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5 travel tricks for savvy summer savings: Think summer savings are a thing of the past? Think again. Amy Ziff of Travelocity shares smart, valuable advice to keep your costs under control. ›12:49, 25.06
Fendi or fake? New site polices purses: After the peeling hologram sticker in her new Fendi bag purchased on eBay for $415 made Chrys Reyna suspicious,a new Web site helped her determine it was "a really high-quality five-star fake." ›17:54, 20.06
Nontraditional tenants filling up vacant malls: Community college classes in the old mall movie theater. A DMV office across from the Starbucks. Maybe a local library between the Victoria's Secret and the Gap. ›18:40, 3.07
Man takes overdose over energy bill: An 84-year-old Stockport war veteran tries to end his life after a utility firm wrongly claimed he owed £6,500. ›16:44
Betancourt's joy at return to France: French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt expresses her thanks as she lands in France, days after her release from captivity. ›16:08
Make this red, white and blue cake: What better way to celebrate our nations independence than with a cake? This Fourth of July, sit back, relax, and commemorate our nation with a patriotic ice-cream cake from Epicurious. ›15:22, 3.07
YouTube ranters estranged hubby is mortified: A Broadway producer whose wife found YouTube fame after posting monologues about their failed high-society marriage described himself in court on Friday as "mortified" and "violated" by the experience. ›16:20, 30.06
Making of TODAY's wedding: Race to the Altar: From the bride's dress to the couples honeymoon spot, find out how your votes determined the details of TODAY's ninth annual wedding. ›16:16, 24.06
Teen pregnancy pact has 17 girls expecting: An investigation has been launched into an apparent teenage "pregnancy pact" that has at least 17 high-school girls expecting babies, four times more than last year.
Quiz: What is Coldplay's first album?: Are you a big fan? Test your knowledge on the popular British group. ›15:42, 25.06
Cablevision ups HD channel offerings: Cablevision Systems Corp. will give customers another 15 free high-definition channels as it faces stiffer competition from satellite TV providers and Verizon Communications. ›16:23, 3.07
Mom allegedly hit in sausage attack: Police say a 46-year-old man hit his mother in the head with a three-pound package of Polish sausage on Saturday night. Police said that when they arrived at the home, the man was in the kitchen cooking and on the telephone. ›20:05, 1.07
Women over 45: Time for a fashion Comeback: In his new book, "Staging Your Comeback," makeover guru Christopher Hopkins uses his 20 years of makeover experience to help women in their "second act" rediscover fashion and beauty that help them look their best. An excerpt. ›14:44, 2.07
Cheese-curd invite irks Quebecois: Canada's U.S. embassy apologized Thursday for a party invitation that featured a prominent figure in Canadian history holding a plate of French fries covered in cheese curds and gravy. ›00:50
From pills to pillows, when to replace your stuff: Knowing when to pitch everything from medication to your smoke alarm helps you and your family sleep better, stay safer, heal faster and more. Prevention's room-by-room guide outlines some surprising expiration dates. ›18:40, 3.07
Naked Cowboy sues M&Ms for $4 million: Just because he plays guitar in his underwear doesnt give the maker of M&Ms the right to parody him, says street performer Robert Burck. Type II diabetes and childhood obesity is epidemic, he pointed out. I don't endorse that product. ›23:25, 23.06
Boy George: U.S. wont keep me out forever: Though shut out from a U.S. tour because of an impending criminal trial in London on charges of assault and false imprisonment of a male escort, the 80s pop icon says he's not going to have a hissy fit. ›22:12, 25.06
World wide weddings: Couples webcast nuptials: John Roehsler took his wedding vows, exchanged rings with his bride and turned to the webcam. Roehsler and his bride used a webcast to allow friends and family from roughly 10 states and a dozen countries to view their wedding ceremony live. ›15:09, 1.07
Make a gourmet dinner ... with your toaster: Too hot to fire up your oven? French chef Eric Ripert of New York's Le Bernardin restaurant shows how to make a delicious meal with an appliance that's more energy-efficient than your kitchen oven. ›15:14, 13.06
Help! Im drowning in student loans: TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky shares advice on balancing the bills and resolving your credit problems. ›16:55, 24.06
Mystery cave opened at Mexican pyramid: Archaeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities. ›21:21, 3.07
How to brave bathing suit shopping: No matter how great your body, women everywhere cringe when its time to enter the fluorescent-lit dressing room with a bunch of skimpy bathing suits. Stacy London shares helpful advice on finding the right fit and how to make the experience a little less painful. ›15:59, 26.06
'Balloon-atic' in lawn chair aims to fly 300 miles: Like many Americans, Kent Couch plans to settle into a lawn chair during the Fourth of July weekend. Unlike everyone else, his feet will dangle high above the lawn. ›09:37, 3.07
Service sector contracts as orders fall: Higher oil prices caused service businesses to shrink in June, as falling new orders and rising costs hit the nation's coffee shops, paper mills and corner stores. ›18:33, 3.07
