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Diplomat: UN to vote on Syria peace plan

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 07:54:51 GMT

The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on a much-negotiated resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria on Saturday, a day after government forces reportedly killed more than 200 people in Homs.

Supporters grapple with Komen fracas fallout

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:00:49 GMT

Fierce controversy over a policy that cut -- then apparently restored -- funding for Planned Parenthood by the Susan G.

Jobless rate drops to lowest in almost 3 years

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:44:11 GMT

By msnbc.com news services The U.S. economy produced another solid month of job gains in January, offering a hopeful sign for hiring in the year ahead. Employers added a net 243,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday.

PhotoBlog: Will apps replace photo books?

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:08:40 GMT

Veteran photographer Gerd Ludwig publishes an app instead of a book to showcase his long-term documentation of Chernobyl's fallout.

Freed American: Bedouin kidnappers 'very nice'

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:30:15 GMT

An American held hostage in Egypt told NBC News on Friday that she was “not at all afraid” of the Bedouin tribesmen who captured her and two others.

Anti-Putin protesters cope with bitter cold and big questions

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:41:29 GMT

American brigadier general dies in Afghanistan

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:57:40 GMT

A 49-year-old brigadier general died of apparently natural causes in Afghanistan, the Army said Friday, the highest-ranking soldier to die during the war.

'Anatomy of a Murder' star Gazzara dies

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:08:30 GMT

The actor died Friday of pancreatic cancer, The New York Times reported. The star of films and plays such as "Anatomy of a Murder" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was 81.

Internet piracy suit asks: Can you even copyright porn?

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:38:19 GMT

A California woman is fighting a porn piracy case by arguing that porn can't be copyrighted in the first place.

Five feared hurt after explosion at Marine base

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 07:13:18 GMT

Five people were thought to have been injured after an explosion at a Marine Corps base in Coleville, California, NBC station KRNV reported late Friday.

Lakers take show on road, hold off Nuggets

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 07:41:52 GMT

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Nuclear plant worker fell into reactor pool

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:37:01 GMT

A worker was leaning over to retrieve a flashlight when he lost his balance and fell into a reactor pool at the San Onofre nuclear power plant last week, plant officials say.

Armstrong 'gratified' after feds drop PEDs investigation

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:50:07 GMT

Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.

'Portraits from Denali' captures raw emotion

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:58:59 GMT

So, you think your last trip was exhausting? Trust us, if you want to know what exhausted truly looks like, check out "After: Portraits from Denali," a new photographic exhibit on display at the Anchorage Museum Feb. 3–April 15.

PFT: Peyton, Irsay making life difficult for fans

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:58:52 GMT

PFT: Peyton, Irsay making life difficult for fans

Radcliffe: I'm drunk in some 'Harry Potter' scenes

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:29:59 GMT

Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the "Harry Potter" movies during a period in his life where he was drinking "nightly," the young star said in an interview. "I have a very addictive personality. It was a problem.

J.C. Penney stands behind Ellen DeGeneres

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:41:18 GMT

The retailer is turning its back on One Million Moms, a group which called for the talk show host to be dumped as national spokeswoman because she is gay.

Court martial ordered in WikiLeaks case

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:14:48 GMT

Bradley Manning, the Army private accused in the WikiLeaks scandal, was ordered Friday to face a general court martial on charges he released thousands of documents of classified information.

Wade, LeBron turn up the Heat on 76ers

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 05:07:57 GMT

Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

Major winter storm pummels Colorado, closing roads

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:58:04 GMT

A powerful winter storm moving across Colorado forced the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 on Friday.

Where the (good) jobs are coming from

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:05:09 GMT

We already know that one key way to make more money and stay employed is to get more education.

Cold case: 1940s starlet's death befuddles cops

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:02:40 GMT

It was one of those cases that seemed straight out of pulp fiction, a noir mystery written by one of those hard-boiled scribes who liked to surround damsels in distress with mobsters and movie stars. Yet it was real life.

Companies paid even lower tax rate than Romney

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:28:05 GMT

According to new data from the Congressional Budget Office, U.S.-based companies paid only 12.1 percent in taxes on profits earned domestically. This is the lowest rate in four decades.