Top headlines:
Pet food case settlement may be upped to $32M: On Tuesday, a federal judge will hear arguments on a proposal that would bring to $32 million the amount pet food makers would pay to settle over contaminated pet food. ›22:24 13 Oct, Mon
Help on loans, budgets, investments, more: This week, TODAY's financial editor Jean Chatzky tackles reader questions about consolidating student loans, selling a home, budgeting with an irregular paycheck and more. ›16:44
Depression hikes death rate after heart attack: In people who have suffered a heart attack, depression and a high heart rate at night, while often coexistent, are independent predictors of death. ›18:39 14 Oct, Tue
Nobel prize winner: Real love like a disease: and that it has more in common with a serious disease. ›19:57
Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Meg Ryan hits the Middle East, Sting pays tribute to Pavarotti, Cloris Leachman comes up roses. ›11:37 14 Oct, Tue
Newer vaccine may be better for polio hot spots: A newer vaccine that targets the most common form of the polio virus works up to four times better than the conventional vaccine that tries to protect against all three types of the virus. ›23:03
by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
Suede spills secrets behind this season's 'Runway': Suede, the last designer kicked off "Project Runway" during the regular season, dishes on tonight's finale, the truth behind season five villain Kenley, and life after reality TV. ›12:30
Suede spills secrets behind this season's 'Runway': Suede, the last designer kicked off "Project Runway" during the regular season, dishes on tonight's finale, the truth behind season five villain Kenley, and life after reality TV. ›12:30
Video: Comics hit 'Rocky' McCain, Palin-to-be: Oct. 15: Msnbc.com's Courtney Hazlett brings you political punch lines from Tuesday's late night comics.(msnbc.com) ›15:36
Fact check: Candidates again twist truth: Facts went astray once again before a large national audience when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain engaged in their final presidential debate on Wednesday. ›02:58 16 Oct, Thu
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgotten—a shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
McCain proposes $52.5 billion economic plan: The Republican presidential candidatewould eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits, cut the capital gains tax and guarantee 100 percent of all savings for the next six months ›20:15 14 Oct, Tue
Oil below $75 as OPEC cuts demand forecast: Oil prices closed below $75 a barrel for the first time in nearly 14 months Wednesday. ›22:36
B vitamins fail to slow Alzheimer's decline: High doses of B vitamins failed to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease, dashing the hopes for treatment of the fatal, mind-robbing ailment, U.S. researchers said. ›22:36 14 Oct, Tue
Coca-Colas quarterly profit up 14 percent: The Coco-Cola Co., the nations biggest drink maker, reported a 14 percent profit increase for the third quarter, as business in emerging markets offset U.S. weakness. ›12:00
Author fleeing mob death threats in Italy: After hiding for two years, Roberto Saviano said he was tired of being a "prisoner" of the success of his book about the Mafia, which has garnered mob death threats. "I'm going away from Italy, at least for a while, then I'll see," he said. ›16:07
Tricks to make it a happy Hallo-green: This Oct. 31, why not skip the paper streamers and plastic pitchforks for some creative, planet-friendly options? GreenDAY's Marisa Belger gets into the spirit with organic treats, homemade costumes and more. ›20:45 13 Oct, Mon
Hit the road in Germany, 4 nights/car, $315: Set the pace and itinerary of your own German road trip by choosing among these five destinations: Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich. ›13:58
Garden-fresh cauliflower in cast iron: Phil Lempert steals this weeks recipe from California's Ubuntu restaurant, which is a restaurant, yoga studio and biodynamic garden all in one. Here, try a recipe for chef Jeremy Fox's curry-spiced cauliflower in a cast-iron pot. ›21:41 14 Oct, Tue
Blumenthal: Polls probably undercounting Obama: The growth of "cell-phone-only" households may be affecting the political polls we are all obsessing over. ›14:51
New mother: I wanted my baby to die: The best way to get over a missed life experience might be to mourn it like any other great loss. Here, Dr. Gail Saltz coaches a couple that is devastated that their second and last child is male, and not the girl they always wanted. ›16:19
Death rate 70 percent lower at top hospitals: If all hospitals performed as well as 5-star facilities, as ranked by an independent healthcare ratings company, 237,420 U.S. Medicare patient deaths could have been prevented between 2005 and 2007. ›20:31 14 Oct, Tue
'Loser': Tough competitor gets sent home: The game changed dramatically this week on "Biggest Loser" with players now individually responsible for staying on campus and family members split to make the new teams. The contestants also competed in the longest challenge in "Loser" history hiking up a mountain from sunrise to sunset. But the tables turned when Shellay was voted off by her team despite her want to keep participating in the challenge when the two teams decided to take a break. ›13:11
