Would-be bride, 107, seeks her first husband

Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:09 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A 107-year-old Chinese woman who was afraid to marry when she was young has decided to look for her first husband and hopes to find a fellow centenarian so they will have something to talk about, a paper reported.

china, asia-pacific, world-news, msnbci

Mothers against Facebook breast-feeding ban

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:00 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Facebook has sparked a massive online debate - and protests - and after removing photos that expose too much of a mother's breast.

technology, technology-science, msnbci, tech-and-gadgets

Police: 'Jena Six' teen shoots self

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:30 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

'Pregnant man' is pregnant again

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:46 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man in Oregon after surgery and hormone treatment, is expecting a second child, Beatie told Barbara Walters.

health, kids-and-parenting, msnbci

GOP spends $150,000 for Palin's wardrobe

Seeded on Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:01 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

John McCain's presidential campaign said thousands of dollars worth of clothing purchased by the Republican Party for running mate Sarah Palin will go to a "charitable purpose" after the campaign.

politics, republicans, republican-national-committee, republican, clothes, sarah, palin, republican-candidate, sarah-palin, decision-08

Army stops Iraq GI from bringing puppy home

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:10 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Army to let an Iraqi puppy come home with a U.S. soldier, who fears that "Ratchet" could be killed if left behind.

iraq, washington, middle-east, military, dog, dogs, defense-department, us-news, baghdad, war-with-iraq

Killer who claimed he was too fat is executed

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:32 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Ohio has executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane.

ohio, lethal-injection, us-supreme-court, us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Woman says she was shot in the leg by her stove

Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:58 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A woman said she was shot in the leg by her stove. Cory Davis told the Peninsula Daily News she had just stoked her cast-iron heating stove Sunday when she heard a loud bang and was struck in her left calf.

us-news, weird-news, msnbci

Survivors beg for help as Ike ravages Texas

Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:03 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Hurricane Ike crashed into southeast Texas early Saturday, battering the coast as residents who decided too late they should have heeded calls to evacuate made futile calls for rescue.

texas, hurricane, weather, new-york, beach, tropical-storm, msnbci, hurricane-ike