U.K. slashes interest rates to historic low: The Bank of England cut official interest rates by a half a percentage point to 1.5 percent on Thursday, the lowest level in its 315-year history. ›16:49
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
Two 'Top Chefs' pack their knives: This week on Top Chef Toby Young joins as a new judge and the contestants get a chance to prepare dishes with absolutely no limitations, but there's a catch: They also have to judge each others food. Since there was no elimination last week, two chefs were sent home. Find out which cooks were forced to leave the kitchen. ›14:14
Top dog and cat names of 2008: Move over, Fido and Fluffy. There's a new batch of pet names in town: "people" names! See which monikers were paws-down most popular and most unusual, too (Fetch, Meatwad!). ›17:17 7 Jan, Wed
Stocks end day mixed after Wal-Mart warning: A profit warning from Wal-Mart Thursday touched off fresh worries about consumers willingness to spend, and closed mixed after an early sharp decline. ›21:09
Detroits auto show likely to be a bit austere: With the industry in financial dire straits, much of the glitz and glamour at this years Detroit auto show will be replaced by a new sense of austerity. ›14:44
Consumer borrowing plunged in November: Consumers cut back on their borrowing by a record amount in dollar terms in November, another sign of trouble for the rapidly weakening economy. ›21:59
'Jealous wife' charged in fatal genitals fire: An Australian woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder. ›12:44 6 Jan, Tue
Watch out, Vegas! New York hears wedding bells: With a gleaming marriage bureau makeover, New York City aims to become the new No. 1 place to tie the knot. ›00:56
Tourists burn a trail to Australian Antarctic outpost: An isolated Australian outpost in remote Antarctica has become a popular destination for adventure-seeking tourists, as more tour operators put it on their itinerary for more than just researchers. ›14:41
'God' author faces plagiarism claim: Neale Donald Walsch, best-selling author of "Conversations with God," said that he unwittingly passed off another writer's Christmas anecdote as his own in a recent blog post. ›14:18 7 Jan, Wed
Satyam executives try to soothe investors: Top executives of beleaguered Indian outsourcing company Satyam Computer struggled to reassure investors, employees and clients Thursday after its chairman resigned following an admission he cooked accounts and inflated profits for years. ›15:21
Mortgage rates fall to record low again: Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record level for a fourth straight week, dropping to the lowest mark since Freddie Mac started tracking the data nearly 28 years ago. ›21:08
Tools to exceed your '09 resolutions: You may have the best intentions, but its hard to keep New Years resolutions for 12 months. TODAY Style editor Bobbie Thomas profiles the latest tools that'll help you meet and exceed your goals in 2009. ›18:30
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Production Cars: Editors' ten favorite production vehicles at the biennial show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Lab discloses problem with vitamin D testing: The nation's largest medical lab company says it recently discovered and fixed a problem that led to inaccuracies in a small number of tests for vitamin D deficiency. ›14:09
Thousands of shoes tie up Miami traffic: Florida state troopers are looking for a charity to take thousands of shoes that were dumped on a Miami expressway, tying up rush hour traffic. ›19:39 2 Jan, Fri
Win a trip to the inauguration: Florida homebuilder Cynthia Russell won an all-expenses-paid trip to the inauguration for her essay on her economic struggles and her hopes for the new administration. The Presidential Inaugural Committee is giving away nine more trips to those who enter by midnight Thursday. ›15:28 7 Jan, Wed
Destinations vie to be named a natural Wonder: The Grand Canyon, Mt. Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. ›02:07 7 Jan, Wed
Oil slips on jitters over economy: Crude prices fell with the number of Americans continuing to claim unemployment benefits jumping to a 26-year high and retailers reporting more dismal sales numbers. ›20:04
Premium tuna fetches $100,000 at auction: Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said. ›13:26 5 Jan, Mon