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Michael Moore to release film online for free: Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. The film, Slacker Uprising, follows Moores 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young voters. ›20:23 4 Sep, Thu
Raft made of plastic bottles crosses Pacific: Tanned, dirty and hungry, two men who spent three months crossing the Pacific on a raft made of plastic bottles to raise awareness of ocean debris finally stepped onto dry land. ›14:54 28 Aug, Thu
Cleaner mower, speedboat engines ordered: Gasoline-powered lawnmowers that are a big cause of summertime air pollution will have to be dramatically cleaner under rules issued Thursday by the EPA. ›20:56 4 Sep, Thu
Oil continues to slide as dollar strengthens: Oil prices dropped below $107 a barrel Friday as the dollar continued to gain on the euro and investors waited to see if OPEC moves to restrict output. ›11:20
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Cars Makers Should Greenlight: The concept cars that we think should become production models. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
Will Knicks Scandal Affect Cablevision?: Jimmy Dolan's sports empire is a humiliation. Does that make him unfit to run Daddy's cable company? ›00:00 15 Oct, Mon
Experts scale back sea level rise forecast: Worldwide sea levels may rise by about 2.6 to 6.6 feet by 2100 thanks to global warming, but dire predictions of larger increases seem unrealistic, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. ›22:28 4 Sep, Thu
Plague threatens last of the ferrets: On the grasslands near Badlands National Park, wildlife officials have been waging a war since spring to save one of the nation's largest colonies of endangered black-footed ferrets. ›21:55 30 Aug, Sat
Couple wed at funeral home: For Jason and Rachael Storm, saying "I do" at a funeral home was a piece of cake. The local Starks and Menchinger Family Funeral Home is where Jason is a funeral director. For the groom it was no different than getting married in a church. I look at it as, if you go to a church and get married, how many caskets do you think have been rolled down that aisle? ›13:08 2 Sep, Tue
And the winner for least-wasteful packaging...: A Hewlett-Packard notebook computer that's packaged in a recycled bag rather than a box has won a challenge by retailer Wal-Mart for less wasteful packaging. ›22:53 4 Sep, Thu
Chrysler shows plug-in hybrids to dealers: Chrysler LLC has been demonstrating plug-in hybrid prototypes to some dealers that are further developed than those previously shown by the automaker, the company's president said. ›22:23 3 Sep, Wed
Cops hunt speedy skateboarder: Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of highway at 62 mph, far above the speed limit. ›11:30 3 Sep, Wed
Red Tape: Was Palin's Soc. Sec. No. put on the web?: Part of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Social Security number apparently was published on the Web earlier this week, stirring up privacy concerns. ›11:26
Muslim leader allowed to stay in U.S.: An influential New Jersey Muslim leader accused by some federal officials of having terrorist ties but praised by others as being an important ally won his fight to gain permanent U.S. residency Thursday. ›01:38
Book Excerpt: Vegetable Dishes I Cant Live Without: A book excerpt by Mollie Katzen. ›21:49 6 Oct, Sat
Obama, McCain battle over the economy: As Republicans wrap up their storm-shortened convention Thursday, John McCain is expected to underscore his plans to revive the slumping economy. ›12:03 4 Sep, Thu
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
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
Cross-dressing thief leaves fake breast: Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing man who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse. As if that weren't odd enough, they're depending on a strange clue. ›19:42 3 Sep, Wed
Boy doles out fake $20 bills at school: Authorities say an 8-year-old boy was handing out hundreds of dollars in fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary school. School officials reported the boy to police on Tuesday. ›22:13 4 Sep, Thu
Mercurio: GOP shoots the messengers: Echoing 1992, attacks against the media are a dominant GOP theme this week. ›18:08 4 Sep, Thu
Kaitlyn adorable, but should she be on Talent?: The best and worst of Americas Got Talent were on display Wednesday night, and somewhere in between was 4-year-old Kaitlyn Maher, the sweet-voiced cutie who most viewers agree is adorable, but are split on whether she should be in such a high-stakes. ›13:55 4 Sep, Thu
Quiz: What show will Jennifer Aniston guest on?: Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz ›14:50 27 Aug, Wed
McCain: End constant partisan rancor: John McCain accepts the Republican presidential nomination with a dual message: Barack Obama did not have the judgment to govern, whereas he himself could reach across party divisions. ›03:57
