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Top 5 best sleeper games of 2008: These are the best Cinderella games of 2008. If it's the new and innovative you seek, don't overlook these hidden gems. ›01:09 21 Nov, Fri
GM to return two leased jets amid criticism: General Motors Corp will return two of its leased corporate jets amid intense criticism in Washington this week on the luxury travel arrangements of its chief executive. ›18:41 21 Nov, Fri
Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits: President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach. ›16:48 21 Nov, Fri
Russia tries to flex naval might: The arrival of Russia's nuclear-powered vessel, Peter the Great, in Venezuela next week may mark the end of an era of rising ambitions for the Russian navy, not its beginning. ›23:52 21 Nov, Fri
5 tips to cut your Thanksgiving bill in half: In this economic climate, the cost of Thanksgiving dinner can put a stress on a family's budget. Stephanie Nelson to the rescue! Follow the Coupon Mom's five simple tips to reduce your bill by over 50 percent. ›00:14 20 Nov, Thu
Send in your home and garden questions: Got questions about how to fix up your home and garden for the winter and beyond? Is there a project you want to tackle, but don't know how to approach? Send in your questions, and TODAY's home expert Lou Manfredini might answer them on TODAY. ›15:34 21 Nov, Fri
Islamists: We'll fight Somali pirates: A radical Islamic group in Somalia said Friday it will fight the pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil. ›18:35 21 Nov, Fri
Keep warm with cool winter coats: As a constant part of your ensemble, it is essential that your jacket reflects your style and adds a level of interest to your appearance. TODAY Style editor Bobbie Thomas offers the inside scoop on the winter's hottest outerwear. ›14:22 20 Nov, Thu
Mukasey feeling better, checks out of hospital: The attorney general was given a "clean bill of health" and went back to work Friday after his harrowing collapse at a late-night dinner speech. ›18:03 21 Nov, Fri
Cabbage batch kids: 2,200 Koreans make kimchi: In aprons and hairnets, 2,200 braved the cold outside City Hall in Seoul, Korea, in a bid to make the world's biggest batch of kimchi, from 58,000 heads of cabbage. ›16:58 20 Nov, Thu
Mini nuclear reactors to power remote areas: Using technology originally developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, Hyperion Power Generation is creating mini nuclear fission reactors that will provide electricity and hot water to remote locations, nearly all outside the United States. ›21:36 21 Nov, Fri
Obama team gets 200,000 resumes, and counting: An Obama transition official has told NBC News that they've received more than 200,000 work applications through the official transition web site. ›08:55 21 Nov, Fri
Alex Cross back to solve slew of killings: In best-selling author James Patterson's latest book, "Cross Country," Detective Cross is called to the worst murder scene he has encountered in all his years on the force. An excerpt. ›16:27 21 Nov, Fri
Video: 'Twilight' takes big bite of box office: Nov. 21: Parents of teenage daughters across the country have been forced to enter the "Twilight" zone as the movie, based on the popular book series of the same name, spawns the latest American pop-culture obsession. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.(Nightly News) ›00:09
Disputed Senate ballots hold key to Minn. win: The pile of disputed ballots in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race is growing at a pace sure to dwarf the 215-vote margin prior to the recount, making it tough to tell who is gaining an edge as the recount progresses. ›17:56 21 Nov, Fri
Urban growers go high-tech to feed city diners: Terry Fujimoto sees the future of agriculture in the exposed roots of the leafy greens he and his students grow in thin streams of water at a campus greenhouse. ›16:55 21 Nov, Fri
Top 5 turkey-friendly wines: Even though it's a bit more flavorful than its cousin chicken, turkey is still a relatively blank canvas when it comes to food matching. In honor of Thanksgiving, Epicurious presents the top turkey-friendly wines. ›16:58 20 Nov, Thu
Pentagon bans computer flash drives: The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks. ›18:28 21 Nov, Fri
Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits: President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach. ›16:48 21 Nov, Fri
1,800-year-old bronze chariot unearthed: Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. ›17:19 21 Nov, Fri
Video: Colleges taking hard knocks: Nov. 21: The endowments of many higher education institutions have been hit hard by recent market losses. NBC's Bob Faw reports.(Nightly News) ›23:59 21 Nov, Fri
Second Life bank crash foretold financial crisis: Alan Greenspan admitted last month that lending institutions could not always be trusted to regulate themselves. He could have taken a cue sooner by looking at the 2007 collapse of Ginko Financial, a virtual investment bank in the online game Second Life. ›23:33 21 Nov, Fri
Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet: A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart. ›23:07 20 Nov, Thu
Slide show: Images: Celebrity cougar couples: Even though they're separated by years (decades in some cases), these celebrity twosomes are living proof that age is only a number. ›18:06 21 Nov, Fri
