
Nov 19 - By Linda Holmes, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
At Thanksgiving, the Chief told Meredith that he doesn't consider himself an alcoholic, she agreed not to tell anyone she'd seen him drinking, and they began to bond. At Christmas, though, when Meredith saw her father, Thatcher told her there was no way the Chief could take back his alcoholism. By New Year's, though the Chief had told Meredith he was giving up drinking again, she was later called to the bar to collect him, because he was spectacularly drunk. Complete Story...

Nov 19 - By John Schoen
ELKHART, Ind. - At the edge of this town, at the end of a long driveway, lives Lawrie Covey, who's at the end of her rope.

Nov 19 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Oprah Winfrey will end her show after its 25th season wraps in 2011, according to publicists for her production company, Harpo.
Nov 19 - By Harriet Baskas, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s a good time for well-mannered travelers to spend a few moments thinking about what there is to be thankful for this year.
Nov 18 - By Mark Whitaker, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- Sarah Palin hardly needs defending.
Nov 18 - By Tina Brown, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Now that Palin has stopped pretending to be a politician, she’s back to being, uh, whatever she was before.

Nov 16 - By Linda Holmes, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Down to four couples, "Dancing With The Stars" finds itself with two natural dancers in Joanna Krupa and Mya, one sentimental favorite in Donny Osmond, and one Cinderella story in Kelly Osbourne. Monday night, those four competed for the three spots available in the finals. And, because episodes are still two full hours long with only four couples, each couple would do three individual dances — something that's never happened in the show's history.
Nov 16 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
For Charla Nash, victim of a savage mauling by a chimpanzee, life goes on despite odds no one would ever want to confront. After her friend’s 200-pound chimp Travis savagely attacked her on Feb. 16, ripping off her eyes, lips, nose and all of her fingers save for a solitary thumb, doctors didn’t expect her to survive.
Nov 16 - By Mark Murray, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- Despite all the money and attention former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s autobiography is expected to draw as it hits bookshelves this week, it’s difficult to think of a national political figure who’s had a rougher year than the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
Nov 15 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
A lot of folks would pay good money to be a fly on the wall at this coffee klatch. In her upcoming memoir “Going Rogue,” former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she would welcome a sit-down with ex-Democratic presidential challenger Hillary Clinton.
Nov 13 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Folks in central Texas don’t like being played for boobs — especially by a woman who claimed to have breast cancer when all she really had was a chest that was flatter than she wanted it to be.
Nov 11 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
With metronomic regularity, the girl’s right arm rises to her face, her hand balled into a fist and partially covered by her sleeve. If Lauren Johnson is talking, she stops when her hand arrives at her nose. Then she sneezes. It’s not a big sneeze, but she has to stop to let it out. Then the hand drops and she resumes whatever she was doing. A few seconds later, the action is repeated.

Nov 10 - By Ree Hines, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
“Twilight’s” main man, Robert Pattinson, may have finally figured out a way to keep the crowds of teenage girls at bay. Sure, they may be drawn to his good looks, but the actor’s admitted dirty laundry and hygiene habits could send them running the other way.

Nov 10 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Angelina Jolie has given people much to marvel at — her philanthropy and her family immediately come to mind. But her superpower ability to grow Teflon skin when her actions attract negative publicity is equally impressive, until now. As it turns out, her biggest enemy isn’t the general public, who could have turned against her for any number of controversial proclivities, but Hollywood itself.

Nov 10 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean on Tuesday defended a recently surfaced erotic video of her as a youthful indiscretion and questioned whether it could actually be called a “sex tape” since no one else appears in it.

Nov 8 - By Eve Tahmincioglu, Career and labor reporter
Divorce can be hell, but it can be even more hellish if the husband and wife work together.

Nov 5 - By Linda Holmes, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Arizona, on her birthday, was looking after a young cancer patient named Wallace who had become something of a favorite. When his parents asked for a meeting with Arizona, the Chief and the board guy, Arizona was terrified that she was about to be read the riot act. It turned out, however, that Wallace's parents wanted to contribute $25 million to the hospital.

Nov 5 - By John Schoen
Out of work, out of savings and out of things to sell, Carolyn Johansen is running out of options to keep her home even as her unemployment benefits run out.
Nov 4 - By Alonso Duralde, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
As we head into Oscar season, “Precious” is the kind of movie that’s going to draw praise from many quarters while forming the basis for a lot of political and sociological arguments.

Nov 3 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
It sounds like the sort of romantic-mystery potboiler that keeps readers on the edge of their summer beach chairs: A strikingly pretty Florida housewife with a handsome husband and two beautiful young daughters is kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and held for $50,000 ransom.
Nov 2 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
In April 2007, former “Full House” child actress Jodie Sweetin took to the podium at Marquette University to tell college kids how she overcame drug addiction and try to inspire them to stay clean and sober themselves.

Nov 1 - By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Want to get a man to fall back in love with you? Katherine thinks all it takes is a fake plumbing call late at night, and sets up her home with a bubble bath, candles, lingerie and chocolate strawberries, thinking Mike will come over and, uh, snake her drain. But when Susan tags along, there's a catfight, and of course, both women end up falling into the bubbles.

Nov 1 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
On the day TLC had planned to premiere “Kate Plus Eight,” the network will broadcast “Kate: Her Story,” a one-hour special where NBC’s Natalie Morales sits down with Gosselin for what TLC is calling “her most intimate interview to date.”
Nov 1 - By Eve Tahmincioglu, Career and labor reporter
Elizabeth Nill, 61, had a dream of becoming a president of a community college when she went to Harvard Business School in the late 1970s. But even though colleagues told her she didn’t have the temperament for such a job, she spent years pursuing her dream.

Oct 28 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
To say that “Notes Left Behind” is a book about a 6-year-old girl who died is accurate, but woefully inadequate. By filling her family’s house with hidden messages of love and hope, Elena Desserich continues to celebrate life long after she succumbed to pediatric brain cancer.