Can Barack Obama make this campaign about the economy and change or will Americans look to John McCain for national security? A Hardball panel discusses.
Witnesses in Georgia say a naked man pulled into a gas station, danced on his car and then rammed gas pumps before being arrested by police.
A French daredevil who scaled a 52-story Manhattan skyscraper in the name of global warming should be honored by New York City, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Teens on a senior class trip fended for themselves after a Cancun boat crew abandoned a sinking ship. Julie Chen speaks with some of the brave survivors.
Federal officials say they’re close to tracing the source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes, but some say the FDA isn't doing enough to protect consumers, while others say it needs to find the source without harming safe producers.
A tornado struck a western Iowa Boy Scout camp Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 40, an Iowa Homeland Security spokeswoman said.
At least 100 city blocks are underwater in Cedar Rapids, Iowa after heavy rains caused the Cedar River to crest its banks. Dean Reynolds reports.
Tim Russert, host of NBC’s "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack.
President Bush mourned NBC correspondent Tim Russert at a news conference Saturday with France’s president, calling the veteran newsman who died of a heart attack "a hard-working, thorough and decent man."
The Fish and Wildlife Service issued regulations this week providing legal protection to seven oil companies. The companies are planning to search for oil and gas in the Chukchi Sea off the northwestern coast of Alaska.
California becomes only the second state in the nation after Massachusetts to allow gays to get married. A recent ruling by the state Supreme Court is in effect now.
Texas investigators are offering a $50,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the governor’s mansion fire. MSNBC's Contessa Brewer reports.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today at a news conference with U.S. President George W. Bush that Britain will urge Europe to impose further sanctions to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons.
Some drivers have converted their vehicles to run on electric and solar power. Besides eliminating expensive gas, they’re cleaner. Hattie Kauffmann reports.
A New Jersey school district is banning a popular beverage meant to give people a quick boost of caffeine. Officials say energy drinks, a liquid that is often filled with sugar and substantial amounts of caffeine, will no longer be allowed.
The newly-introduced 3G version of Apple’s iPhone will include the Associated Press Mobile News Network, an enhanced way to get news from the AP.
President Bush is calling on Congress to lift the ban on most offshore oil drilling, saying $4-a-gallon gas should be all the incentive lawmakers need.
Thousands of friends, colleagues and strangers joined President Bush and the First Lady in paying their respects to Tim Russert. A wake for the journalist was held in Washington Tuesday
A Memphis police officer has been fired after a video showed him holding a female suspect while another policeman beat her.
Three students have been suspended, and will not be allowed to attend graduation ceremonies after lacing a cake with laxatives then giving that cake to one of their teachers.