Rogue monkey eludes Tokyo police: A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby. ›09:36
Brewers taking risky approach with Sabathia: CC Sabathia is near 200 innings, and it's still August. Why isn't Milwaukee concerned? Ken Rosenthal knows, but he isn't buying it. ›05:04
Al Gore's Nobel Patrol: A vigilant fan of the former veep keeps watch as the Nobel Committee announces its peace prize. ›15:10 12 Oct, Fri
Video: Grrr-eight!: Phelps scorns Wheaties for Corn Flakes: Aug. 19: NBC's Brian Williams reports on the latest Olympic updates.(Nightly News) ›23:23 19 Aug, Tue
Yaz undergoes heart bypass surgery: Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing what his spokesman called chest pains.The spokesman, Dick Gordon, said Yastrzemski went to Massachusetts General Hospital in the morning."He had experienced some chest pains and he's in for testing," Gordon said.When asked if it was serious, Gordon said: "Any time you are in the hospital, it's got to be pretty serious. ›07:17
High energy costs cut two ways in Colorado: President Bush won Colorado in 2000 and 2004, but Democrats hope to swing the state this year. Candidates will have to meet voter concerns about energy and the environment. ›13:27
Credit squeeze hits college students, families: With the price of some top-priced colleges and universities north of $50,000 a year and lenders cutting back on student loans, financing a college education is getting harder. ›15:32 19 Aug, Tue
World's tallest man reclaims title: Guinness World Records has returned the title of world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines. ›08:39
Doris Lessings Nobel Prize: The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice). ›15:18 12 Oct, Fri
Snake missing from Texas aquarium turns up: A venomous viper that vanished twice in the past month has turned up again after a one-week absence from its Texas aquarium. ›08:18 18 Aug, Mon
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
High energy costs cut two ways in Colorado: President Bush won Colorado in 2000 and 2004, but Democrats hope to swing the state this year. Candidates will have to meet voter concerns about energy and the environment. ›13:27
NYT: Obama's ads in key states go on attack: Senator Barack Obama has started a sustained and hard-hitting advertising campaign against Senator John McCain in states that will be vital this fall. ›02:17
Fannie, Freddie woes raising mortgage rates: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may or may not need a government bailout, but the turmoil surrounding the mortgage finance companies is raising interest rates, fees, closing costs. ›13:17
A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33 11 Oct, Thu
States push laws to require paid sick days: Some 46 million U.S. workers lack paid sick days, but lawmakers in 12 states have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them. ›13:12
Video: Candidates close in on their number twos: Aug. 19: With Sen. Barack Obama expected to announce his choice of a running mate this week, speculation is running wild on who he has selected and what Sen. John McCain's plans are for revealing his own vice president pick. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:07 19 Aug, Tue
First Read: McCains pro-choice head fake?: The focus this week is supposed to be all on Barack Obama. Yet instead, it's become a true split-screen story now that John McCain's camp is purportedly considering Lieberman or Ridge for the No. 2 slot. ›13:40
Bush to defend war on terror in speech: President Bush is defending his line-in-the-sand approach to the fight against Islamic terrorism, following presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama in a speech to a veterans group. ›09:27
Spread offense is helping the little guy thrive: College football's balance of power was rocked to its core in 2007. Greg Boeck says the spread offense was the great equalizer. ›22:06 19 Aug, Tue
NYT: Ethics worries dampen convention fun: Republican and Democratic convention party planners are scrambling to comply with new sweeping ethics rules that prohibit lobbyists from paying for gifts for members of Congress and their staffs. Corporations and convention party planners are scrambling to comply with sweeping ethics rules in the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 that prohibit lobbyists from paying for gifts, including meals and music, for members of Congress and their staffs. ›10:00 19 Aug, Tue