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Americans, Japanese win chemistry Nobel: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says Japan's Osamu Shimomura and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien have won the Nobel chemistry prize. ›10:13
A new, more powerful Fed emerges in crisis: Dusting off Depression-era emergency powers, the Federal Reserve is extending its reach over the economy as never before, pushing the limits of its authority, if not exceeding them. ›22:25 7 Oct, Tue
U.S. acts to protect 48 Hawaiian species: The federal government took a new, ecosystem-based approach to the endangered species list on Tuesday, proposing an all-at-once addition of 48 species that live only on Kauai. ›19:08 1 Oct, Wed
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
How fuel costs may affect your cruise: A look at the subtle and not-so-subtle ways the rising costs of fuel may affect cruise travel. ›18:42 7 Oct, Tue
Turbulence forces Qantas emergency landing: More than 30 people were injured when a Qantas jet flying from Singapore to Perth struck turbulence Tuesday and had to make an emergency landing at a remote Australian airport, officials said. ›07:57 7 Oct, Tue
American Airlines to filter porn sites: American Airlines says it will filter an in-flight Internet service to block pornography sites, reversing course after complaints from flight attendants and passengers. ›23:46 7 Oct, Tue
ANC members may form new party: A leading South African politician said Wednesday that he and other members of the governing African National Congress may break away to form a new opposition. ›10:55
Crazy new airline stunts will they work?: Feeling the pinch and needing to fill seats, airlines are inventing more creative promotions. ›18:18 7 Oct, Tue
Study: Wind farms have little affect on birds: Wind turbines do not drive birds from surrounding areas, British researchers said on Wednesday, in findings which could make it easier to build more wind farms. ›13:42 1 Oct, Wed
Flight of the penguins to freedom: Hundreds of juvenile Magellanic penguins were flown 1,500 miles to the south of Brazil where they were released back into the wild. ›00:23 7 Oct, Tue
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Cars Makers Should Greenlight: The concept cars that we think should become production models. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
Bernanke opens door to Fed cutting rates: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday that the financial crisis has not only darkened the country's current economic performance but also could prolong the pain. ›18:03 7 Oct, Tue
Authorities: Man skipped jury duty to drink: Curtis Lemons was supposed to report for jury duty in a drunk driving case. Instead, according to authorities, the 50-year-old Cape Girardeau man skipped the jury duty so he could drink himself. ›22:52 7 Oct, Tue
Maldives gears up for election: To supporters, President Mamoun Abdul Gayoom is a hero who turned a poor nation of fishermen into the economic success story of South Asia. To detractors, he's a dictator. ›23:58 7 Oct, Tue
Orphaned rhino adopted by park rangers: Kenyan park ranger Patrick Muriithi has some common parenting concerns, but his child is unique: a teenage, two-ton rhino. ›15:44 7 Oct, Tue
Nation's biggest carrier plans la carte pricing: The idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts. ›04:54 6 Oct, Mon
World Blog: Our secret war in Pakistan: ›17:43 27 Nov, Tue
Quick hits on college football's top 20: Tim Tebow's been good for Florida, but he'll need to reprise his Superman role to beat LSU. Lisa Horne takes aim at the top 20. ›05:14
Alcoas third-quarter profit falls 52 percent: Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. says its third-quarter earnings plunged 52 percent due to sharply lower prices, weaker demand and higher costs. ›21:31 7 Oct, Tue
CO2 rise means louder oceans, study finds: Beyond the damage it is expected to inflict upon sensitive marine ecosystems, ocean acidification may also allow sound to travel farther underwater, creating a louder deep sea din. ›19:44 30 Sep, Tue
Judge: Let Chinese Muslims in Gitmo into U.S.: A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to immediately free 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States, rebuking the government in a landmark decision that could set the stage for the release of dozens other prisoners in Cuba. ›18:58 7 Oct, Tue
World markets dive as fear spreads: Stock markets across the world plunged as concerns about the worst financial crisis in nearly 80 years and fears of a global recession gripped investors despite government efforts to intervene. ›17:38 7 Oct, Tue
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Wacky Concept Cars: MSN editors pick the 10 craziest concept cars at the Tokyo show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
