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Misty May-Treanor to have surgery Tuesday: a torn Achilles tendon sidelined the Olympian, who will have surgery on Tuesday. ›14:48
Kenya tossing U.S. author of anti-Obama book: Kenyan airport official says American author of book slamming Barack Obama is being deported. ›12:47
Guess what?There's no harm in a little gossip: Blabbermouth. Tattletale. Scandalmonger. Spreading gossip may seem uncouth but science says otherwise. ›12:24
University chief busted for Bloody Marys: The president of Davenport University has pleaded guilty to a first-time drunken-driving charge and refusing to take a breath test during his arrest. ›17:11
A-plus! Makeover for math teacher: US Weekly contributor Jill Martin and hairstylist Louis Licari make over two TODAY fans looking for hot new styles a math teacher going out on the town and a mother of seven preparing for a cruise. ›15:59 19 Sep, Fri
Obama attacks McCain on health care: Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance. ›20:03 4 Oct, Sat
Proposed bill would be boon to unions: The Employee Free Choice Act could speed up the process of forming a union by allowing workers to bypass a formal vote and imposing hefty fines on employers that violate employee rights. ›22:24 6 Oct, Mon
Elite club lets space tourist cut in line: American billionaire Charles Simonyi snagged his history-making second space tourist trip to the International Space Station next year thanks to an elite club that gives its members first dibs on private spaceflight seats. ›23:07 6 Oct, Mon
Doctors: No hamsters, exotic pets for kids: Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter because of risks for disease. ›16:24
Great pumpkin is 1,900 lbs.: Steve Connolly hopes his Beast from the East will smash the current world record of 1,689 pounds. The problem is getting it to the weighing: Lifting it at this time of the year is a tough thing. Ill have a fork truck come in." ›15:10 6 Oct, Mon
Crunch spreading to credit cards: Consumers with credit card debt can expect to feel the walls closing in on them in the coming months, as card-issuing banks search for creative ways to cut back on risk and raise cash. ›14:19
Stephen Colbert enjoys playing a jerk: Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough. ›18:29 6 Oct, Mon
It's about thyme! Giada's herb-filled meals: Herbs can flavor food without adding fat, which makes them a great secret weapon in the kitchen. Here, celebrity chef and new mom Giada De Laurentiis shares recipes for fish minestrone with herb sauce and beef roast with spicy parsley tomato sauce. ›12:22 2 Oct, Thu
EU reaches agreement on tackling bank crisis: The European Union's 27 governments agreed Tuesday to guarantee private savings of up to 50,000 euros for one year. ›15:49
Potato peelers put him on Park Avenue: Joe Ades wears a $1,000 suit and lives on New York Citys Park Avenue thanks to the $5 potato peelers he sells on street corners. "Never underestimate a small amount of money gathered by hand for 60 years," he says. ›18:50 2 Oct, Thu
U.S. financial panic goes global: For a time, it appeared that the impact of the recent financial panic and ongoing economic downturn might be contained to the U.S. No more. ›16:42
NYT: Campaigns shift to attack mode: John McCain and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, turned toward a more negative tone, as the Obama campaign signaled it would respond in kind. ›12:12
Fineman: McCain's last chance: It's ironic but appropriate that Sen. John McCain's pivotal campaign moment tonight is in a city known for country-music troubadours of last chances. ›17:19
Deputy wanted in slaying caught in Iowa: Iowa authorities say they've captured a Kentucky sheriff's deputy accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. ›13:03
Book excerpt: Between Here and April: In the new novel by Deborah Copaken Kogan, Elizabeth Burns becomes obsessed with discovering the truth about the disappearance of her childhood friend, April. Searching old newspaper clippings, she finds an answer she struggles to grasp. An excerpt. ›15:14 2 Oct, Thu
Parents' financial stress trickles down to kids: With families confronting headlines on the looming financial crisis, or personally reeling from the downturn, parents are struggling with how to address the issue with their kids. ›12:37 6 Oct, Mon
5Top: Most entertaining celebrity blogs: Want to read Rosie O'Donnell's haikus or try to decipher anything Courtney Love has to say? Check out their celebrity blogs. ›17:49
How Maria Menounos dropped 10 sizes: Chili peppers, hot sauce, vinegar, grapefruit and lots of water: Thats the recipe Maria Menounos used to go from a size 14 college student to the size 4 television personality she is today. All it really took was a dedication to making better choices. ›16:02 6 Oct, Mon
Identity theft: Your trash, their treasure: Jim Stickley has stolen credit cards, created fake ATMs, hacked social security numbers and robbed banks because he was hired by companies to find there security flaws. In his new book, he writes about how vulnerable people are to identity theft. An excerpt. ›13:49 6 Oct, Mon
