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Q&A: Policing School Shootings: A disturbed 14-year-old wounds four before killing himself in Clevelandjust another spasm of violence in another bloody year for Americas schools. How to spot trouble before it opens fireand the ongoing debate over blame for a cycle that just wont stop. ›23:25 11 Oct, Thu
Judges reject Alaska offshore drilling plan: Federal regulators improperly granted Shell Oil permission for exploratory drilling in Alaska's Beaufort Sea, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. ›17:08 21 Nov, Fri
Tibetan exiles agree to forge 'middle path': Hundreds of Tibetan leaders agreed Saturday to continue to follow the Dalai Lama's "middle path" of compromise with China, capping a rare meeting to discuss how to advance their struggle for freedom. ›17:13 22 Nov, Sat
World's largest cruise liner launched in Finland: Finnish shipbuilders say the world's largest cruise liner has been launched into water for the first time. ›19:16 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
Pakistan says it is for nuclear-free South Asia: Pakistan's president has assured rival India he would not be the first to use atomic weapons and he proposed the idea of a nuclear-free South Asia, Pakistani and Indian media reports said Sunday. ›10:43
Kids of centenarians live longer, healthier lives: People who make it to the age of 100 may indeed have some "good genes" that they pass on their children, according to a new study. ›21:18 21 Nov, Fri
HIV tests not as routine as government wants: Two years after the government urged that HIV tests become as common as cholesterol checks, one in five people infected with the AIDS virus still doesn't know it. ›22:42 20 Nov, Thu
Deflation poses new economic threat: Strapped consumers are rejoicing at falling prices. But some economists warn of the growing risk of a ruinous downward price spiral called deflation. Here's what's at stake. ›17:10 21 Nov, Fri
Video: Gibbs named White House press secretary: Nov. 22: As expected, President-elect Barack Obama taps longtime spokesman Robert Gibbs for the position.(Nightly News) ›00:15
Climate explorers eye poles, Everest: A team of explorers plans to ski to the North and South Poles and climb Mount Everest all within 365 days and with the goal not to conquer but to protect the ice from global warming. ›23:51 21 Nov, Fri
Chinese still buying cars - fuel efficient ones: ›18:22 12 Nov, Wed
Video: Family takes stock after Calif. blazes: Nov. 22: In the aftermath of last weekends devastating wildfires in California, many homeowners are making the emotional journey back to look for those items that cannot be replaced. NBCs Michael Okwu reports.(Nightly News) ›00:21
Septic tanks make Malibu special, smelly: Malibu, which has long relied on septic tanks over sewer pipes as a way to limit development, may soon be forced to acquiesce. ›21:24 19 Nov, Wed
It's a Snap! The latest collection of readers' photos: It's a Snap! The latest collection of readers' photos ›23:21 20 Nov, Thu
Unable to recognize voices, except Sean Connery's: Body Odd: A 60-year-old British woman is the first documented case of someone born without the ability to detect familiar voices. ›14:19 19 Nov, Wed
Clift: Why Is Howard Dean So Quiet?: Howard Dean has stayed oddly quiet lately while intraparty squabbling over the Democrats primary calendar escalates. What gives? ›22:25 12 Oct, Fri
Got photos of polar bears in the wild?: If you have taken photos of polar bears in the wild, noting the date and location of the images, you can be part of the largest study to identify individual bears by their "whisker prints." ›22:27 17 Nov, Mon
Obama: 'Millions of jobs' in danger next year: President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting a two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump. ›20:40 22 Nov, Sat
Get an early jump on ski season: It's beginning to look a lot like ski season. Thanks to a handful of early storms and legions of snowmaking guns, the ski scene is already picking up around the nation. ›14:59 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
U.N. climate chief hails Obama pledge: The recent commitments on global warming by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama mark a new beginning for world negotiations, the head of the U.N.'s climate change body said Wednesday. ›23:26 19 Nov, Wed
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
Wal-Mart picks Mike Duke as new CEO: Wal-Mart, the worlds largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division. ›21:59 21 Nov, Fri
