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Vienna tourists hang on as carriage horses bolt: A woman and her two small daughters got more than their expected scenic tour through downtown Vienna on Thursday, when a team of unruly horses took them on a wild ride leaving the coachman behind. ›14:55 2 Jan, Fri
How to manifest the love of your life: Does the idea that everyone has a soul mate make you want to gag? Fight that urge because the first step to finding true love is to believe it's out there, says author Arielle Ford. ›16:39 5 Jan, Mon
Judge gives Blagojevich indictment more time: A federal judge on Monday gave prosecutors an additional three months to obtain a corruption indictment against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ›20:42 5 Jan, Mon
Cuba allows access to Hemingway papers: Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and coded messages the author sent when using his yacht to hunt for German submarines during World War II. ›00:40
Key Democrat: No stimulus by inauguration: Congressional Democrats said Sunday that President-elect Barack Obama probably will have to wait until next month before getting the chance to sign an economic aid bill. ›22:09 4 Jan, Sun
5 quick and easy meals for a flat belly: CNBC's Sharon Epperson offers advice on creating a financial plan for the new year and shares tips on building up savings in these tough times. ›15:41 31 Dec, Wed
'Hello 911? I'm driving drunk': Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender. ›07:25 3 Jan, Sat
Trucker's sunset shot voted Photo of the Week: David Kellum's fire-in-the-sky sunset photo outside his home in Yakima, Wash., was this week's top-rated image. ›23:57 2 Jan, Fri
Slide show: Images: Remembering Jett Travolta: Intimate family photographs recall the son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston, whose life was cut tragically short on Jan. 2, 2009. ›17:39 5 Jan, Mon
Your Career: Jobs outlook grim for 2009: We've decided to ask the Magic 8-Ball about the jobs outlook for this year. The answer? "Outlook not so good." ›15:06 5 Jan, Mon
Lead for car batteries poisonstown: The dirtin this town on the fringes of Dakar, Senegal's capital, is laced with lead left over from years of extracting it from old car batteries. And it is poisoning children. ›08:47 4 Jan, Sun
Burris declares he's a senator despite warnings: Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris is leaving for Washington on Monday afternoon for a high-stakes showdown on Capitol Hill about whether he'll succeed President-elect Barack Obama in Congress. ›21:35 5 Jan, Mon
Makeover! New style after 14 years: US Weekly contributor Jill Martin and hairstylist Louis Licari make over two TODAY staffers a woman who is planning a summer wedding and has never dyed her hair and a woman whose boyfriend of 14 years has never seen her with a different look. ›16:38 2 Jan, Fri
Kittengarten: Take your cat to class!: It's just what it sounds like: a class for kittens and their owners. The goal is to make sure that cats are happy and healthy in their adoptive homes and that they stay there. ›19:36 5 Jan, Mon
French fashion designer Ted Lapidus dies: Vicki Myron, author of the best-selling book "Dewey, The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" intended to wait a year or two before getting another cat, but that changed after a chance encounter. ›20:59 30 Dec, Tue
Brunch to dessert: New Years Day feast: Start the first day of the year off right with delicious, home-cooked meals. Chef Michael Lomonaco shares recipes for buttermilk waffles, frittata, Berkshire pork, coconut flan and more. ›18:29 31 Dec, Wed
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed immediately: A prosecutor says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff violated bail conditions by mailing about $1 million worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives, and wants him jailed. ›01:12
Twins born on separate days, months, years: They're twins, all right, despite what their spanking new birth certificates say. ›22:58 2 Jan, Fri
FAA reaches settlement with whistle-blower: The Federal Aviation Administration has reached a settlement with an air traffic controller who said he was retaliated against for warning that a takeoff and landing procedure in Memphis, Tennessee, had led to near midair collisions. ›02:32 3 Jan, Sat
Video: Auto sales hit the skids: Jan. 5: The news was even worse than expected for American automakers as December 2008 reports showed staggeringly low sales. CNBC's Phil Lebeau reports.(Nightly News) ›23:51 5 Jan, Mon
Fantasy writer becomes real-life knight: Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has carved out a career as a best-selling author with tales of wizards and sorcerers. Now he has been given knighthood, alongside Olympic athletes and rock singer Robert Plant. ›00:02 31 Dec, Wed
Oil settles above $48 on Mideast unrest: Israel's ground offensive in Gaza and a dispute between Ukraine and Russia over gas imports pushed oil prices above $48 a barrel Monday. ›20:41 5 Jan, Mon
Writer Inger Christensen dies at 73: The Danish writer who built experimental poems, essays and novels around systematized and mathematical structures has died at age 73. Inger Christensen was considered one of Denmark's most famous poets. ›14:47 5 Jan, Mon
Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip: Vice President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia on a congressional trip. ›23:12 5 Jan, Mon
