Bottom Line - New study shows just how 'green' electric cars are

Switching to a battery-powered vehicle will yield measurable savings in a motorist’s energy bills, according to a new study, while also reducing global warming emissions. But the report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, or UCS, finds that the advantages vary widely dep …

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msnbc.com Entertainment - Some papers may pull abortion-related 'Doonesbury' comic strip

Around a dozen U.S.

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Bottom Line - Long-term investments in Facebook could be a bad bet, experts warn

Investors, social media watchers and Facebook users may be looking forward to the social network’s expected public stock offering later this year, but corporate governance experts aren’t quite so enthusiastic.

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Red Tape - Angry consumer, 'United Breaks Guitars' viral hero, launches Gripevine.com

Dave Carroll created perhaps the most successful gripe against a misbehaving company in the history of gripes, doling out Web-style justice with a remarkably viral -- and sarcastic -- music video.

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Bottom Line - Honda Civic mileage verdict has industry sweating

Honda is bracing for a possible flood of legal challenges if the California courts uphold a recent verdict awarding nearly $10,000 to a woman who claimed her 2006 Civic Hybrid delivered significantly lower fuel economy than the maker had promised.

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Armstrong 'gratified' after feds drop PEDs investigation - Cycling- NBC Sports

The case against Lance Armstrong is closed.

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Federal prosecutors close case against Lance Armstrong; no charges to be filed

Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.

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Red Tape - Supreme Court rules on GPS tracking, but punts on larger issues

Monday’s Supreme Court ruling invalidating a conviction based on evidence gained by GPS tracking of a suspect's car might seem like a victory for privacy advocates.

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msnbc.com Entertainment - Fans angry that Cee Lo changed 'Imagine' lyrics

The lyrics of John Lennon's "Imagine" are well-known to generations of fans, and when Cee Lo Green changed them while performing in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve, not everyone took it well.

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msnbc.com Entertainment - Don we now our ...'bright' apparel?

A Michigan school music teacher briefly changed the "Deck the Halls" lyric that goes "don we now our gay apparel" to "don we now our bright apparel" the Associated Press is reporting.

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Judge blasts Murray, sentences him to 4 years - Entertainment - Celebrities - TODAY.com

Pastor says Michael Jackson's doctor sold out his profession.

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Disruptions: Fliers must turn off devices, but it's not clear why

Decades-old rules persist without evidence that gadgets jeopardize safety

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Killing of 'Ozzie', a misfit duck, angers town - Local News - Boston, MA - msnbc.com

Jogger reported seeing a group of boys attacking the duck, a mascot of sorts, including one who repeatedly stomped on it

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World Blog - 'I am happy': Libyans line up to see reviled dictator Gadhafi's body

Hundreds of Libyans, mostly men, rushed to a former shopping mall in Misrata to view the corpse of the man they'd feared for decades.

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Food fight! Then students pepper sprayed - Local News - Portsmouth, VA - msnbc.com

Administrators are investigating a Norfolk school security guard's use of pepper spray during a food fight. The incident happened during lunch Tuesday at the cafeteria of Lafayette-Winona Middle School.

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Obama's teleprompter, podium stolen in Va.

A van containing President Obama's teleprompter and podium were stolen from a Virginia hotel parking lot on Monday, according to NBC12 in Richmond.

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Fire Chief Photos "Inappropriate" - Local News - Los Angeles, CA - msnbc.com

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Medic: Info from Jackson doctor didn't add up - Entertainment - Celebrities - TODAY.com

LOS ANGELES — After just a few moments in Michael Jackson's bedroom, the paramedic dispatched to save the singer's life knew things weren't adding up.

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No cash for Minn. boy who made 'miracle' shot - Other sports- NBC Sports

$50,000 prize denied because twin brother was supposed to take part in charity event at hockey game

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Rapper's tweet jams emergency phone system - Entertainment - Celebrities - TODAY.com

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Report: Charlie Sheen lost custody battle

LOS ANGELES — Although the court session was closed to the media, reports are that Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller's toddler twins will stay with their mother and her family, as agreed on in a March 10 settlement.

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'Fetal pain' abortion laws spur fierce debate

CHICAGO — Danielle Deaver says she did not want a late-term abortion — she wanted a baby.

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Man gets 99 years in prison for 16th DWI

CONROE, Texas — A man got a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of driving while intoxicated for the 16th time.

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Family of Mexican teen killed by border agent sues U.S.

A federal lawsuit filed Monday in Texas accuses the U.S. Border Patrol of wrongful death and civil rights violations in an agent's fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican boy in June.

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COURT: NO WARRANT NEEDED TO SEARCH CELL PHONE

A California court has ruled that police can search the content of a smat phone when they arrest a suspect. This is a very disturbing development that tears at the fabric of the 4th amendment.

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