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Drilling platforms near national parks?: The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge an unspoiled landmark so iconic it's on Utah's license plates could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration "fire sale" for the oil and gas industry. ›22:05 16 Nov, Sun
U.S. seeks new Afghan supply routes: A rise in Taliban attacks along the length of a vital NATO supply route that runs through Torkham, Afghanistan, has U.S. officials seeking alternatives. ›05:36
Quiz: Who blindsided Charlie on 'Survivor'?: Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz ›13:52 22 Oct, Wed
Librarian leaves $2.2 million to her colleges: A retired Virginia school teacher and librarian who died two years ago left more than $2 million to split between the universities she attended, the schools announced Tuesday. ›14:31
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Cars Makers Should Greenlight: The concept cars that we think should become production models. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
Vote: You be the Dancing judge: Rate the dancers and the judges performances each week and see how they measure up ›13:13 23 Sep, Tue
Suspected pirate 'mother ship' sunk: An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, in a day of escalating violence in the lawless seas. ›16:24
Rights group: Video shows turkey abuse: A video released by an animal rights group on Tuesday claims to show horrific abuse of turkeys at West Virginia farms operated by major global poultry grower Aviagen Inc. ›16:30
FDA sending inspectors to other nations: The FDA will open it first overseas office in China, whose growing role as an exporter of food and drug products to the U.S. has combined with several recent food safety scares to prompt a strategy change. ›05:33
Travelers may be down, but they're not out: The cost of getting to grandma's for Thanksgiving is ticking gradually upward, and this holiday promises to be as challenging as any in recent memory. ›16:04 17 Nov, Mon
Jury selection begins in Internet suicide case: Jury selection began Tuesday in the case against a Missouri mother accused of taking part in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide. ›16:20
When you don't want to be Facebook friends: With so many opportunities these days to connect with people online, some are confronting a question they thought they had left behind during their awkward adolescent years: What if I dont want to be your friend? ›00:39
Got photos of polar bears in the wild?: If you have taken photos of polar bears in the wild, noting the date and location of the images, you can be part of the largest study to identify individual bears by their "whisker prints." ›22:27 17 Nov, Mon
Video: Big Three make the case for a bailout: Nov. 18: Seeking billions of dollars in bailout money to keep their companies from going broke, CEOs from the Big Three auto manufacturers pleaded their case on Capitol Hill Tuesday. CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports.(Nightly News) ›23:43 18 Nov, Tue
Time to ax trees in climate study?: For more than a decade, the federal government has spent millions of dollars pumping elevated levels of carbon dioxide into small groups of trees to test how forests will respond to global warming in the next 50 years. ›14:04 12 Nov, Wed
Pattinson surprised by Twilight fan fervor: Absolute teen hysteria took over Westwood Village Monday night as Twilights immortal leading man, Robert Pattinson, appeared on the red carpet for the movies premiere. ›20:49 18 Nov, Tue
Mexico arrests Interpol liaison: A top police official who worked as Mexico's main liaison with Interpol was placed under house arrest as part of an investigation into leaks of information to drug cartels, prosecutors said Tuesday. ›10:16
Two hours late, charged for an extra day: When Larry Chan returns his Hertz rental car late, he doesn't expect the $66 charge that he finds two weeks later on his credit card bill. But there it is: an extra day's rental charge. What now? Should he appeal the decision? And what about the reason he was late in the first place is that relevant at all? ›17:08 18 Nov, Tue
Al-Qaida No. 2 says Obama betrays race: Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. ›15:33
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Drought won't stop rebuilding after fires: Many of the Californians displaced by the recent wildfires are bent on rebuilding even as the drought conditions of recent years have intensified the wildfire risk. ›15:55
Wall of Death and other quirky sporting events: From pumpkin paddling to the Wall of Death, quirky sporting events that get you a ringside seat into local culture. ›18:44 17 Nov, Mon
Japanese whalers leave for annual hunt: The mother ship in Japan's whaling fleet left Monday for the country's annual hunt in the Antarctic, as anti-whaling activists vowed to disrupt the expedition once again. ›21:30 17 Nov, Mon
Video: College no longer a multiple-choice test: Nov. 18: In the midst of a national economic crisis, even high-achieving college applicants are finding they have fewer options. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.(Nightly News) ›23:56 18 Nov, Tue
