Strange rock formations on Mars explained: Rocks on Mars are in some areas scattered in a strangely uniform fashion, puzzling scientists for years. Now they've figured it out ›22:54
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
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
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
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
The 'Dog Whisperer' Wins Another Convert: A few minutes with Cesar MillanTVs Dog Whispererwas all it took to win back a skeptic. ›18:28 10 Oct, Wed
Sheriff to give up profits from jail food: An Alabama sheriff imprisoned after admitting he legally pocketed about $210,000 from his jail kitchen while providing skimpy meals to inmates agreed to give up future profits from the operation, a judge said Friday. ›22:53
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
Q&A: Policing School Shootings: A disturbed 14-year-old wounds four before killing himself in Clevelandjust another spasm of violence in another bloody year for Americas schools. How to spot trouble before it opens fireand the ongoing debate over blame for a cycle that just wont stop. ›23:25 11 Oct, Thu
Seeking Common Ground on Abortion: Can evangelicals and liberals come together over abortion, gay rights, and the role of religion in public life? ›14:35 10 Oct, Wed
Could Nobel Win Push Gore Into 08 Race?: Thousands of activists are hoping to convince Al Gore to run for president. Could a Nobel Peace Prize give the reluctant candidate a push? ›14:39 8 Oct, Mon
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
Boeing plane division to cut 4,500 jobs: Airplane maker Boeing Co. says it plans to cut about 4,500 jobs this year due to the global economic slowdown. ›21:25
Fire survivor: Lou the mule saved me: Jolene Solomon is beginning the new year with her life, her mule named Lou and little else. She says Lou's braying alerted to a fire that consumed her house but she escaped unharmed. ›03:31 7 Jan, Wed
Frank: House to put conditions on bailout: A key lawmaker said Friday he expects the House to act soon to impose conditions on any new release of the second $350 billion in federal bailout funds. ›19:14
Six-year-old's saggy pants lead to gun find: A 6-year-old boy brought a loaded handgun to his Southern California elementary school. It was discovered when he was sent to the campus office because of his sagging pants. ›15:48
Cars: Wheres the Perfect Part?: In the past, finding the perfect part for a classic-car restoration meant joining enthusiast clubs, hanging around swap meets and pawing through junkyards. How the Web has revolutionized the hunt. ›16:21 9 Oct, Tue
Books Q&A: The Real Charles Schulz: 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz emerges as insecure and an emotionally distant father and husband in a new biography and documentary. ›22:32 9 Oct, Tue
Tiny handheld PC first with organic LED screen: The first computer with a screen of organic light-emitting diodes, a technology that is being touted as the future of both displays and lighting, was announced this week at the International Consumer Electronics show by San Francisco-based OQO Inc. ›20:38
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
Stocks end sharply lower on bleak jobs data: Stocks slumped Friday after the U.S. unemployment rate shot above 7 percent, signaling that Americans will be sticking to their tightened budgets for a while. ›21:49