Scoop: Cruise gets emotional about Jett Travolta: A visibly shaken Tom Cruise said that it was untrue that the Church of Scientology forbids members from seeking medical attention. ›14:07
Readers share their road to the inauguration: Msnbc.com users explain why Obama's swearing-in is a can't-miss event. ›21:53 8 Jan, Thu
Shape up in '09 with a month of fitness tips: If you've resolved to give yourself a tune-up in 2009 or more like a full-body makeover we've got lots of expert advice to help you reach your get-fit goals. ›16:05 1 Jan, Thu
Winners in Madoff case face hard choices: The many Bernard Madoff investors who withdrew money from their accounts over the years are now wrestling with an ethical and legal quandary. ›23:47 8 Jan, Thu
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
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 8 Jan, Thu
Gaza aid held as U.N. truce plan rejected: Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on at least two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire. ›18:37
Seattle newspaper could close: Hearst Corp. put Seattle's oldest newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, up for sale Friday, saying that if it can't find a buyer in the next 60 days, the paper will close or continue to exist only on the Internet. ›21:04
GM cleans out the garage: General Motors is cleaning out the attic to sell some stuff at the auction house to raise much needed cash. ›21:47
Don't vaccinate? Doctors paying to hear views: There are so many parents in the free-spirited town of Ashland, Ore., who won't get their kids vaccinated that federal researchers are paying money just to hear their side of things. ›20:36
Spirituality, not religion, makes kids happy: The link between spirituality and happiness is pretty well-established for teens and adults. More spirituality brings more happiness. Now a study has reached into the younger set, finding the same link in "tweens" and in kids in middle childhood. ›18:43
Low times for high tech as CES opens: Bill Gates isn't at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Steve Jobs isn't at Macworld. One way or the other, 2009 will be a turning point for the consumer technology industry. ›15:36
Minn. woman recovers after near death from cold: A woman whose heart stopped beating and body temperature dropped to a dangerous 60 degrees after she was stuck in the cold for hours has survived; her recovery amazed doctors. ›19:09 8 Jan, Thu
Study: Health care overhaul needn't break bank: An analysis of proposals to overhaul U.S. health care by President-elect Barack Obama and members of Congress suggests it is possible to insure all Americans without significantly raising total health spending. ›16:01
Dexter brother and sister get married: Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter eloped in California on New Years Eve. ›21:12
Tourists rescued after Costa Rica quake: Helicopters plucked tourists from a destroyed, mountaintop resort as the death toll from Costa Ricas magnitude-6.1 earthquake was at least 9 victims, the Red Cross said Friday. ›20:49
Slumdog, Milk win Critics Choice awards: The critics have spoken, and "Slumdog Millionaire" is their final answer. The rags-to-riches tale won a leading five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night's Critics' Choice Awards. ›22:04 8 Jan, Thu
Madoff said to have stashed $173 million: Prosecutors say Bernard Madoff had $173 million in signed checks in his office desk that he was ready to send out at the time of his arrest last month. ›00:43
Madrid travel snarled by deepest snow in years: One of the heaviest snowfalls in decades closed Madrid airport and brought traffic in the Spanish capital to a standstill on Friday. ›13:16
NYT analysis: Difficult road for Panetta at CIA: For Leon E. Panetta, President-elect Barack Obamas choice for CIA chief, achieving success will be especially difficult because of intense pressure over recent counterterrorism policies in which the C.I.A. played a leading role. ›09:29
Flirting class offered to German computer geeks: Even the most quirky of computer nerds can learn to flirt with finesse thanks to a new "flirting course" being offered to budding IT engineers at Potsdam University south of Berlin. ›21:57