.R Scott Swan reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Father of missing man speaks out

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:12:29 GMT

Nov. 27: Jeff Hollahan, the father of a 22-year-old who went missing in Germany, speaks to TODAY's Natalie Morales about his son's disappearance. (Today Show)

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Video: Jill Biden thanks military families

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:02:46 GMT

Nov. 25: NBC’s Norah O’Donnell talks to Dr. Jill Biden about life as the vice president’s wife, the struggles facing military families, and what she’s thankful for this holiday season. (Today Show)

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Video: Suleman: ‘Octomom’ name is hilarious

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:06:04 GMT

Nov. 25: Take a sneak peek at TODAY’s Matt Lauer’s interview with Nadya Suleman, the mother of 14 kids including octuplets, from his upcoming NBC special, “People of the Year.” (Today Show)

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Video: Mumbai survivor Baby Moshe turns 3

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:37:23 GMT

Nov. 25: Moshe Holtzberg, whose parents died in last year’s deadly terror attack in Mumbai, India, celebrates his third birthday in Israel. NBC’s Martin Fletcher reports. (Today Show)

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Hero pilot Sully enjoys ‘rock star sex’

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:32 GMT

In an interview for NBC's "People of the Year" TV special, pilot Chesley Sullenberger jokes that his heroic handling of a disabled jetliner has added some excitement to his marriage.

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Video: Husband, wife recall fiery plane crash

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:31:35 GMT

Nov. 24: Stephanie and Christian Nielson tell TODAY’s Matt Lauer about surviving a plane crash in Arizona last year. The couple’s children also talk about how the incident changed their lives. (Today Show)

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Video: Shaniya's dad: ‘She touched a lot of people’

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:53:45 GMT

Nov. 24: In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira, Brad Lockhart, the father of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, who was abducted and murdered earlier this month, remembers his daughter and talks about the allegations against her mother. (Today Show)

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Video: Is a British royal wedding in the works?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:36:52 GMT

Nov. 23: A cocktail ring worn by Prince William’s girlfriend, Kate Middleton, is sparking new rumors of a royal wedding in the works. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports. (Today Show)

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Subway carries 3-year-old boy’s dad away

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:12 GMT

It’s a parent’s nightmare: In Portland, Ore., a malfunctioning subway door closed, carrying a 3-year-old boy’s father away before he could follow his son out of the car. Happily, a Good Samaritan tended the tot until his dad returned.

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Video: FEED raises awareness about global nutrition

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:36:53 GMT

Nov. 23: Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, co-founders of the FEED foundation, and TODAY beauty editor Bobbi Brown explain their work to raise awareness for school nutrition programs outside the U.S. (Today Show)

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Video: Amanda Knox speaks out in court

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:50:18 GMT

Nov. 23: After days of closing arguments in the murder trial of Amanda Knox, the American student speaks out in her own defense. TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks to journalist Douglas Preston about the case. (Today Show)

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Video: Mourners pay tribute to slain 5-year-old

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:34:26 GMT

Nov. 23: Thousands gather to remember 5-year-old North Carolina girl Shaniya Davis, who police say was abducted, raped and murdered earlier this month. NBC’s Ron Mott reports. (Today Show)

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Tina Brown: Palin Newsweek cover is not sexist

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:08:23 GMT

Newsweek’s controversial Sarah Palin cover photo, a months-old chestnut from Runner's World of sassy Sarah in shorts, didn’t show much journalistic enterprise on the magazine’s part, but you can hardly call it sexist, says The Daily Beast founder Tina Brown.

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Video: Pair arrested in videotaped assaults

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:08 GMT

Nov. 20: Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a string of assaults in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that were videotaped and posted to YouTube. NBC’s John Yang reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Bicycling seniors hit the road

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:28 GMT

Nov. 20: TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager reports on some remarkable older Americans who have found a great way to keep healthy and keep a smile on their faces. (Today Show)

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Video: Closing arguments begin in Knox trial

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:57 GMT

Nov. 20: Attorneys began closing arguments in Italy today in the case against American student Amanda Knox, who is accused of murdering her roommate while studying abroad. Knox’s parents talk with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira. (Today Show)

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Video: Casey Anthony’s lawyers pointing fingers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:20 GMT

Nov. 20: Attorneys in Florida question Roy Kronk, the former meter-reader who discovered the remains of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. Jose Baez, Casey Anthony’s lawyer, talks with TODAY’s Matt Lauer in a TODAY exclusive. (Today Show)

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Happy Birthday Ann Curry!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:08 GMT

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Video: New exhibit honors Tim Russert

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:39:41 GMT

Nov. 19: TODAY’s Al Roker checks out a new exhibit at the Newseum called “Inside Tim Russert’s Office” with the late journalist's son, Luke Russert. (Today Show)

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Chimp attack victim: I still ‘feel like me’

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:52:38 GMT

Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who was grievously disfigured and blinded when a pet chimpanzee mauled her last February, said, “I’ve gotten happier” since she started accepting the love and help of her family. Despite her injuries, she said, “I feel like me.”

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Video: Husband: ‘Unbelievable’ that wife hired hit man

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:58:50 GMT

Nov. 19: Police release new video of Dalia Dippolito, the wife who allegedly tried to hire someone to kill her husband. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Dalia’s husband, Michael Dippolito, and his lawyers about the case. (Today Show)

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Video: Palin: ‘Thankful’ for opportunity to write book

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:41:17 GMT

Nov. 19: As former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continues her book tour, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell talks to her about her reaction to Newsweek’s cover photo, her plans for 2012 and reactions from John McCain’s camp on her book. (Today Show)

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Video: New charges expected in 5-year-old’s murder

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:49:39 GMT

Nov. 18: Police in North Carolina are expected to announce additional charges in the murder of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, who was allegedly sold as a sex slave. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports and criminal profiler Pat Brown weighs in on the case. (Today Show)

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Video: Capt. Phillips on latest pirate attack

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:24:51 GMT

Nov. 18: Guards on the U.S.-flagged ship Maersk Alabama have stopped Somali pirates from taking over the ship. Capt. Richard Phillips, who was held hostage by Somali pirates in April, speaks out about the incident. (Today Show)

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Video: He’s on a mission to get keys to U.S. cities

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:03 GMT

Nov. 18: Mark Malkoff tells TODAY’s Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford about his mission to convince 100 mayors to hand over the key to their city in the course of one month. (Today Show)

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Video: Sosa gets heat for lighter skin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:03:49 GMT

Nov. 18: Former baseball star Sammy Sosa has been getting a lot of attention lately for his noticeably lighter skin. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski looks into the skin-lightening trend. (Today Show)

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Dobbs says CNN departure was ‘amicable’

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:09:26 GMT

Lou Dobbs says he doesn't feel like he was pushed out of CNN, the news organization where he worked for all but two years of its existence until last Wednesday.

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Video: Was slain 5-year-old sold into sex slavery?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:42:54 GMT

Nov. 17: Police in North Carolina have charged two people in the disappearance of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, whose body was found yesterday after she went missing last week. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Palin, Levi Johnston in war of words

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:46:51 GMT

Nov. 17: While she doesn’t mention Levi Johnston in her new book, Sarah Palin has some choice words for the father of her grandson, including thoughts about his plan to pose for Playgirl. NBC’s Norah O’Donnell reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Fallen Marine left touching video diary

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:41:10 GMT

Nov. 16: The parents of a U.S. Marine killed in action share the video diary that they didn’t know existed until after his death. (Today Show)

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Did she fake breast cancer to get implants?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:01:19 GMT

Some $10,000 was raised at a Waco, Texas, benefit for Trista Joy Lathern, who claimed she was having chemotherapy for breast cancer, even shaving her head. Instead, she got a boob job. When donor Diana Teichelman found out, "It felt like someone socked me in the gut."

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Video: McCain camp bristles at Palin’s tell-all

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:32:03 GMT

Nov. 16: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lashes out at some former members of John McCain’s presidential campaign staff in her new memoir, “Going Rogue.” Now some of the staffers are firing back. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. (Today Show)

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Video: How will Palin’s book impact her image?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:34:18 GMT

Nov. 16: TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to radio host Michael Smerconish about details revealed in former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s new memoir, “Going Rogue,” and how the tell-all may affect her image. (Today Show)

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Mom: Somer ‘assumed they wouldn’t hurt her’

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:45:47 GMT

The mother of Somer Thompson said Thursday that the slain 7-year-old “trusted everyone and assumed they wouldn’t hurt her.” Diena Thompson also said that while Somer’s killer is still on the loose, “I just try to keep staying strong for my family.”

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Video: Ex-beau: Prejean lying about age on sex tape

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:08:10 GMT

Nov. 13: An ex-boyfriend of former Miss California Carrie Prejean says she asked him to lie about how old she was when the so-called solo sex tape was made. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Man gets life sentence in TV anchor’s murder

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:37:31 GMT

Nov. 13: The man convicted of killing Arkansas TV anchor Anne Pressly has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Missing 5-year-old spotted in hotel video

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:52:34 GMT

Nov. 13: Police in North Carolina continue to search for 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, who was last spotted with a man in a hotel video. NBC’s Ron Mott reports and former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt weighs in on the case. (Today Show)

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Japan drops child-snatching case against U.S. dad

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:08 GMT

A spokesman for a Tennessee father arrested in Japan when he took his children from his ex-wife says authorities are dropping the case.

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Chimp attack victim reveals face on Oprah

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:59:20 GMT

The Connecticut woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee earlier this year is making her first public appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

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Jury convicts man in death of TV anchorwoman

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:55:03 GMT

A jury has convicted a man of capital murder in the death of Anne Pressly. The panel must now decide whether 29-year-old Curtis Lavelle Vance should be executed for the crime or should spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Video: Pilot faces drunk flying charges

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:52:37 GMT

Nov. 12: The United Airlines pilot who was arrested in London for showing up on the job over the alcohol limit is due to appear in court next week. NBC’s Tom Costello has the details. (Today Show)

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Video: Web only: Full interview with Fort Hood witnesses

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:21:19 GMT

Nov. 12: Watch TODAY’s Ann Curry in her full interview with Fort Hood witnesses Sgt. Kimberly D. Munley and Sgt. Mark Todd as well as Munley’s family and doctor. (Today Show)

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Video: Colleagues questioned Hasan’s mental state

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:31:54 GMT

Nov. 12: New information suggests those who worked closely with Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nadal Malik Hasan questioned his mental state. NBC’s Pete Williams reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Chimp attack victim breaks her silence

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:57:05 GMT

Nov. 12: Charla Nash, the woman who was brutally mauled by her friend’s pet chimpanzee, speaks out for the first time and bravely shows the extent of her injuries. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. (Today Show)

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Carrie Prejean: ‘I was not having sex’ in video

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:05:37 GMT

The former Miss California defended a recently surfaced erotic video of her as a youthful indiscretion and decried what she said is a campaign to silence her for her views. “I was not having sex,” she said Tuesday, adding, “Nothing is private anymore.”

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Video: Hero train operator: ‘I was relieved’

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:45:38 GMT

Nov. 11: Boston train operator Charice Lewis is being hailed a hero after she stopped the train when a woman fell on the tracks. TODAY’s Natalie Morales talks to Charice about the incident. (Today Show)

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Video: Ex-astronaut apologizes to tearful victim

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:53:25 GMT

Nov. 11: Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak pleads guilty to attacking a romantic rival and comes face to face with her tearful victim. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. (Today Show)

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Video: D.C.-area sniper executed in Virginia

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:29 GMT

Nov. 11: John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead in the Washington, D.C., area, was executed at the Greenville Correctional Center in Virginia. NBC’s Tom Costello reports. (Today Show)

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Video: Pilot arrested for being over alcohol limit

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:34:59 GMT

Nov. 11: A United Airlines pilot is facing charges for being over the alcohol limit before he was due to fly from London to the U.S. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports. (Today Show)

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He stands by wife accused of faking kidnapping

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:21:15 GMT

Police say Quinn Gray pretended to be kidnapped as part of a bizarre $50,000 extortion scheme hatched with her lover. But her husband, Reid Gray, said Monday: “I believe in my heart she was kidnapped ... Because she’s mentally ill, I have to stand by her.”

Chimp attack victim to appear on ‘Oprah’

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:07:13 GMT

Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who was mauled and blinded after a 200-pound chimpanzee attacked her in February is set to appear on Wednesday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
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Obama remembers Fort Hood victims

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:41:07 GMT

President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths.

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Video: Report: Wrong-way driver often smoked pot

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:42:26 GMT

Nov. 10: A police report reveals new information about Diane Schuler, the woman who caused a deadly wrong-way crash in New York. TODAY’s Ann Curry talks to Michael Bastardi Jr., who lost his father and brother in that crash, about the new details. (Today Show)

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Victims relieved ‘Ether Man’ may be in custody

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:10:04 GMT

After the arrest of a man police suspect of being the “Ether Man" responsible for an 18-year series of rapes of college students across four states , two of his alleged victims expressed relief. “It's great to have him off the streets,” Pamela Fowler said Thursday.

Video: Wounded soldier recounts Fort Hood attack

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:38:44 GMT

Nov. 9: Nineteen-year-old Amber Bahr, who was wounded during the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, tells TODAY’s Meredith Vieira about the incident and how she pitched in to help other victims. Her mother also weighs in on the tragedy. (Today Show)

Video: Meet some of Glamour’s Women of the Year

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:04:21 GMT

Nov. 9: Glamour magazine’s Cindi Leive introduces some of the publication’s Women of the Year from 2009, Dr. Maya Angelou, tennis star Serena Williams and Google's Marissa Mayer. (Today Show)

Video: The fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years later

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:41:29 GMT

Nov. 9: NBC’s Tom Brokaw, who reported on the fall of the Berlin Wall exactly 20 years ago, returns to the German capital to see how things have changed. (Today Show)

Video: Player’s ponytail takedown sparks outrage

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:55:37 GMT

Nov. 9: In an incident caught on camera, college students play rough in a women’s soccer match between the University of New Mexico and Brigham Young University. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports. (Today Show)

Video: Robbery suspect is Matt Lauer look-alike

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:35 GMT

Nov. 6: A robbery suspect in Maine has an uncanny resemblance to TODAY’s Matt Lauer. TODAY’s Ann Curry reports. (Today Show)

Dad lost his job, so this family lives on the road

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:11:17 GMT

Last year, Dave Dudley lost his job as a software V.P. — so he sold his house and took his wife and three children on the road in an RV. And they’re not alone: In a tough economy, more Americans are trading home and hearth for the open road.

Living on the road full-time: Is it right for you?

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:22:39 GMT

Scott Bidstrup lived on the road for six years — no permanent address, no phone, no job, no responsibilities. It was one of the best periods of his life. But is it for you? Bidstrup has advice for those considering his lifestyle, and important questions you need to ask first.

Woman in wrong-embryo case plans to see baby

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT

An Ohio woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo says she hopes to visit soon with the baby boy she delivered and turned over to his biological parents. “Every once in a while the loss sneaks up on us,” Carolyn Savage said Wednesday. “But we know he’s doing well, and that helps us.”

Video: Parents remember N.D. softball players

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:56:44 GMT

Nov. 5: In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer, the parents of the three college softball players found dead in North Dakota speak out about the tragedy and share memories of their daughters. (Today Show)

Video: Jail inmates save guard from attack

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:30:56 GMT

Nov. 5: Inmates jump in to save a Florida sheriff’s deputy who is attacked by a prisoner. The incident is caught on surveillance video. TODAY’s Ann Curry reports. (Today Show)

Video: Report: Dugard should have been found sooner

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:35:57 GMT

Nov. 5: A new report finds corrections officers in California failed to properly supervise Jaycee Dugard’s alleged kidnapper, Phillip Garrido. NBC’S Chris Jansing reports and corrections official Matthew Cate responds. (Today Show)

Police: Florida wife faked her own abduction

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:29:09 GMT

It sounds like a movie plot: a bizarre extortion scheme involving a beautiful wife, her wealthy husband and young lover, and a phony $50,000 ransom demand.

Ex-‘Full House’ star: I faked being off drugs

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:04:08 GMT

Jodie Sweetin was America’s sweetheart when she played Stephanie Tanner on “Full House.” But she later became a meth addict, even using drugs while pretending to be recovered and warning young people against them. “I made some really poor choices,” she said.

Video: Missing N.D. softball players found dead

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:33:48 GMT

Nov. 4: After an intensive search, three North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in a Jeep pulled from a pond. NBC’s John Yang reports. (Today Show)

Mom recounts horror of seeing baby hit by train

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:02:44 GMT

The video that captured a baby in a stroller rolling in front of an oncoming train still amazes, especially because the child suffered only scratches. Speaking out for the first time, the baby’s mother, Shweta Verma, 29, said, “I believe he is destined to do something great in his life.”

Former victim locks eyes with Garrido in court

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:14:28 GMT

When Phillip Garrido came to his first court hearing on charges of keeping Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years, he found a face from the past glaring at him: Katie Callaway Hall, whom he was convicted of raping in 1977. “This Pandora’s box is open for me,” Hall said.

Hero contractor recounts fighting off Taliban

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:41:30 GMT

For two hours, ex-hippie Chris Turner, 62, held off Taliban commandos with an AK-47, saving the lives of 24 people in a Kabul, Afghanistan, guest house. But he said, “The real heroes were the three U.N. guards and the Afghan guards who lost their lives.”

Video: Palin fires back at Levi Johnston

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:38:56 GMT

Oct. 30: As Levi Johnston prepares to pose for Playgirl magazine, he is revealing a lot more about his time spent with the Palin family. Meanwhile, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is firing back, saying Johnston just wants attention. NBC’s Norah O’Donnell reports. (Today Show)

Video: Pilots reveal tales of fighting fatigue

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:01:02 GMT

Oct. 30: The Federal Aviation Administration is encouraging pilots to report their struggles with fatigue. NBC’s Tom Costello reports and former NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker weighs in on the issue. (Today Show)

Hulk Hogan: Laila Ali saved me from suicide

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:36:06 GMT

In an emotional interview, the former wrestling superstar described how, driven to despair after his son’s auto accident and a painful divorce from his wife, he had a loaded gun to his head when he got a call from Laila Ali: “Her voice saved my life.”

Video: Man saves life after watching TODAY

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:56:41 GMT

Oct. 28: Tom Elowson says he was able to save Tom Maimone’s life after watching a segment about CPR on TODAY. The two men join TODAY’s Matt Lauer to talk about the incident. (Today Show)

Video: Elizabeth Smart: ‘We all have our trials’

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:54:56 GMT

Oct. 28: Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped in 2002 when she was 14, speaks out about her ordeal publicly, for the first time outside of a courtroom setting. NBC’s Michael Okwu reports. (Today Show)

Parents of missing Va. student fear foul play

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:43:50 GMT

The parents of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, who vanished outside a Metallica concert Oct. 17, fear foul play even as they cling to hope for her return. “We have to keep working on this and find our daughter,” said Morgan’s mother, Gil Harrington.

They awoke under car that smashed into home

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:43:44 GMT

Trent Wood and Kristin Palmer were asleep when they awoke to find themselves trapped beneath a car that had smashed into their Sparks, Nev., home, with hot fluids leaking onto them. “Your first reaction is: OK, I hope it doesn't blow up," Trent Wood recalled.

Video: Slain 7-year-old girl to be laid to rest

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:33:05 GMT

Oct. 27: While police continue to look into leads in the murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, friends and family gather to say a final goodbye. NBC’s Mark Potter reports from Florida. (Today Show)

Video: Richard Hatch describes solitary confinement

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:31 GMT

Oct. 27: TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to the original “Survivor” winner, Richard Hatch, about his time in jail for evading taxes and then giving unauthorized interviews. (Today Show)

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:31 GMT

Video: Fired sportscaster heads to sex rehab

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:49:41 GMT

Oct. 27: ESPN sports analyst Steve Phillips, who was fired after having a messy affair with a young production assistant, is heading to rehab for sex addiction. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. (Today Show)

Video: Kayaker takes 70-foot plunge

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:09:46 GMT

Oct. 26: Extreme athlete Luke Spencer tells TODAY hosts how he dropped down a 70-foot waterfall. Photographer Jed Weingarten, who documented the event, shows off some of the images. (Today Show)

American’s murder in Paris baffles police

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:44:52 GMT

Days after heading to France for a sightseeing trip that was a lifelong dream, Justin Little, 21, was found bludgeoned to death with a cinder block in a park in a gritty Paris suburb. Police and parents in Silverton, Ore., are baffled about what he was doing in the poverty-ridden area.

Mother of Somer Thompson: ‘I feel like I failed’

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:46:53 GMT

The mother of the Florida girl who was abducted and murdered said she feels she failed to teach her 7-year-old the danger of talking to strangers. Diena Thompson also had a message for her daughter’s killer: “We’re going to get you.”

He wins $20,580 (in real money) at Monopoly

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:52:15 GMT

A lucky swap and some eager building propelled a 19-year-old Norwegian student to the top of board game fame and sent three would-be tycoons to the poor house at the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas.

Insurer changes its mind, covers ‘too small’ tot

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:06:23 GMT

Aislin Bates, 2, was turned down for coverage for being too small, even though doctors said she was perfectly healthy. But now her insurer has changed its mind. “At least they were big enough to go back and admit, ‘We didn’t make the right decision,’ ” said Aislin’s mother.

Video: Sweat lodge survivor: ‘I tried to leave’

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:05:33 GMT

Oct. 23: Beverly Bunn, a survivor of the so-called sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona where three people died, speaks out about the horrific ordeal. (Today Show)

Balloon mom will ‘go down with the ship’

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:34:56 GMT

On an episode of ABC's "Wife Swap," Mayumi Heene pounds her fists and shouts in frustration because she believes her co-star isn't paying enough attention to one of his sons.

Balloon saga parents emotional during 911 calls

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:53:21 GMT

New 911 tapes released by police show that dispatchers remained calm while a Colorado couple tried to explain their fears that their 6-year-old was flying out of control in a homemade helium balloon. Police believe the calls were part of a publicity stunt.

Madoff's fall: Topless waitresses to prison pizza

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:02:25 GMT

Fallen financier has plunged from his Manhattan penthouse to the lower bunk of a cell he shares with a drug offender and eats pizza cooked by a child molester.

Video: Yale grad inspires young women

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:04:58 GMT

Oct. 22: TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager visits a high school in Texas where new doors are being opened to young women there with the help of some special trailblazers. (Today Show)

Video: Students help teacher battle cancer

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:02:57 GMT

Oct. 22: Students in Colorado give up Christmas gifts to raise money for their fourth-grade teacher, who is battling cancer. (Today Show)

Students build green cars for $7.5M in prizes

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:30:41 GMT

A team of inner-city students from West Philadelphia are trying to build a hybrid car that can get 100 miles per gallon, vying against Fortune 500 companies for a potential $7.5 million in prize money. "We're gonna win," declared member Khaleda Sharif.

Girl, 4, reunited with dog rescued from well

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:18:06 GMT

Olar, S.C., is a quiet town whose fire department got only 60 calls last year — but when 4-year-old Olivia Hartzog’s German shorthaired pointer, Mollie, fell down a 33-foot-well, they sprang into action. “Mollie, you're OK!” Olivia cried as the dog came out without even a limp.

Timeline: Milestones for women at NBC

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:44:06 GMT

At one time, the first requirement for job applicants at NBC’s news division was “must be male.” Today, the news staff is 51 percent female. Here’s a look at the talented women who worked their way to the top over the decades, paving the way for others to follow.

Video: Should a 6-year-old girl be evicted?

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:35:38 GMT

Oct. 21: A 6-year-old Florida girl could soon be evicted from her grandparents' retirement community because bylaws state that all residents must be older than 55. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. (Today Show)

Video: Ex-pal: Balloon incident was planned

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:34:57 GMT

Oct. 20: Richard and Mayumi Heene are under intense scrutiny as officials weigh criminal charges in the alleged Colorado balloon hoax. NBC’s Lee Cowan reports and TODAY’s Ann Curry talks to former Heene business associate Robert Thomas. (Today Show)

‘Balloon boy’ dad: It wasn’t a hoax

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:14:21 GMT

The father of a 6-year-old boy whose supposed plight transfixed the nation when it was believed he was trapped in a runaway balloon said that the incident was not a hoax. Fighting back tears, Richard Heene said, “I really don’t want to relive that again.”

Video: Enormous baby is instant celebrity

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:04:42 GMT

Oct. 19: Akbar Risuddin, the baby born at just over 19 pounds, has become instantly famous in his village in Sumatra, Indonesia. NBC’s Ian Williams reports. (Today Show)

Video: Man turns farm into desegregated golf course

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:04:10 GMT

Oct. 16: TODAY’s Tiki Barber reports on an inspirational man with a mission to break barriers who, after returning from World War II, transformed an old dairy farm into a golf course. (Today Show)

Video: Parent of boys charged in schoolmate attack speaks out

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:04:47 GMT

Oct. 16: The mother of two of the boys arrested for allegedly setting their schoolmate on fire earlier this week in Florida says she can’t explain how her sons could have turned on their former friend. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. (Today Show)

Video: Wrong-way crash survivor goes home

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:00:43 GMT

Oct. 16: A 5-year-old boy, the sole survivor of a tragic wrong-way crash on a New York highway earlier this year, is now out of the hospital. TODAY has exclusive photos of the boy and an update on his condition. (Today Show)

Great-grandma Tasered by cop admits: ‘I lost it’

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:34:35 GMT

Kathryn Winkfein, a 72-year-old great-grandmother who got an out-of-court settlement of $40,000 after being Tasered during a traffic stop, admitted that she was not at her best during the incident. “That day I just lost it,” she said Tuesday.

Boy suspended over utensil gets reprieve

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:30:33 GMT

First-grader Zachary Christie loves his Cub Scout camping utensil so much that he brought it to school to eat lunch with and was suspended. But the school board voted Tuesday night to reduce punishment for kindergartners and first-graders under the school’s zero-tolerance policy on weapons and today he is heading back to school.

Double whammy: Twins win pageant back to back

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:04:37 GMT

Talk about wonder twin powers activating. In what may be a first in pageant history, the new Miss Washington USA was crowned this week by none other than her twin sister. That’s right: Twin siblings have been tapped to wear the tiara for the Evergreen State for two years in a row.

Video: Boy wonder! One-legged child is sports phenom

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:59:53 GMT

Oct. 15: Nine-year-old Adam Bender doesn’t let a prosthetic leg slow him down; he has played more sports in his short life than most people will play in their entire lifetime. He and his family talk with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira. (Today Show)