Top headlines:
Suspect dies in Ill. bank standoff: Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. ›00:02
Cops: Mom, teen girls kill man in $15 robbery: Two teenage girls are accused of stabbing a 75-year-old man to death in a robbery that netted them just $15, and police say the mother of one of the teens helped put them up to it. ›20:57
'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06 6 Oct, Sat
McCain, Obama plan joint stop at Ground Zero: Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama said Saturday they will put aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. ›19:07
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
Jumper survives crash after chute problem: A Norwegian BASE jumper said he learned a hard lesson about tempting fate after surviving a spine-chilling crash from a mile-high mountain. ›16:41 4 Sep, Thu
Couple wed at funeral home: On Sept. 9, the U.S. publisher of "Harry Potter" will premiere "The 39 Clues," a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending for readers and a couple of puzzlers for the industry: How big is the market for a multimedia story and can a phenomenon be conceived by a publisher rather than created by the public? ›13:27 2 Sep, Tue
Drug-addicted elephant kicks heroin habit: A once drug-addled elephant fed heroin-laced bananas by illegal traders will return home after emerging clean from a three-year detox program on China's tropical island province of Hainan. ›09:34 4 Sep, Thu
Think bold! Sultry lipsticks for fall: As the Democrats were meeting in Denver this week to crown Barack Obama as their presidential nominee, the American public selected its choice for his family's dog. The winning breed: The poodleby a hair. ›18:11 28 Aug, Thu
Clawing to the top of the fashion world: Model Carol Alt's debut novel "This Year's Model" goes inside the cutthroat fashion industry. There are rumors and lies, lecherous model-collecting playboys, rock stars and drugs, and the most perilous pitfall of them all ... straight male models. An excerpt. ›17:54 5 Sep, Fri
Al Gore's Nobel Patrol: A vigilant fan of the former veep keeps watch as the Nobel Committee announces its peace prize. ›15:10 12 Oct, Fri
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
Clift: Why Is Howard Dean So Quiet?: Howard Dean has stayed oddly quiet lately while intraparty squabbling over the Democrats primary calendar escalates. What gives? ›22:25 12 Oct, Fri
Last dance: Ga. town closes strip club: Cries for help inside a house in New Jersey turned out to be nothing but a talkative cockatoo. ›22:00 5 Sep, Fri
Doris Lessings Nobel Prize: The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice). ›15:18 12 Oct, Fri
Ansen on Lars and the Real Girl: Its not smutty, its not snide, its not creepybut what is it? ›16:02 12 Oct, Fri
For Chinas new Midases, gold tableware: Aiming at Chinas newly rich, a Japanese jeweler is selling a tableware set made entirely of gold for $1 million. The 13-piece set includes goblets, plates, chopsticks and cutlery, each engraved with a dragon, a symbol of youth and health in China. ›15:28 3 Sep, Wed
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
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
Book Excerpt: Vegetable Dishes I Cant Live Without: A book excerpt by Mollie Katzen. ›21:49 6 Oct, Sat
Rosenthal's Inside Pitch: With Carlos Quentin injured, the ChiSox could be in big trouble. Ken Rosenthal knows who on the roster needs to step up. ›21:19
Fashion designer Mila Schoen dies at 91: Mila Schoen, an Italian designer of elegant, impeccably tailored clothes, died Friday at 91. Many of society's well-heeled women, in Italy and abroad, wore her creations, including Jacqueline Kennedy and Marella Agnelli. ›15:22 5 Sep, Fri
Young baseball fan falls from stands: All week long, Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry have been sharing the stories of how they traced their family's roots, well now it's your turn. Maureen Taylor, a genealogist and a contributing editor of Family Tree magazine shares tips and resources on how you can start creating your own family tree and discover your roots. ›15:55 29 Aug, Fri
More than 40 million tune in to Palins speech: More than 40 million people tuned in to the Republican convention Wednesday to hear vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin introduce herself to voters. ›20:38 4 Sep, Thu
