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This week, as part of our ongoing Making a Difference series, Nightly News will highlight the charitable efforts of five actors and artists. Tonight: Brian Williams spends time with Jon Bon Jovi, who is helping to create affordable housing for lower income families.
Tuesday: NBC's Lester Holt talks to Grammy-winning artist Alicia Keys, ambassador for Keep a Child Alive, a foundation that provides life-saving treatment, care and support to families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.
Intelligence agencies intercepted communications between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., and a radical cleric in Yemen.
"The president could take a few pages from Lyndon Johnson's book ... and start knocking heads together," said Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., the most senior African-American in Congress, of Barack Obama's plight for a health care overhaul.
Stocks jumped to new highs for the year Monday as the dollar extended its slide, boosting prices for commodities including gold and oil. Energy and materials stocks led the market.
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Davis: From Kansas’ quest for a title to John Calipari’s ramped-up expectations at Kentucky, this is sure to be a fun college basketball season. Here are the storylines to watch.
Big Bird — that towering, yellow 6-year-old — has been calling “Sesame Street” home ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969. And as it marks its 40th anniversary, he remains an essential member of the flock — and the show itself is forever young.
Coroner John White is presiding over a sad tally in this northern Indiana county, tracking rising numbers of suicides he believes are linked to the lingering recession. Elkhart may be a harbinger of deadly increases in other hard-hit areas.
"Modern Warfare 2" may be the most anticipated and controversial games of the year, with analysts expecting to see sales exceeding $500 million in the first week. Msnbc.com's video game reporter Todd Kenreck takes a look.
Now is a great time to explore this region of the world with China Spree’s knock-out bargain on their 10-Day Golden Triangle Tour which is priced from just $888 — that’s less than $100 per day!
