U.N. climate chief hails Obama pledge: The recent commitments on global warming by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama mark a new beginning for world negotiations, the head of the U.N.'s climate change body said Wednesday. ›23:26 19 Nov, Wed

'Wheel' and 'Jeopardy!' are bigger than TV: Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have been TVs reigning syndicated shows for a quarter-century. And as they carry on in TV tandem, each show has struck out for other media platforms. ›17:46 18 Nov, Tue

Have a question for a cougar?: Whether you're explaining why you're the best person for a job, pushing across a 10-K finish line, or climbing toward your between-the-sheets peak, success can often come down to what you've been eating. Women's Health magazine reveals which foods will up your chances of getting the results you're gunning for. ›22:16 18 Nov, Tue

Canadian seal hunt will continue as usual: Canada's new fisheries minister said Wednesday she expects next year's commercial seal hunt will proceed as usual, despite a European Union proposal that threatens to ban seal products. ›23:29 19 Nov, Wed

Curry turns back from Kilimanjaro summit: Ann Currys mission to document the retreat of Mount Kilimanjaros glaciers has been accomplished, but she and her team will not be pushing on to the summit. There is disappointment involved, she said, but most of us are real proud of ourselves. ›16:47 19 Nov, Wed

Top 5 turkey-friendly wines: Even though it's a bit more flavorful than its cousin chicken, turkey is still a relatively blank canvas when it comes to food matching. In honor of Thanksgiving, Epicurious presents the top turkey-friendly wines. ›16:58

Banks, investment firms borrow less from Fed: Commercial banks and investment firms reduced borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week, although demand for the loans was still elevated. ›22:20

Hand model sues over snipped finger: A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood. ›00:24 18 Nov, Tue

Coleen couldn't tip the scale on 'Loser': When Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton arrived at the White House, they brought with them styles that suited their hometowns in Texas and Arkansas, but that wouldn't have held up in any fashion capital. Will the new first lady avoid the fashion faux pas of former first-timers? ›10:58 19 Nov, Wed

Water resourcesat risk in a warming world: Both the beauty and the fragility of the planet were on spectacular display Monday as TODAY reported on climate change live from four very diverse regions around the globe. ›15:44 17 Nov, Mon

Teen thrown under train over love letter: A teenage Indian boy was thrashed, paraded through the streets with his head shaved and then thrown under a train for daring to write a love letter to a girl from a different caste, police said Thursday. ›15:40

GMAC seeks to be bank holding company: GMAC Financial Services, the financing arm of General Motors, said it applied to become a bank holding company, making it eligible for aid under the governments bank rescue plan. ›19:06

Mortgage rates fall for a third straight week: Mortgage rates dropped for a third straight week, reflecting the impact the weakening economy is having on financial markets. ›17:54

Man wields bat to get cat from shelter: Dallas police are looking for an irate pet lover so intent on liberating his lost cat that he wielded a bat to fend off animal shelter employees. ›16:57 19 Nov, Wed

Get an early jump on ski season: It's beginning to look a lot like ski season. Thanks to a handful of early storms and legions of snowmaking guns, the ski scene is already picking up around the nation. ›14:59

Pilot has mid-flight mental breakdown: An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a stewardess with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday. ›16:15

Woman pleads no contest in corpse case: A member of a religious sect pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after being accused of leaving another member's corpse in her bathroom so the group could collect her Social Security checks. ›21:19 17 Nov, Mon

3 airports opening new runways amid economic woes: At some major U.S. airports today, youd hardly know theres an economic slowdown. In Seattle, Chicago and near Washington, D.C., new runways are being opened up today. This, despite a projected 10 percent drop in domestic flights this winter. ›17:32

U.S.: Raid kills militant blamed in GI death: An al-Qaida in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 abduction and murder of an Army reservist and other deadly attacks was killed in an American raid in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Thursday. ›13:46

Rockslides a growing threat at Yosemite: For a decade, the National Park Service has known that the cliff above a Yosemite tourist village is susceptible to rockslides like one that crushed cabins and sent children running for their lives. ›23:15 17 Nov, Mon

Experts warn of water shortages by 2080: Half the world's population could face a shortage of clean water by 2080 because of climate change, experts warned Tuesday. ›16:07 18 Nov, Tue