"MSN Headlines" Reader

"MSN Headlines" Reader


Video: U.S. weighs military options against Libya

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:44 PM PST

Feb. 28: The United States is considering military options against Libyan leader Muommar Khaddafy, including taking control of Libyan airspace. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.  (Nightly News)The United States is considering military options against Libyan leader Muommar Khaddafy, including taking control of Libyan airspace. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Video: Foreign workers in Libya mass at border

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:46 PM PST

Feb. 28: The million-and-a-half foreigners who work in Libya are among the poorest people in the country. Now, many of them are stuck at the border. Emma Murphy of ITN News reports.  (Nightly News)The million-and-a-half foreigners who work in Libya are among the poorest people in the country. Now, many of them are stuck at the border. Emma Murphy of ITN News reports. (Nightly News)




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Video: Talk of a deal in Wisconsin standoff

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:48 PM PST

Feb. 28: Moderate Republicans in the state senate have been talking about a compromise, but for now it remains just that, talk. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.  (Nightly News)Moderate Republicans in the state senate have been talking about a compromise, but for now it remains just that, talk. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (Nightly News)




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

No. 8 Notre Dame makes its case for top seed

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:02 PM PST

Notre Dame guard Ben Hansbrough drives up court during the Irish's victory over Villanova on Monday.Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis each scored 30 points as No. 8 Notre Dame hammered No. 19 Villanova 93-72 in a Big East Conference game Monday.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Video: Violent weather hits the Midwest

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:51 PM PST

Feb. 28: Tornadoes from Oklahoma to Ohio, and ice, hail and rain from Indiana to Pennsylvania. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)Tornadoes from Oklahoma to Ohio, and ice, hail and rain from Indiana to Pennsylvania. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Video: The ‘quiet hero’ of the Oscars

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST

Feb. 28: David Seidler, a struggling screenwriter who at the age of 73 finally had a hit with 'The King's Speech,' brought some heart to last night's Academy Awards. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.  (Nightly News)David Seidler, a struggling screenwriter who at the age of 73 finally had a hit with 'The King's Speech,' brought some heart to last night's Academy Awards. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Half of men may have HPV, study shows

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:54 PM PST

Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against HPV, U.S. researchers said.

Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Sponsored By:

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:54 PM PST

1940s sex symbol Jane Russell dies at 89

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:57 PM PST

Jane Russell made her screen debut in 1943's "The Outlaw."Jane Russell, the busty brunette who shot to fame as the sexy star of Howard Hughes' 1941 Western "The Outlaw," died Monday of respiratory failure, her family said. She was 89.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Obama whacks Romney on health care — again

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST



Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Hatch: Health care law is 'an awful piece of crap'

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST

Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah really doesn't like the new health care law, and he used some not-so-legislative language to say so last week.

Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Apple's iPad 2 event: Sure things and long shots

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:45 PM PST

Wednesday brings a new iPad, this we know. And we know that, from 20 paces, it will probably look like the current iPad — Apple's own event invitation indicates as much. As for the details of the reveal, here's what else we think will happen, and what we're pretty sure just won't go down.Wednesday brings a new iPad, this we know. And we know that, from 20 paces, it will probably look like the current iPad — Apple's own event invitation indicates as much. As for the details of the reveal, here's what else we think will happen, and what we're pretty sure just won't go down.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Japanese carmakers top Consumer Reports rankings

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:19 AM PST

Toyota fared well in the magazine's top picks for 2011 across 10 different vehicle segments. The Japanese automaker had the most with three picks (the RAV4 small SUV, shown here, the Sienna minivan and the Prius hybrid). Consumer Reports has named Japanese automakers Honda, Subaru and Toyota as the best all-around car makers for the third year in a row in its annual auto issue.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Four CEO candidates to replace Warren Buffett

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

Billionaire financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett eats ice cream during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. The pool of internal candidates to eventually replace Buffett as Berkshire's chief executive has expanded to four, the company said.The pool of internal candidates to eventually replace Warren Buffett as Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive has expanded to four, the company said in a regulatory filing.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

'Angry Birds' knocked from perch...by another bird

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:02 PM PST

It's all about the birds these days. Witness, for example, "Angry Bird's" epic hold on Apple's App Store charts ... not to mention its hold on hearts the world over. And now, another bird has knocked "Angry Birds" from its perch. A game called "Tiny Wings" has become the No. 1 paid app on iTunes. But how long will our new feathered friend remain in its nest?It's all about the birds these days. Witness, for example, "Angry Bird's" epic hold on Apple's App Store charts ... not to mention its hold on hearts the world over. And now, another bird has knocked "Angry Birds" from its perch. A game called "Tiny Wings" has become the No. 1 paid app on iTunes. But how long will our new feathered friend remain in its nest?




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Gene therapy builds hope for future AIDS cure

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:09 PM PST

Jay Johnson, who works for an AIDS advocacy and service organization in Philadelphia, took part in one of the studies testing gene therapy as a possible new way to treat and perhaps someday to cure infection with HIV. In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease.




Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Sponsored By:

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:09 PM PST

Taco Bell takes to airwaves to defend their beef

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST

Taco Bell is turning to TV commercials to battle damage to its image from a lawsuit questioning its taco filling.

Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Mom aiding accidentally shot husband accidentally shot

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:56 PM PST

A small child accidentally shot his mother after finding the gun by the side of his injured father — who had just accidentally shot himself, the Baldwin County, Ala., Sheriff's Office says.

Email this Article Add to Newsvine

Lazy cat means it’s nice for mice at No. 10

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:12 AM PST



Email this Article Add to Newsvine