Germany plans lab tests for airport naked scans: Germany will begin laboratory tests in the next few weeks on full-body airport screening devices to see if they can produce images that do not show passengers naked, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. ›19:29 29 Nov, Sat
Second death sentence for 'Chemical Ali': A court sentenced Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," to death Tuesday after convicting him of crimes against humanity while crushing the 1991 Shiite uprising in Iraq. ›12:12
U.S. automakers to submit plans to Congress: Detroit's automakers, making a second bid for $25 billion in funding, are presenting Congress with plans Tuesday to restructure their ailing companies. ›14:42
British Airways in merger talks with Qantas: British Airways PLC said Tuesday it is in talks with Australias Qantas Airways Ltd. about a potential merger. ›14:17
Global guide to tipping: Decode the mystery: Knowing how much to tip in what part of the world doesn't have to be a mystery with our global guide to tipping. ›17:44 1 Dec, Mon
Truck guard dies in Miami mall shooting: An armored truck guard was shot to death at a suburban Miami mall Monday, and police were searching for two gunmen. ›21:49 1 Dec, Mon
Activist moves homeless into foreclosures: A Miami activist who has been executing a bailout plan of his own around Miami's empty streets: He is helping homeless people illegally move into foreclosed homes. ›22:02 1 Dec, Mon
JPMorgan cutting 9,200 jobs at failed thrift: JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Monday it will cut a total of 9,200 jobs at its Washington Mutual unit, which it acquired Sept. 25 after the giant thrift failed. ›22:56 1 Dec, Mon
Video: Big Three prepare to present big plans: Dec. 1: The Big Three automakers will submit business plans to Congress Tuesday in advance of more hearings on a possible $25 billion federal bailout. CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports.(Nightly News) ›00:02
Video: Building team, Obama opts for pragmatism: Dec. 1: Evidently eager to emphasize diplomacy and not ideology as a way to solve the world's problems, President-elect Barack Obama Monday introduced a national security team comprised largely of foreign policy centrists. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports.(Nightly News) ›23:45 1 Dec, Mon
Parents charged in death of chained girl: Manslaughter and child-abuse charges have been filed against the father and stepmother of a teenager who died in a Michigan house fire while chained to her bed. ›20:24 1 Dec, Mon
Video: Latinas learn to lower health risks: Dec. 1: Latina women in the U.S. are increasingly eager to confront their health risks, and recently they've started to see dramatic results. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:58 1 Dec, Mon
Feds ignored clear meltdown warnings: The Bush administration ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents. ›22:43 1 Dec, Mon
Biden picks staff for vice president's office: Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Sunday he had chosen a close adviser of more than 25 years as his counselor and had picked two other longtime political advisers for key posts in his office. ›21:20 1 Dec, Mon
Sears reports $146 million quarterly loss: Sears Holdings Corp. said Tuesday hefty charges and weak results at its U.S. department stores and Kmart locations drove it to post a much wider-than-expected third-quarter loss. ›13:19
Video: Foxes come back from brink of extinction: Dec. 1: The Island Fox, a five-pound mammal found only on Southern California's Channel Islands, was recently in danger of disappearing, but its rapid recovery has been faster than any other endangered animal in history. NBC's Mark Mullen reports.(Nightly News) ›00:12
Official: 3 die, 29 hurt in India blast: A bomb exploded in a train coach in India's insurgency-hit northeast on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring another 29, a state government official said. ›10:10
Ga. runoff could decide balance of power: Georgia voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters. ›13:37
Newsweek: Big Three combo could save Detroit: Newsweek: Big Three combo could save Detroit ›14:30 1 Dec, Mon
Depression in elderly tied to heart disease: Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat that can lead to diabetes and heart disease, a disturbing new study found. ›21:05 1 Dec, Mon
AdBlog: Im a lumberjack, and Im OK: ›12:16 11 Nov, Tue
Patient photos help docs read CT scans better: An intriguing Israeli study found adding photos of patients' faces to the file made radiologists more meticulous when looking at the X-rays ›13:32
Pondering a playoff amid another BCS controversy: Another year. Another BCS controversy. It's got Peter Schrager daydreaming about the possibility of a playoff. Again. ›02:12
New Year's Eve cruises from $479: and 5-night cruises. ›16:03 1 Dec, Mon