Profiles of threatened species

Seeded on Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:04 AM EST (msnbc.com)

View profiles of threatened wildlife, their habitats, status and the threats to their survival.

world-news, world-environment, msnbci

Some blacks choose inauguration over work

Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:44 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Asante Bradford gave his bosses nearly three months notice that he would not be at his desk on Jan. 20.

us-news, martin-luther-king, american-cancer-society, race-ethnicity, msnbci

Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee

Seeded on Sun Jan 4, 2009 10:11 PM EST (msnbc.com)

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract.

investigation, politics, house-of-representatives, national-weather-service, msnbci, energy-secretary

Times published fake letter from Paris mayor

Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:35 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The New York Times admitted Monday it published a fake letter purportedly from the mayor of Paris criticizing Caroline Kennedy's Senate bid as "appalling" and "not very democratic."

politics, msnbci

Levi Johnston's mom arrested on drug charges

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:37 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The mother of Levi Johnston, the 18-year-old boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, has been arrested on drug charges, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

In Mideast, Arabs hail shoe-hurling journalist

Seeded on Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:30 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Arabs across many parts of the Middle East hailed the journalist as a hero and praised his insult as a proper send-off to the unpopular U.S. president.

world-news, mideast-n-africa, msnbci

6 signs that aliens might exist

Seeded on Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:42 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Explore the evidence - from the scientifically plausible to the incredible - suggesting that we may not be alone in the universe.

space, technology-science, msnbci

O.J. Simpson faces spartan desert prison

Seeded on Sun Dec 7, 2008 5:03 PM EST (msnbc.com)

O.J. Simpson's future was clear Saturday. His new home will be a prison cell in the Nevada desert, with freedom hinging on an appeal of a trial that his lawyers say was filled with errors.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

White House nixes impeachment ornament

Seeded on Tue Dec 2, 2008 6:36 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The White House won't display a Christmas tree ornament that calls for President Bush's impeachment.

washington, white-house, washington-post, artist, laura-bush, us-news, christmas-tree, weird-news, chief-of-staff, msnbci

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Mystery of the five-legged freaks

Seeded on Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:33 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Oddly high rates of deformation among salamanders, frogs and other amphibians have puzzled scientists in recent years. Possible causes include inbreeding, parasites or pollution that permeates the animals' skin.

study, internet, science, black-hole, scientific-research, technology-science, msnbci

Economic woes could curtail action on warming

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:07 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The economic free fall gripping the nation may bring down one of the main environmental objectives: capping the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming.

washington, environment, climate-change, us-news, msnbci

Why not arrest CEOs behind the money mess?

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 4:17 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The government's $700 billion plan to rescue the creaking financial system has prompted readers to ask, why can't we just arrest the CEOs responsible for this mess?

business, answer-desk, msnbci

Dow slammed, posts worst-ever point decline

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:20 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Wall Street ended a stunning session with a huge loss Monday, with the Dow plunging 778 points - its largest point drop ever - after the failure of a House vote on the financial bailout plan.

business, associated-press, stocks-economy, msnbci

Calif. farmers use guns, poison to protect crops

Seeded on Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:50 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Farmers in "America's Salad Bowl" are turning into hunters - stalking wild pigs, rabbits and deer - to keep E. coli and other harmful bacteria out of their fields.

health, diet-and-nutrition, msnbci

Obama's night for the history books

Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:03 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Will these nights simply be a page in the history of America or the start of a completely new chapter?� NBC Political Director Chuck Todd previews Obama's acceptance speech.

politics, obama, decision-08, the-conventions, msnbci

If trends continue, we'll all be fat in 40 years

Seeded on Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:07 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

If the trends of the past three decades continue, it's possible that every American adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.

health, diet-and-nutrition, msnbci