Nebraska tightens 'safe haven' age limit
Nebraska on Friday added a 30-day age limit to the state's "safe haven" law.
First Read: Geithner likely to be treasury secretary
NBC News has learned that the President-elect is preparing to roll out his economic team on Monday -- and will personally announce the team and answer questions -- part of an effort to reassure markets.
Gas prices dip below $2 as oil prices waver
Only four months after peaking at an unheard of $4.11 a gallon, the national average price for gasoline tumbled below $2 Friday, its lowest point in more than three years.
Cap cutting: Knicks trade Crawford, Randolph
The New York Knicks began to revamp their roster, trading guard Jamal Crawford to the Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington on Friday. The Knicks also made another major deal Friday, sending Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins to the Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley, according to a report on the web site of the New York Daily News.
Review: ‘Twilight’ in the eye of the beholder
Fans of the novel will swoon over the faithfulness of the screen adaptation; others will chuckle at the adolescent over-earnestness of it all.
Autumn babies face greater risk of asthma
Babies born four months before the peak cold and flu season have a 30 percent higher risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Friday, suggesting that these common infections may trigger asthma.
Cosmic Log: The wired White House
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The tech-savvy campaigners who helped put Barack Obama in the White House say the nation is in for a historic four years of tech-savvy governance.
Talking turkey, coast to coast
Pies, mashed potatoes, cranberries, and, of course, turkey remain Turkey Day staples. But lots of other ethnic groups have flocked to America, each with its own twists on the basics.
Diabetes could cost U.S. well over $218 billion
Study estimates financial toll from rapidly increasing disease. Full story
Get an early jump on ski season
Thanks to a handful of early storms and legions of snowmaking guns, the ski scene is already picking up around the nation. Full story






