MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlinesMSNBC.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.Century after first fatality, safety is in the air- September 16, 2008 It was called an "aeroplane," but the contraption Orville Wright piloted on Sept. 17, 1908 was hardly more than a big box kite with a motor. And unlike his famous first flight in 1903, this one was doomed.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26743609/ McCain camp calls Fey's Palin 'sexist'- September 16, 2008 John McCains camp is slamming Tina Feys impersonation of Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, while Cindy McCain is calling out the ladies of The View.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26743182/ Could inner zombie be controlling your brain- September 16, 2008 If you had to sum up the past 40 years of research on the mind, you could do worse than to call it the Rise of the Zombies.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26742742/ Shortest man meets leggiest woman- September 16, 2008 Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd Tuesday when the shortest man who can walk met the woman with the longest legs.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26741641/ General: More troops for Afghanistan- September 16, 2008 Even after an extra U.S. Army brigade arrives in Afghanistan, three times that many reinforcements will be needed, the highest-ranking U.S. general there said Tuesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26740046/ Can games make your kid a better citizen- September 16, 2008 Parents of video-gaming children, take heart: Your kid is not destined to become an anti-social hermit who lives at home until hes 35. In fact, a new study shows that all that game time could actually be making him a better citizen.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26726230/ Whale whisperer teaches beluga to 'talk'- September 16, 2008 A Japanese researcher says he has taught a beluga whale to "talk" by using sounds to identify three different objects, offering hope that humans may one day be able to hold conversations with sea mammals.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26737680/ |