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Snow shuts down government, life goes on

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:44:42 GMT

If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice?

Inside Toyota’s epic safety breakdown

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 23:19:23 GMT

Toyota's critics charge that the automaker still has not come to terms with the root causes of the safety issues and it has only just begun to acknowledge how badly it has lost its way.

Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:42:14 GMT

The second stage of Haiti's medical emergency has begun, with diarrheal illnesses, acute respiratory infections and malnutrition beginning to claim lives by the dozen.

Honda airbag recall grows to 822,000 vehicles

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:45:31 GMT

Honda Motor Co. is adding more than 378,000 cars to an existing safety recall for air bag inflation problems, the company said Tuesday.

Space shuttle makes midnight rendezvous

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:07:18 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour made its scheduled rendezvous with the International Space Station just after midnight Wednesday, delivering a new room with a view.

Private colleges look to rein in financial aid

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:01:27 GMT

Two of the nation's most selective private colleges will no longer offer aid packages that allow students of any income to attend without taking out loans.

L.A. foothills under mudslide threat

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:52:43 GMT

Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles pack their cars and leave Tuesday as evacuation orders take hold and a new winter storm arrived.

Hollywood brings changes for ‘American Idol’

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:13:39 GMT

Everyone was eager to see what Ellen DeGeneres would add to the broadcast, and from her first phrase as a judge, she delivered.

Third-hand smoke a danger to babies, toddlers

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:39:38 GMT

Add a new health threat to smoking: In addition to the harm caused by actually smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, so-called third-hand smoke may also pose a threat, particularly to babies and toddlers.

Jay Leno ends NBC prime-time experiment

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:58:14 GMT

Jay Leno ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment on Tuesday, the final night of a prime-time experiment doomed by bad ratings and bad vibes.

Mardi-gras style parade honors Saints

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:23:28 GMT

The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints are celebrating Mardi Gras-style. Carnival floats carrying players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson started rolling through downtown New Orleans for a victory parade Tuesday.

2nd wife says Peterson pulled gun on her

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:34:25 GMT

The second wife of former suburban Chicago police sergeant Drew Peterson testifies at a pretrial hearing that he said he could kill her and make it look like an accident.

Toyota begins public, back room PR effort

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 23:13:11 GMT

Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations.

Scoop: Montag planning steamy Playboy shoot

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:19:58 GMT

Her earlier appearance was relatively tame, but she's reportedly working on plans for a sexy shower photo shoot.

Bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 23:33:59 GMT

Betsy Sathers lost her husband in the collapse of a Minneapolis freeway bridge into the Mississippi River in 2007. Now she's beginning a new life with Haitian twins.

‘Deadliest Catch’ captain dies

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:48:34 GMT

A spokesman for The Discovery Channel says the captain of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing vessel Cornelia Marie has died.

Police debate use of family DNA to ID suspects

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:50:47 GMT

Police in at least two states are increasingly using a DNA crime-solving technique that some legal experts say amounts to guilt by association: If your brother, father, uncle or son has been in trouble with the law and is in a DNA database because of it, you, too, could fall under suspicion.

Andrews stalker had 16 other victims, feds say

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:54:54 GMT

The man who stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole videotaped 16 other women and ran background checks on 30 people, including female sports reporters and TV personalities, according to court documents.

James torches Nets as Cavs win 12th straight

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:56:27 GMT

LeBron James scored 32 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 12th straight win Tuesday night, a 104-97 victory over the New Jersey Nets.

Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:43:42 GMT

Iran begins enriching uranium to a higher level over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and other countries that fear the process could eventually lead to nuclear weapons.

No. 6 Purdue pops No. 10 Spartans on road

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:11:41 GMT

E’Twaun Moore scored a season-high 25 points and JaJuan Johnson added 19, lifting No. 6 Purdue to a 76-64 victory over No. 10 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

Loan guarantees recharge nuclear debate

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:23:23 GMT

President Obama’s push to triple federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants has recharged the debate over the viability of nuclear energy. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.

Target pulls Valentine’s toys over lead concerns

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:04:56 GMT

Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from store shelves after California’s attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead.