Best bets: Grissom's long goodbye begins: "CSI" isn't ending, but star William Petersen only has 10 episodes left. Plus: "Quarantine" looks truly scary; "Mystery Science Theater" alums help the comic spirit of that show live on. ›19:50 5 Oct, Sun
Derek Hough blacks out after Dancing fall: "Dancing With the Stars" dancer Derek Hough blacked out after taking a nasty tumble and hitting his head, according to his partner Brooke Burke, who wrote about the incident on her blog. ›17:34
Fairgoers catch toddler dropped from ride: Fairgoers at a central Florida carnival caught a 2-year-old girl whose mother was forced to drop her after they were both stranded 30 feet off the ground on a ride. ›19:34
Stripper science earns frivolous fame: The 2008 Ig Nobel laureates include researchers who studied the spermicidal properties of cola drinks, as well as psychologists who found a link between exotic dancers' fertility and their earnings. ›23:51 2 Oct, Thu
Justices begin session with smoking suit: The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday suggesting it would side with tobacco companies in their fight to block lawsuits over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes. ›17:47
Test Pattern: Trace family names, identify accents: How about five fun links to start off your week? Trace your family surnames, test your color IQ, play dolphin Olympics, check out where album-cover photos were taken, and guess some world accents. ›13:46
Video: How soon will bailout plan work?: Oct. 5: CNBC's Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman talks about what to watch at the start of the financial week.(Nightly News) ›23:09 5 Oct, Sun
Top 10 Sports Cars on MSN Autos: The most popular sports cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
U.S. to launch landmark child health study: U.S. health officials will study 100,000 children from birth to age 21 in a $3.2 billion project aimed at examining autism, birth defects, obesity and other serious conditions. ›18:24 3 Oct, Fri
Uranus poses challenge for planet fans: Uranus, the planet that's hardest to spot with the naked eye, is favorably placed for viewing in the evening sky that is, if you know where to look. ›23:17 3 Oct, Fri
Ga. town keeps Laurel and Hardy's legacy alive: A blink-and-you'll-miss-it town in rural east Georgia is the last place you'd expect to find the country's only museum dedicated to the classic comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. ›21:32 3 Oct, Fri
Justices won't hear jury, Bible case: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a murder case in which a jury foreman read passages of the Bible to hold-out jurors who subsequently voted to impose the death penalty. ›18:36
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgottena shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Judge bars footage of Smith's breast surgery: A judge ordered a Texas doctor and his wife not to distribute videotaped footage of Anna Nicole Smith's 1994 breast augmentation surgery. ›21:43 5 Oct, Sun
Video: America's car trouble spreads outside Detroit: Oct. 5: The lack of consumer credit has caused car sales to plummet and car dealerships across America are now struggling to survive. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.(Nightly News) ›23:13 5 Oct, Sun
World's luxurious wilderness adventures: Rough it in style and experience the outdoors without giving up plumbing, white sheets and gourmet meals. ›15:23
Flu deaths linked to staph infections: More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot. ›12:33
Politics, Palin good for Saturday Night Live: The politics-fueled ratings train of "Saturday Night Live" keeps rolling along this election season with Tina Fey's impersonations of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin luring viewers. ›18:59
Video: Todd on shifting electoral map: Oct. 5: NBC's Chuck Todd tells us that industrial Midwest states have moved out of the "toss-up" category and into the Obama column.(Nightly News) ›22:55 5 Oct, Sun
Top wine regions in the United States: Its time for wine and from sea to shining sea, from New Yorks Hudson Valley to Napa. Discover where you can find great wines that span the alphabet, from Albarino to Zinfandel. ›04:36
Box office goes to dogs: Chihuahua wins: This week, the box office has truly gone to the dogs. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" took the number one spot, while other new releases had fair to poor first weekends. ›20:10 5 Oct, Sun