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Volkswagen Baja Race: Paris to Ensenada: Volkswagen and its Touareg 2 head to Mexico for the Baja 500. ›07:00 16 Oct, Tue
Factory orders drop in October: Orders to U.S. factories plunged in October by the sharpest amount in over eight years as a deepening recession caused big cutbacks in demand for steel, autos, computers and heavy machinery. ›19:31
Stacy solves your winter style issues: Have a clothing crisis this season? Wondering how to belt your sweaters or tuck jeans into your boots? Have no fear. TODAY style contributor Stacy London tackles some of your burning fashion dilemmas. ›21:06
Sound of Music hotel plan hits sour note: The Austrian city of Salzburg has blocked plans to open a hotel in a former home of the von Trapp family immortalized in The Sound of Music after protests by neighbors. ›17:24 3 Dec, Wed
49 detained over 'satanic' clothes: Police have arrested 49 people this week in a northern Iranian city during a crackdown on "satanic" clothes, IRNA news agency reported Thursday. ›20:46
Couple charged with torturing, abusing teen: A husband and wife were charged Thursday with kidnapping and torturing a 17-year-old boy authorities say was sometimes kept shackled inside their home. The boy's guardian also was charged . ›23:27
After 55 days, contest ends for 2 living in truck: A radio station had to make two contestants an offer they couldn't refuse in order to get them to quit a game to win a new car. ›23:32 28 Nov, Fri
Report: Ignored patient could've been saved: A homeless woman who died after writhing in pain on a hospital floor for nearly an hour could have survived if she had received proper treatment, a report concedes. ›14:45
Delta lays out new frequent flier rules: Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it will adopt a popular feature of Northwest Airlines' frequent-flier program, as it aims to merge the two reward systems by the end of 2009. ›18:41
Police chief, club indicted in boy's Uzi death: A police chief and a gun club in western Massachusetts were indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself. ›21:24
Forget your inhibitions on the world's sexiest islands: Whether you choose a beachy scene like Mykonos or an energetic city island like Hong Kong, these are the places where it's okay to forget about the horrors of the boring old real world and get back to sexy. ›19:51
J.K. Rowling is back on bookshelves: The woman behind Harry Potter will release a new book Dec. 4: "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," a collection of fairy tales that is mentioned in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Proceeds will go to a charity for children in Eastern Europe co-founded by Rowling. ›16:25 2 Dec, Tue
The best toy trends for all budgets: Penguins are so 2007! This year, there are plenty of new, amazing toys, with a heavy emphasis on dinosaurs, board games and even a green agenda. ›16:15 3 Dec, Wed
Ex-FBI agent denies role in 1982 slaying: A Miami judge delayed sentencing Thursday for an ex-FBI agent convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a former Florida gambling executive. ›20:24
Funky Islamic fashion struts catwalk: For many, Islamic fashion might seem synonymous with strait-laced garments that leave everything to the imagination, but some Asian designers are trying to equip modern Muslim women with a wardrobe that obeys both sartorial trends and spiritual dictates. ›16:04 3 Dec, Wed
Congresswoman hangs up on Obama: A Florida congresswoman hung up on president-elect Obama Wednesday, thinking it was a prank. ›11:44
Landmark West Hollywood strip club burns: A fire has erupted at the Body Shop, a landmark strip club in West Hollywood, Calif., included in the Motley Crue song "Girls, Girls, Girls." ›23:11
Cat lost in Yellowstone returned to Texas family: A cat lost in Yellowstone National Park in August has been returned to her family in Houston with the help of some West Yellowstone residents. Fluffy somehow survived for about three months despite the coyotes, foxes, owls, hawks, eagles and grizzly bears that frequent the area. ›01:55 3 Dec, Wed
Painting the desert red in the Wild West: Where else but in charmingly offbeat New Mexico can you find people living in "earthship" homes or a Wild West town where outlawsand ghostsare said to have roamed? ›15:38
Baby formula poses hidden risks: Tough financial times often call for inventive, improvised measures for families to make ends meet, but it nearly cost the life of a 5-month-old boy in Florida. Experts discuss the dangers of intoxication for infants when their baby formula is watered down. ›14:38 3 Dec, Wed
Sooners earned their way into Big 12 title game: You might think the BCS gift-wrapped a Big 12 title berth and sent it to Norman. Jeff Martin explains how Oklahoma earned it. ›21:07
Source: Obama, Becerra meet on trade job: California Congressman Xavier Becerra has met with President-elect Barack Obama to discuss the job of U.S. trade representative. ›23:06
World's sexiest islands 2008: Whether you choose a beachy scene like Mykonos or an energetic city island like Hong Kong, these are the places where it's okay to forget about the horrors of the boring old real world and get back to sexy. ›19:51
Canadian carriers cram to obey obesity ruling: High court forces airlines' hands; experts have varying ideas for compliance. ›14:51
