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Senators grill Secret Service boss on sex scandal

The alleged hiring of prostitutes suggests a cultural problem within the Secret Service, Sen. Susan Collins says during a congressional hearing on the scandal.

Europe told to prep for Greek exit scenario

Euro zone officials have agreed that each euro zone country must prepare an individual contingency plan in the eventuality that Greece decides to leave the single currency area, two eurozone officials said on Wednesday.

Zuckerberg, banks sued over Facebook IPO

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and banks led by Morgan Stanley were sued by shareholders, who claimed they hid the company's weakened growth forecasts ahead of its IPO.

Teen suspended for anti-bullying video with fake suicide

The high school freshman suspended for five days after she created an anti-bullying video and Facebook page about a fictional girl who commits suicide says she tried to explain her work to school officials to no avail.

Rossen Reports: Are tanning salons admitting underage teens?

New Jersey’s “Tan Mom” has pled not guilty to bringing her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, but are tanning salons allowing underage kids in to get under the lights? TODAY National Investigative Correspondent Jeff Rossen went undercover to find out.

Mexico's Zetas cartel rewrites drug war in blood

Dozens of war-zone-like battles have erupted in northeastern Mexico in recent months as soldiers, marines and police have engaged in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with roaming Zetas hit squads.

Stuntman in wingsuit lands without a parachute

Boy, 3, rides toy motorcycle through China city

A 3-year-old boy took off on his toy electric motorcycle to go see his mother, who works at a KFC restaurant in China, weaving through cars as he rode through busy city streets.

Utah man: Roommates tortured me with power tool, knives

A Magna, Utah, man says he suffered through a weekend of torture in his home at the hands of his six roommates.

'Severe' sexual violence alleged at Ala. women's prison

Sexual misconduct by male correctional staff toward inmates at Alabama's Tutwiler Prison for Women is "commonplace" and has resulted in numerous women becoming pregnant while incarcerated, a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice alleges.

Staff bled $44M from heiress Clark, suit says

NEW YORK — The nurses, doctors, hospital, attorney and accountant for the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark coerced or influenced her to give them more than $44 million in gifts, the executor of her estate claimed in a remarkable legal petition filed Tuesday in Manhattan. Msnbc.com investigative reporter Bill Dedman has the story.

Homes, structures destroyed in Nev. wildfire

A Nevada wildfire threatening 120 homes grew to 5,000 acres in less than a day and destroyed two residences as well as 17 structures, officials said Wednesday as crews prepared for another attack.

Pakistan jails doctor who helped CIA find bin Laden

A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden was convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison on Wednesday.

Egypt votes in first democratic presidential election

A dying man came "for my children," a college student said he finally felt "like a citizen of this country," and an undecided voter was just happy to take part in "a historic" moment.

Prosecutor: Girl slain for 'bringing shame' on parents

LONDON -- A young woman has told a court in England that as a child she witnessed her 17-year-old sister being murdered by their parents after a months-long quarrel about the teen's Westernized lifestyle.

Police: Calif. teen, friends tried to kill strict mom

A 13-year-old girl who called her mother too strict with curfew enlisted friends in three alleged attempts to kill the mom, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.

Video shows dad putting toddler in washing machine

A game of peek-a-boo between a father and his toddler son turned into a frightening few minutes at a New Jersey laundromat when the boy became trapped in a spinning washing machine

Castrodale: Don't call us tomboys anymore

Castrodale: 40 years into Title IX, females keep making their mark in sports, and vice versa

Economic pessimism returns, according to NBC News/WSJ poll

First Read:  NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll underscores campaign messages of both Obama and Romney.

White supremacist gets 40 years for Ariz. bomb attack

A white supremacist likely will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison for a 2004 bombing that wounded a black city official in Phoenix.