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USA Today price rising to $1: USA Today said it will raise its newsstand price by 25 cents to $1. The increase, which hits Dec. 8, will not affect home delivery rates or distribution agreements with hotels. ›19:46
NATO agrees on Afghan drug role: NATO defense ministers Friday authorized their troops in Afghanistan to attack drug barons blamed for pumping up to $100 million a year into the coffers of resurgent Taliban fighters. ›19:11 9 Oct, Thu
Test Pattern: Watch some Paul Newman movies: Turner Classic Movies is devoting Sunday, Oct. 12, to the late Paul Newman, which makes it the perfect time to catch up on his flicks. ›13:49
Rare turtles fail to produce offspring: She's around 80 years old. He's 100. Breathless scientists watched as the world's most endangered turtles successfully mated. ›17:33 4 Oct, Sat
Try the Scotto's sweet and spicy dishes: Gathering the family together this Columbus Day holiday? Marion, John, Anthony and Elania Scotto of the New York restaurant Fresco by Scotto offer an Italian feast that are full of sweet and spicy dishes. Learn how to make four delicious dishes: polenta baked with ricotta and genovese sauce, cannellini bean dip, fish stew and almond cheesecake. ›20:06
Victoria Beckham is not pregnant, not trying: Victoria Beckham already has three kids with husband David Beckham and despite her recent obsession with certain foods, the 34-year-old mother says shes not trying to get pregnant at least not right now. ›21:32
Houston joins L.A. in severe-smog club: Houston has joined Los Angeles to become the second place in the U.S. classified as having a severe smog problem, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. ›00:04 3 Oct, Fri
Top 10 Sports Cars on MSN Autos: The most popular sports cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
'Fashion Victims' pokes fun at industry: Fashion critic and illustrator Michael Roberts pokes fun at the fashion industry in a new book titled, "Fashion Victims," that he says is as much a satire as it is an homage. ›21:18 7 Oct, Tue
Norbert nears Mexico's Baja California: Fishermen pulled in their boats and hotels warned tourists away from beaches Friday as Hurricane Norbert strengthened and bore down on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. ›22:33
Birds no longer flock to Ike-ravaged beach: One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent. The reason: Hurricane Ike. ›20:32 3 Oct, Fri
Pakistan condemns U.S. missile attacks: U.S. missile attacks on suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest near Afghanistan are undermining the war on terror and "helping the terrorists," the Muslim nation's Foreign Ministry said Friday. ›18:13
Video: World finance ministers to convene in Washington: Oct. 9: A day after the world's central banks agreed to cut their interest rates, the Treasury Department showed signs it may be heading in a different direction on the $700 billion bailout. NBC's John Yang reports.(Nightly News) ›22:52 9 Oct, Thu
Call TODAYs money experts for advice: Rising unemployment, plunging home values, volatile stocks ... the effects of the credit crisis are rippling across the globe. For expert advice on how to protect yourself and your family in these troubled times, call our toll-free number. ›10:55
Cambodians saw house in divorce pact: A couple in rural Cambodia has terminated their 18-year marriage with a divorce settlement that entailed sawing in two the wooden house they once shared, villagers said Friday. ›12:11
U.S. weighs removing N. Korea from terror list: No final decision has been made on whether to remove North Korea from the terrorism blacklist, a U.S. official said Friday. ›16:53
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Production Cars: Editors' ten favorite production vehicles at the biennial show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Review: Keep driving past City of Ember: All City of Ember offers are uninteresting characters in a grimy and bleak world and instead of suspense or even empathy, theres just noise and ugliness. ›12:58
Volkswagen Baja Race: Paris to Ensenada: Volkswagen and its Touareg 2 head to Mexico for the Baja 500. ›07:00 16 Oct, Tue
Google's latest possibly an iPhone killer: The long-awaited Google Phone could actually out-Apple Apple with its simple-to-use cell phone operating system that encourages users to enhance its workings by developing new interfaces and software. ›19:59 7 Oct, Tue
Newsweek: Why Europe isnt gloating anymore: Europes economies thought they were safe. Theyre not. ›15:27
Regulators clear Wells Fargo-Wachovia deal: Federal antitrust regulators on Friday cleared Wells Fargo's $11.7 billion acquisition of Wachovia, capping a weeklong battle for the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank. ›16:47
Smog impact found to vary by gender, race: It's not just the elderly who are vulnerable to the ill effects of air pollution, new research suggests. ›16:27 1 Oct, Wed
McCain, Obama offer ideas to aid economy: John McCain and Barack Obama outlined modest steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race. ›21:44
