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Fed efforts dont help lift stock markets: Wall Street is holding on to steep losses after minutes from the Federal Reserves last meeting described a U.S. economy that was slowing considerably. ›18:54
Matthew Broderick returns to Broadway: Actor Matthew Broderick will return to Broadway next spring in a revival of "The Philanthropist," a comedy by English playwright Christopher Hampton. The play will open April 26. ›22:01 6 Oct, Mon
Insurance is extra on this hot Mexican car: Tom Gainor pays for a rental car through Hotwire.com, but when he gets to the car rental counter in Mexico, an agent strong-arms him into buying insurance that more than doubles the cost of the car. Neither Hotwire, nor the rental company seems to care. Is there any way of getting his money back? ›15:18
Video: World markets get no bounce from bailout: Oct. 6: Aftershocks from the American financial bailout rippled through world markets Monday, sending stock markets plunging around the globe. NBC's Carl Quintanilla reports.(Nightly News) ›23:16 6 Oct, Mon
Mental health parity plan tacked onto bailout: Legislation requiring equal treatment of mental and physical health problems was approved Friday as part of the government's massive economic bailout bill. ›18:47 3 Oct, Fri
Broken promises: How airlines have betrayed us: Airline passengers are usually a forgiving lot. When a flight doesn't take off as planned, they understand. When they have to pay extra for a checked bag because of higher fuel prices, they oblige. But airlines continue to use travelers' goodwill against them through betrayal. ›13:47 6 Oct, Mon
Police: Woman kills self, daughters: Police were trying to determine Tuesday why a Louisville woman apparently stabbed her two school-age daughters to death and then shot herself. ›14:35
Internet videos show kids how to get high: The director of the White House war on drugs said on Monday that Internet videos that show people getting high pose a dangerous threat to teenagers by encouraging them to use drugs and alcohol. ›14:40
American shares Nobel physics prize: Two Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for discoveries that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter. ›15:46
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
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
Misty heads home; Brooke shines on 'Dancing': The big news out of Monday night's "Dancing With the Stars" performance show involved a dancer who didn't even dance. Misty May-Treanor dropped out of the competition after tearing her Achilles tendon. ›04:04
Stripper science earns frivolous fame: The 2008 Ig Nobel laureates include researchers who studied the spermicidal properties of cola drinks, as well as psychologists who found a link between exotic dancers' fertility and their earnings. ›23:51 2 Oct, Thu
Gas below $3.50 for first time since April: U.S. retail gasoline prices fell 15 cents a gallon over the last week, dropping below an average $3.50 a gallon for the first time in six months, the government said on Monday. ›12:58
U.S. to launch landmark child health study: U.S. health officials will study 100,000 children from birth to age 21 in a $3.2 billion project aimed at examining autism, birth defects, obesity and other serious conditions. ›18:24 3 Oct, Fri
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
Best bets: Grissom's long goodbye begins: "CSI" isn't ending, but star William Petersen only has 10 episodes left. Plus: "Quarantine" looks truly scary; "Mystery Science Theater" alums help the comic spirit of that show live on. ›19:50 5 Oct, Sun
AIG hid financial risks from auditors: Former executives of AIG were on the receiving end of a verbal smackdown as a congressional panel probed the events that forced the government to bail out the conglomerate. ›18:37
Spiritual surfers praise The Big Kahuna: He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach. ›21:02 5 Oct, Sun
Japanese network sues ABC over 'Wipeout': Leading Japanese broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ABC, charging that summer hit Wipeout is a blatant copycat of several of its classic Japanese competition series. ›02:49
Video: Back pain epidemic outpaces treatment options: Oct. 6: Although more than 1.5 million Americans suffer from debilitating back pain at any given time, treatment for it lags far behind many other areas of medicine. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:28 6 Oct, Mon
Elvis is Alive Museum nears death: A collection of memorabilia and documents meant to support the theory that Elvis Presley never died has failed to sell on eBay. ›23:02 3 Oct, Fri
Judge: Let Chinese Muslims in Gitmo into U.S.: A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to immediately release a small group of Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States. ›16:26
Fed efforts dont help lift stock markets: Wall Street is holding on to steep losses after minutes from the Federal Reserves last meeting described a U.S. economy that was slowing considerably. ›18:30
