China finds no new bird flu outbreak: China said Thursday that no other cases of bird flu have been detected in Beijing and neighboring provinces after a woman died from the avian influenza in the capital. ›02:00 8 Jan, Thu
Oil slips on weak global demand: Worries about global economic growth and expectations of a weak U.S. jobs report pushed oil prices lower Friday. ›12:41
Video: Oakland officials urge calm after violent protest: Jan. 8: Violent protests broke out in Oakland, California late Tuesday after a police officer shot an unarmed man in the back. NBC's George Lewis reports.(Nightly News) ›00:11
This fish has the worlds strangest eyes: Scientists say the spookfish is first known vertebrate to use mirrors, rather than lenses, to focus light in its eyes. ›00:56
GameStop holiday sales surge, shares jump: In what was a dismal holiday season for many store chains, video game retailer GameStop Corp. proved an exception. ›22:26 8 Jan, Thu
Man wants estranged wife to pay for kidney: A New York doctor is demanding that his estranged wife pay him $1.5 million to compensate him for the kidney he gave her while they were still on good terms. ›18:57 8 Jan, Thu
Boy, 4, shoots babysitter: Police say a 4-year-old boy in southern Ohio shot his babysitter because the sitter accidentally stepped on his foot. ›01:32 6 Jan, Tue
Missile reportedly kills top al-Qaida men: A CIA strike in Pakistan killed two top al-Qaida terrorists long sought by the U.S., including the man believed to be behind a deadly hotel bombing in Pakistan, U.S. officials told the Washington Post. ›23:37 8 Jan, Thu
Police: Woman in wheelchair flees on foot: Police say a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught running from a crime scene on foot in Monterrey, Mexico. ›23:22 5 Jan, Mon
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgottena shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Boy, 6, misses bus, tries to drive to school: Having missed his bus, a 6-year-old Virginia boy tried to drive to school in his family's sedan and crashed. ›18:27 6 Jan, Tue
3rd Cyprus baby dies of Legionnaires disease: Officials say a third baby has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a private clinic in the Cypriot capital. ›19:23 7 Jan, Wed
Are you smart? Take our weekly news quiz: How much do you remember about the week in news? Take msnbc.com's weekly quiz and find out what you can recall. ›19:43 20 Mar, Thu
Gaza fighting rages as U.N. call ignored: Israeli aircraft bombarded Gaza early Friday and Hamas fired rockets into southern Israel, as the government said there would be no quick end to the fighting despite a U.N. resolution calling for a cease-fire. ›11:47
More names mentioned for NASA post: President-elect Barack Obama's transition team is vetting a handful of potential replacements for NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, including Earth scientist Charles Kennel, sources tell Space News. ›00:18
Nokia stops making only WiMax device: The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it had ended production of its only mobile device using the U.S.-centered WiMax technology, another blow for the struggling wireless technology. ›23:39 8 Jan, Thu
Northwest floods close roads, stall commerce: Floods, mudslides and avalanches in the Pacific Northwest kept tens of thousands of people from their homes Thursday, brought freight trains to a standstill and stranded hundreds of trucks. ›02:21
China's jobless migrants go home early: Many migrant workers in China have been forced to go home early this year for the Lunar New Year holiday because their factories went belly up or their assembly lines were idle. ›23:05 8 Jan, Thu
'One Laptop Per Child' program cuts staff: In another sign of the growing financial strain on nonprofit groups, the One Laptop Per Child program is paring its staff in half. ›17:09 8 Jan, Thu
Prediction: Trendy sex not so hot in 2009: Every new year is a time for trend prediction and, in 2009, even sex isnt immune. So heres my 2009 prediction about trendy sex: Its over, writes Brian Alexander. ›17:02 8 Jan, Thu
Ski bum? Bottom bared in lift mishap: A guy who dangled upside down from a ski lift with his bare bottom exposed probably doesn't want to hear any "ski bum" jokes. ›14:40 7 Jan, Wed