
Dec 11 - By J.M. Hirsch, AP Food Editor
In my defense, I was sipping on an empty stomach. And I was with Nigella Lawson, a beautiful woman who has made a career of bringing out the steamy side of cooking.

Dec 2 - By Dirk Smillie, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
In an interview last winter, Lady Gaga recalled her anguish at being ignored as she performed at a bar filled with drunken NYU students. No one paid the slightest attention to her until, fed up, she decided to strip down to her lingerie. "I started playing in my underwear at the piano and I remember everyone was all of a sudden like 'Whoa!' And I said, 'Yeah, you're looking at me now, huh?' "

Nov 16 - By Dennis Hensley, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Sure, it’s flattering to have girls and women the world over swooning over your every move and hair toss, but sometimes a guy just wants to connect one-on-one, you know? Without a lot of D-R-A-M-A.

Oct 12 - By Marisa Belger, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
I have a car. And I live in New York City. Along with a monthly payment, insurance forms and parking tickets, the acquisition of this vehicle — an unfortunate requirement for my husband’s line of work — has awakened an almost vehement determination not to use it.

Sep 10 - By Afsin Yurdakul, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
A Q&A with Andrew Card, who as White House chief of staff, whispered news of the Sept. 11 attacks to the president as they visited a Florida elementary school.
Sep 9 - By The Associated Press, TEL
Transcript of the president's address on health care to a joint session of Congress, as prepared for delivery.
Aug 13 - By The Associated Press, TEL
"In the intelligence business, we always used to categorize information in two ways, secrets and mysteries. Mysteries were those where there were too many variables to predict. And I think that how long U.S. forces will be in Afghanistan is in that area." — Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaking at a Pentagon news conference.

Jul 20 - By The Associated Press, TEL
Summer is the perfect time to indulge our guilty pleasures. Whether it's a pitcher of frozen drinks poolside, a trashy novel for the plane ride, or a skipped work day spent at the baseball game, there's just something about these warm months that beckons us to be bad.

May 31 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
I know that Phil Jackson said earlier this year that if he were building an NBA team from scratch, the first player he’d take is Dwight Howard. And I know that Orlando’s resident Superman did most of the heavy lifting in the Magic’s dismissal of the Cleveland LeBrons from the playoffs.

May 5 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Paula Abdul maintains that she’s never been drunk, but she does admit that she can “get weird.”
Apr 29 - By The Associated Press, TEL
- Full transcript of President Barack Obama’s prime-time news conference on Wednesday:

Apr 9 - By xxxxxxx, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
My husband, Keith, and I always knew we wanted to have kids. So after we had been married for a while, we wanted to expand our family. Keith already had two beautiful boys—Tyler and Carson, whom I adore—from his first marriage; they have their mom, and I’m their “Nommy,” their Nancy mommy. But ever since I was young, I always knew I wanted to have a baby of my own. So there I was. I had met the man of my dreams, we had gotten married, I was beyond happy, and it felt like all the pieces were falling into place. So, let’s do it, I thought. Let’s have a baby!
Mar 31 - By Christine Cataldi, Andrew Littell , msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Now, more than ever, it’s imperative for small businesses to be flexible and make radical changes to survive.
Mar 25 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
They were a typical American couple: They got married, raised two daughters, and then, finding themselves squabbling over money and other issues, had a typical American divorce. Then Jim Tobin fell desperately ill with kidney disease that only a transplant could cure. His ex-wife, Bernadette Tobin, asked to be tested and found she was a perfect match.
Mar 19 - By The Associated Press, TEL
JAY LENO: The 44th President of the United States, please welcome President Barack Obama.
Mar 12 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Michael Phelps still won’t say what was in that bong he was photographed smoking at a party in late January. In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer, he said only that he had made a terrible mistake.

Feb 8 - By Mead Gruver, Associated Press Writer
When Erica Olivares ran away from home at age 16, the penalty was not a stern lecture — it was a month in Laramie County jail. Soon, under the tutelage of adult criminals, she was addicted to drugs. "Methamphetamine, I'd never even heard about that. And I heard about that in there," said Olivares, now 26.

Jan 27 - By The Associated Press, TEL
Governor Blagojevich, thank you for being here. It’s nice of you to take the time.

Jan 27 - By The Associated Press, TEL
- This is the full transcript, provided by the White House, of President Barack Obama's interview with Hisham Melhem of the Al-Arabiya television network.
Jan 25 - By Frank Silverstein, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
“It's not fun going bankrupt,” says John Peterman.

Dec 19 - By Dave White, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
I turned off reruns of “Cops” and a fresh new season of “Celebrity Rehab” long enough this year to see a few hundred movies. Because it’s my job. I know, tough job.
Dec 9 - By Lisa Lombardi, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
This is my Christmas fantasy: I find one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on my list. I ice-skate with my son, shop with my mom and curl up with my husband in front of a blazing fire. I painstakingly wrap presents. I make both sets of parents happy. They say as much. Now for the real version: I try hard to find the perfect gifts, but wind up spending hours at the mall getting nothing except a lip gloss for me. The only time my guy and I are together in front of a fire, there are in-laws wedged between us. And I race from one set of parents to the other, worrying that both sides are feeling slighted. If you love the holidays but find them a wee bit stressful, you're only human.
Nov 13 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Nicholas Rilling is a bright-eyed, active 5-year-old, normal in every way. What’s remarkable — miraculous, says his mother — is that he’s that way today after a three-day coma that resulted from his being underwater without oxygen for some 8 minutes.
Nov 4 - By The Associated Press, TEL
- Thank you. Thank you, my friends.

Oct 30 - By Ree Hines, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Despite persistent rumors to the contrary, “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus has no plans to leave the hit Disney show that made her a star.