
Nov 21 - By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Writer
Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. Complete Story...

Nov 21 - By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Writer
Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
Nov 20 - By Associated Press
Thomas Coleman scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T to a 67-53 win over Davis & Elkins on Friday night.

Nov 19 - By Ann Sanner, Associated Press Writer
Soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in line and charities are taking more calls for help as the recession makes for a less-than-bountiful Thanksgiving.

Nov 6 - By Allen G. Breed, AP National Writer
Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.

Oct 29 - By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Writer
A German man reportedly dumped by a Brazilian woman he met on the Internet camped out in an airport for 13 days before being taken Thursday to a hospital for a psychological evaluation.

Oct 26 - By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Writer
Along a curve of desert highway near the gated home of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, mechanic Bill Johnson is struggling to keep his checkbook balanced.
Sep 29 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
_The Twilight Zone aired 1959-1964.

Sep 29 - By William Kates, Associated Press Writer
"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call 'The Twilight Zone.'" — Rod Serling
Sep 29 - By William Kates, Associated Press Writer
On a Friday night in October 1959, Americans began slipping into a dimension of imagination as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. They've really never returned.
Sep 28 - By Associated Press
Officials say a France Telecom employee has killed himself, becoming the giant phone company's 24th worker to commit suicide in 18 months.
Sep 27 - By Tini Tran, Associated Press Writer
Public loudspeakers in the central square blare the village anthem hourly: "If you want to see a miracle, come to Huaxi." Not that any reminders are needed.

Sep 24 - By Samantha Henry, Associated Press Writer
Astrid Thoenig got dressed, went to work and sat at her desk smiling Thursday as she slid her finger gently under the envelope flap of yet another identical birthday card. They don't make that many that say "Happy 100th."

Sep 14 - By Greg Keller, AP Business Writers
France Telecom SA was mobilizing all 20,000 of its managers Monday in an effort to respond to a string of 23 employee suicides that unions blame partly on layoffs and restructuring at the telecommunications giant.

Sep 10 - By Vicente L. Panetta, Associated Press Writer
Argentines are furious. They're blaming their soccer team's most recent World Cup qualifying loss squarely on coach Diego Maradona. Now the two-time world champions are in danger of missing their first World Cup since 1970.
Sep 7 - By Associated Press
The parents of a 7-year-old boy who died after an upstate New York car crash have fulfilled his wish that they get married, and they did it at the child's funeral.

Sep 6 - By Allen G. Breed, AP National Writer
As he reached the door of the chow hall, Henry Navarro looked to his right and uttered an expletive. Then he looked to his left and spat out an even stronger one.
Sep 4 - By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Writer
For the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records, The Associated Press over a period of months invited stars from the fields of music, politics and film to visit Studio A to talk about how the Detroit musical movement has affected them and the larger world.

Sep 4 - By Mike Householder, Associated Press Writer
On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army. The Beatles were a little-known group called The Quarrymen casting about for gigs in Liverpool. The nascent rock 'n' roll world was a few weeks away from "the day the music died" — when a single-engine plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens.

Sep 3 - By Ben Feller, Associated Press Writers
In one fell swoop, President Barack Obama must regain the public's attention on health care, explain in detail exactly what he wants in a final deal, unify a restless Democratic Party, prod Congress to get him a bill and bring clarity to a bewildering debate.
Sep 3 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
The Malaysian government has agreed to let Muslims attend a concert by U.S. hip-hop stars Black Eyed Peas, reversing an earlier ban imposed because the show is sponsored by an alcoholic beverage company, officials said Wednesday.
Aug 30 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Key milestones in the development and growth of the Internet:

Aug 30 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online.

Aug 27 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
The Malaysian government has agreed to let Muslims attend a concert by U.S. hip-hop stars Black Eyed Peas, reversing an earlier ban imposed because the show is sponsored by an alcoholic beverage company, officials said Wednesday.

Aug 21 - By Associated Press
Protesters will march the streets and Hawaiian chants will echo from the sprawling lawn of Iolani Palace on Hawaii's 50th anniversary of statehood, as high-minded panelists ponder the islands' future at a daylong conference.