Villagers steal Russian church - brick by brick

Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:31 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Wanted: One missing Russian church. Last seen in July. Reward for its return.

world-news, weird-news, msnbci

Hirst art auction rakes in $198 million

Seeded on Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:49 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A sale of pickled sharks, butterfly paintings and other pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst has raised $198 million, silencing his doubters and defying the global economic gloom.

entertainment, msnbci

Airlines expected to lose $5.2 billion this year

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 2:38 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The IATA predicts airlines will lose $5.2 billion this year as oil prices remain high and demand weakens, and suggests this weak financial performance will continue in 2009.

business, labor, associated-press, aviation, movers, msnbci

Kanye regrets mother missing Obama's run

Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:41 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

What Kanye West regretted when Barack Obama became the Democratic party's presidential candidate: That his mother, Donda, hadn't lived to experience it.

entertainment, celebrities, msnbci

Highway crashes drop to lowest level in decade

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:46 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Some 41,059 people were killed in highway crashes, down by more than 1,600 from 2006. It was the fewest number of highway deaths in a year since 1994, when 40,716 people were killed.

washington, life, us-news, msnbci

Source: 'Junior' Gotti arrested for murder

Seeded on Tue Aug 5, 2008 10:46 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

John A. "Junior" Gotti has been arrested on a murder conspiracy charge, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Judge removed from 'Jena Six' trials

Seeded on Fri Aug 1, 2008 4:04 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A state district judge on Friday decided that the judge presiding in over the cases of five black teens prosecuted for allegedly beating a white teen could not be fair and removed him.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Elephant hurts girl who snuck into zoo

Seeded on Fri Aug 1, 2008 7:33 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Israeli officials say a 17-year-old girl who sneaked into a zoo at night with a friend was attacked by an elephant and hospitalized.

world-news, israel-palestinians, mideast-n-africa, msnbci

Fergie 'thrilled' to play a prostitute in 'Nine'

Seeded on Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:46 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Grammy-winning singer Fergie will play a prostitute in "Nine," the movie version of the Broadway musical.

entertainment, celebrities, msnbci

Shia LaBeouf recovering after hand surgery

Seeded on Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:07 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Shia LaBeouf's mother says the actor is recovering well from surgery to his left hand following his dramatic 3 a.m. car accident in West Hollywood.

entertainment, access-hollywood, msnbci

Scrabulous scrapped on Facebook

Seeded on Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:43 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Don't be surprised if overall productivity in the American work place makes a steep climb in the next 24 hours. It seems fans of very popular Facebook application Scrabulous will have to find another way to goof off - at least on the social networking site.

internet, netiquette, technology-science, msnbci

Stones sign new recording deal with Universal

Seeded on Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:02 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.

entertainment, music, msnbci