More peanut butter products recalled

Seeded on Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:49 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Now it's some Little Debbie peanut butter crackers that are being recalled because there's a chance of salmonella contamination. The Sunday announcement from McKee Foods Corp. followed a warning from health officials for consumers to avoid products containing peanut butter.

washington, health, associated-press, food-safety, msnbci

Mississippi now has highest teen birth rate

Seeded on Wed Jan 7, 2009 1:04 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report.

health, kids-and-parenting, msnbci

Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee

Seeded on Sun Jan 4, 2009 5:06 PM EST (msnbc.com)

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.

investigation, politics, house-of-representatives, national-weather-service, msnbci, energy-secretary

Slump means identity crisis for Las Vegas

Seeded on Fri Jan 2, 2009 5:02 PM EST (msnbc.com)

For the first time in decades, Las Vegas' population has stopped growing. Casino projects are on hold. Planes full of free-spending tourists are landing with less frequency.

business, economy, labor, msnbci, economy-in-turmoil

Former Sen. Pell, creator of Pell Grants, dies

Seeded on Fri Jan 2, 2009 12:57 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Claiborne Pell, the force behind a grant program that has helped tens of millions of Americans attend college, died Thursday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 90.

politics, msnbci

Child 'slavery' now being imported to U.S.

Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:15 AM EST (msnbc.com)

The trafficking of children for domestic labor in the U.S. is an extension of an illegal practice in Africa. Families send their daughters to work for money and the opportunity to escape a dead-end life.

life, us-news, msnbci

Thieves steal $10,000 in jewelry from Latifah

Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 11:00 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Two gold rings, a gold chain and a silver ring were allegedly taken from singer's $1,000-a-night villa.

entertainment, access-hollywood, msnbci

Banned words list offers offenders no 'bailout'

Seeded on Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:51 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A movie about a "maverick," his journey "from Wall Street to Main Street," his "desperate search" for a "monkey" and a "game-changing" revelation about his "carbon footprint" probably would make the nation's word-watchers physically ill.

life, nominations, us-news, lake-superior, middle-class, maverick, running-mate, msnbci

Police: 'Jena Six' teen shoots self

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:20 AM EST (msnbc.com)

A teen convicted in the "Jena Six" beating case shot himself in the chest and was taken to the hospital Monday, days after his arrest on a shoplifting charge, police said.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Automakers get $17.4 billion lifeline from gov't

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:44 AM EST (msnbc.com)

The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers.

business, washington, autos, committee, united-auto-workers, bush-administration, senate-majority-leader, msnbci

Plane hits cow on emergency landing

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:53 AM EST (msnbc.com)

A British pilot says he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing - a cow.

world-news, weird-news, msnbci, vehicular-weirdness

Obama team considers $850 billion stimulus

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:12 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Eager to jolt a worsening economy back to life, President-elect Barack Obama's aides are assembling a two-year stimulus package that could cost $850 billion.

business, washington, msnbci, economy-in-turmoil

In Mideast, Arabs hail shoe-hurling journalist

Seeded on Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:38 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Arabs across many parts of the Middle East hailed the journalist as a hero and praised his insult as a proper send-off to the unpopular U.S. president.

world-news, mideast-n-africa, msnbci

Man handcuffs his wife to the bed, loses key

Seeded on Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:54 PM EST (msnbc.com)

If you love something, set it free. And if you can't, call the police. The Detroit Free Press reported police responded to a call Thursday morning by a Dearborn man who handcuffed his wife to their bed but misplaced the key.

police, us-news, weird-news, situation, msnbci, the-situation

Survey: Teens sharing nude images online

Seeded on Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:25 PM EST (msnbc.com)

When it comes to sex, tech and teens don't make the best bedfellows. A recent survey has found that one in five teen girls has used the Internet to share nude or semi-nude images of themselves. Here's how to keep your tech-savvy teen from baring all online.

people, sex-offenders, today, teen, sex-education, parenting-family, msnbci

Feds: Ill. gov was on 'corruption crime spree'

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 12:27 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.

politics, rod-blagojevich, blagojevich, msnbci

Economy lost another 533,000 jobs in Nov.

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 11:10 AM EST (msnbc.com)

U.S. employers shed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent, the government said Friday in a worse-than-expected report.

business, stocks-economy, msnbci