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U.S. films help Venice festival finish strongly: A late flurry of independent U.S. pictures at the Venice film festival has blown the competition wide open ahead of the awards ceremony on Saturday. ›13:58 5 Sep, Fri
Stinkweed tested as future biofuel: Some farmers have agreed to grow the hardy weed called field pennycress a.k.a. stinkweed to help test a potential new source of fuel for the booming biodiesel market. ›14:58 5 Sep, Fri
Suspect in teens deaths pleads insanity: Isaac Zamora's mother begged him to get help when he was released from jail a month ago. State and federal laws prevented her from doing much more for the man who has now been arrested after a shooting spree in rural northwest Washington that left six people dead and four wounded. ›23:02 5 Sep, Fri
Government questions plastic bottles' safety: Government toxicologists have reiterated safety concerns about a chemical used in baby bottles and food containers, just weeks after the Food and Drug Administration declared the substance safe. ›23:48 3 Sep, Wed
Cheney blasts Russia's 'threat of tyranny': The United States is committed to Ukraine's security and freedom, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday. ›14:12 5 Sep, Fri
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Cars Makers Should Greenlight: The concept cars that we think should become production models. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
Storms force shift in shuttle schedule: A Pennsylvania dentist has been charged with dumping medical waste that sullied a New Jersey beach at the height of vacation season. ›16:48 5 Sep, Fri
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Johnny Rotten bugs out in Holland, Posh pushes her perfume, Sam spins records with Lindsay and more ›15:45 2 Sep, Tue
Video: Wrapping up RNC, GOP ticket hits the road: Sept. 5: Sen. John McCain began the final 60 days of the race to the White House in Wisconsin, finishing his day in Michigan. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.(Nightly News) ›22:50 5 Sep, Fri
World Blog: Pakistanis worry about Zardari rule: Asif Ali Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is poised to win Pakistans presidency Saturday. But critics say he is too corrupt to turn this reeling nation around. ›16:17 5 Sep, Fri
Bite out of crime? Sandwich bribe alleged: Iowa City police said a man who was driving drunk tried to bribe a police officer with a sandwich. ›21:40 2 Sep, Tue
Officials deny jump in Haiti death toll: Haitian police found 495 corpses when muddy floodwaters began to recede on Friday from the port city of Gonaives following days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hanna, an official said. ›03:42
Bangkok Dangerous? More like tedious: Neither Nicolas Cage nor his frighteningly awful hair-do arouses much excitement in this clichd crime thriller ›21:45 5 Sep, Fri
Quiz: What show will Jennifer Aniston guest on?: Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz ›14:50 27 Aug, Wed
Lenos departure will spark late-night chaos: The late-night talk-show landscape will shift dramatically in 2009, when Jay Leno hands over "The Tonight Show" to Conan O'Brien. In an ever-changing talk-show universe, is this a smart decision? ›02:03 4 Sep, Thu
Pedal pushers power innovative gym: The owner of a Portland, Ore., gym hopes his people-powered approach toward energy generation the first of its kind in the nation could make a dent in his businesss carbon footprint. ›17:32 1 Sep, Mon
Using stolen card? Sign somebody else's name: Iowa City police say they didn't have much trouble finding a man accused of using a stolen credit card he signed his own name to the receipts. ›03:02 4 Sep, Thu
Video: Obama on McCain's speech: Enough about you: Sept. 5: Pointing to new unemployment figures, Sen. Barack Obama criticized Sen. John McCain for being "out-of-touch" and focusing too much on his own biography in his RNC speech. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.(Nightly News) ›22:51 5 Sep, Fri
Canada's oil rush comes with critics: The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. ›19:44 29 Aug, Fri
Shooter's rampage shows pitfalls for mentally ill: A man who as a teen helped shoot and kill five people in a schoolyard ambush was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison on an unrelated federal weapons charge. ›14:58 5 Sep, Fri
Brazil: Amazon deforestation worsens: Amazon deforestation jumped 69 percent in a year the first such increase in three years as rising demand for soy and cattle pushes farmers and ranchers to raze trees, officials said Saturday. ›22:19 30 Aug, Sat
'Help me!' Bird's cries draw police: How much do you remember about the week in news? Take msnbc.com's weekly quiz and find out what you can recall. ›15:11 5 Sep, Fri
McCain, Obama campaigns battle for 'change': The Republican and Democrat battled for the mantle Friday as the newly-minted presidential nominees reached out to states teeming with the independent voters vital to winning the White House. ›19:06 5 Sep, Fri
Video: Battle against cancer fought on many fronts: Sept 5: Cancer will strike 1.4 million Americans this year, taking more than half a million lives. NBC's Robert Bazell offers a report card on the latest research and treatment advances.(Nightly News) ›22:59 5 Sep, Fri
