Calif. court bans ER docs from direct billing: The state's high court has barred emergency room doctors from directly billing insured patients when their HMOs refuse to pay the entire bill. ›23:20 8 Jan, Thu
Sub to probe shifting Antarctic glacier: A yellow, remote-controlled submarine will dive under an ice shelf in Antarctica to seek clues to world ocean level rises in one of the most inaccessible places on Earth. ›17:34 7 Jan, Wed
Police stop school bus on liquor-store run: A school bus driver made an unscheduled stop at a liquor store, then allegedly asked a student to help hide her purchases when police stopped her, the district superintendent said. ›21:56 8 Jan, Thu
Minn. woman recovers after near death from cold: A woman whose heart stopped beating and body temperature dropped to a dangerous 60 degrees after she was stuck in the cold for hours has survived; her recovery amazed doctors. ›19:09 8 Jan, Thu
Jolie thinking about brief return to film: Angelina Jolie, who has been lying low since the birth of her 5-month-old twins, is thinking about a brief return to film, but very brief. ›14:49
When it comes to breasts, three's a crowd: Up to 6 percent of the population is thought to have an extra breast or nipple. ›23:55 29 Dec, Mon
A guide to the Blagojevich impeachment: Here is a quick guide to the process by which Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois might be removed from office. ›21:32
Ex-Sopranos actor gets 10 years in prison: A former actor on The Sopranos was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a botched burglary in the Bronx in which an accomplice shot and killed an off-duty police officer. ›17:15
Patrick Swayze checks himself into hospital: Patrick Swayze has pneumonia and has checked himself into a hospital for observation, it was revealed Friday at a press event for the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles. ›20:56
Newsweek: The man who blocked Burris: ›16:51
Kennedy's bid reignites 'mommy wars': The bid by Caroline Kennedy for the Senate has reignited the "mommy wars" between mothers with careers and those who take a break from paid employment. ›09:48
Grumpy British hotel staff scaring away tourists: Grumpy staff and poor value for money blight British hotels, deterring foreign visitors when the economy needs them most, the government's tourism boss was quoted as saying on Thursday. ›14:56 8 Jan, Thu
Will Americans put on "recession pounds"?: Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process. ›14:13
Obama team preparing bailout overhaul: Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy F. Geithner and President-elect Barack Obama's economic team are overhauling the embattled bailout and broadening its scope well beyond Wall Street. ›11:20
Obama urges delay in digital TV transition: President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting. ›00:46
Video: Obama worried about mixed signals on digital TV: Jan. 8: Concerns about the transition to digital TV prompted the Obama transition team to ask for a delay of the scheduled changeover Thursday. NBC's Tom Costello reports.(Nightly News) ›00:07
Racism: What we say doesn't match what we do: Think you wouldn't tolerate a racist act? Think again, says a surprising experiment that exposed some college students to one and found indifference at best. ›20:44 8 Jan, Thu
Bikers strap on fruit to dodge helmet law: Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, pots or pieces of rubber tire tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets. ›15:41 7 Jan, Wed
Repairs begin at China's quake-hit panda center: Repairs at China's famous Wolong Panda Breeding Center have begun, nearly eight months after it sustained heavy damage in a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, the facility's director said Friday. ›17:11
Golden Globes promise glamour and pizazz: The Golden Globe Awards will be revived for viewers Sunday at 8 p.m. EST, one year after the Hollywood writers' strike shut down the star-studded event. ›14:48
More Americans obese than merely overweight: The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government. ›22:10
Low times for high tech as CES opens: Bill Gates isn't at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Steve Jobs isn't at Macworld. One way or the other, 2009 will be a turning point for the consumer technology industry. ›15:36
Palin lashes out at the media: Sarah Palin, still smarting over coverage of her vice presidential run, calls the media's reporting on her family "very scary". ›09:01
Scoop: Cruise gets emotional about Jett Travolta: A visibly shaken Tom Cruise said that it was untrue that the Church of Scientology forbids members from seeking medical attention. ›14:07