Nov 23 - By Christopher Elliott, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
I’m not sure how a fully inflated beach ball got in my hotel room.
Sep 30 - By Ashley M. Heher, AP Retail Writer
The owner of Sheraton hotels will offer thousands of guests a free night's stay in dozens of North American locations as part of a massive campaign that kicks off Wednesday to highlight the chain's $6 billion revitalization efforts.

May 21 - By Monica Rhor, Associated Press Writer
Step inside the children's area of the Clear Lake-County Freeman Public Library and you'll be greeted by a tumult of toddlers babbling, librarians singing and mommies cooing.

May 1 - By Alicia Chang, AP Science Writer
Concerns about a possible pandemic have sent people streaming into crowded emergency rooms and walk-in clinics — not with swine flu, but the swine flu jitters.
Apr 20 - By Christopher Elliott, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Jack Taras and his friends thought they would be checking in to the Occidental Grand hotel on the Dominican Republic’s postcard-perfect Eastern shore for Spring Break. But when Taras, a 19-year-old sophomore from Providence College, arrived at the resort, he was greeted with the hotel industry’s latest trick: he was walked down.
Nov 11 - By The Associated Press
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Nov 11 - By Brian Westley, Associated Press Writers
Heading to the capital city to be part of history on Jan. 20? Good luck finding a room.

Oct 17 - By Michael J. Crumb, Associated Press Writer
After failing to finish a reading assignment, 8-year-old Isabel Loeffler was sent to the school's time-out room — a converted storage area under a staircase — where she was left alone for three hours.

May 2 - By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Writer
Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut's Wesleyan University. But they say there's no funny business going on. Really. They mean it.