Ryan ONeal pleads guilty to drug charge: Ryan ONeal has pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge and was ordered into an 18-month drug diversion program. ›20:07
Twins born on separate days, months, years: They're twins, all right, despite what their spanking new birth certificates say. ›22:58 2 Jan, Fri
Landing in Tehran 30 years later: Travel guru Rick Steves, well known for his useful tips on seeing Europe and other locales on the cheap, recently took an eye-opening trip to Iran. ›22:23 8 Jan, Thu
January is the saddest movie month of the year: If youre a moviegoer, the transition from December to January is a rough one, like falling asleep in Willy Wonkas chocolate factory and waking up in the dystopia of Blade Runner. ›18:22 5 Jan, Mon
Ill. court: Burris doesn't need 2nd signature: The Illinois Supreme Court says Secretary of State Jesse White doesn't need to sign Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate to make it valid. ›19:59
Rights group slams UK plan to store e-mail: A civil liberties group on Friday criticized new British rules that will require Internet service providers to keep records of every e-mail sent or received in the country for up to a year. ›00:21 10 Jan, Sat
Jolie thinking about brief return to film: Angelina Jolie, who has been lying low since the birth of her 5-month-old twins, is thinking about a brief return to film, but very brief. ›14:49
Digital TV switch may leave millions behind: In less than six weeks, the nation's television broadcasters are due to shut off their analog signals and begin transmitting in digital potentially blacking out as many as 8 million U.S. households that rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels. ›19:58
Cheap thrills for U.S. travelers in 2009: Theres nothing wrong with trying to stretch your travel budget as far as it will go, but theres no need to stay in your hotel room watching TV to save money. ›15:58
'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
No credit cards, alcohol ... or urinals: One moment, Rick Steves in Iran filming would see murals encouraging young men to walk into the blazing sunset of martyrdom. The next, a bookstore worker would give him a free book. ›23:35 8 Jan, Thu
Dexter brother and sister get married: Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter eloped in California on New Years Eve. ›21:12
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Ashlee, Pete and many more celebs ring in the New Year, Lindsay heads to the beach, Cloris is rosey and more. ›12:28 6 Jan, Tue
Cosmic Log: How evolution evolved: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Where did the theory of evolution come from? Where's it going? The countdown to Darwin's 200th birthday is a good time for deep questions like these. ›16:00
Kennedy's bid reignites 'mommy wars': The bid by Caroline Kennedy for the Senate has reignited the "mommy wars" between mothers with careers and those who take a break from paid employment. ›09:48
Troops in Iraq to get beer for Super Bowl: American troops in Iraq will be allowed to drink beer without fear of court-martial for this year's Super Bowl an exception to a strict military ban on drinking alcohol in combat zones. ›12:56
Man flees court and loses probation: A man who would have been on probation for his drug conviction will now have to spend six months in jail all because he fled before hearing a jury's sentencing verdict. ›23:11
ER final season extended by three episodes: It will be a longer goodbye for NBC's veteran medical drama "ER," whose 15th and final season has been extended by three episodes. ›14:44
Video: Obama vows to help schools make the grade: Jan. 9: America's Agenda: With so many other problems to contend with, President-elect Barack Obama has his work cut out for him if he is to deliver on his pledge to create a world-class education system in the U.S. NBCs Rehema Ellis reports.(Nightly News) ›00:07 10 Jan, Sat
At CES, progress comes a step at a time: The big debuts at the International Consumer Electronics Show arent whiz-bang hardware systems. Theyre ideas designed to protect the environment and improve the technology consumers already use. ›14:50
World Blog: In Tel Aviv, life goes on: In spite of Israel's onslaught on Gaza, for many residents of Israel's city by the sea, the war is something far away. ›16:28