The two boys of a Utah man suspected in his wife's disappearance and then of killing himself and his sons in an intentional fire were starting to talk about what happened the night their mother vanished, an attorney said.

The Senate voted Monday afternoon to approve a House-passed bill aimed at improving the nation’s aviation infrastructure and modernizing air traffic control systems.

The architects of the joint state-federal mortgage releief plan believe it would be better for homeowners to get a partial deal than nothing at all, according to sources close to the talks.

Ongoing violence and a worsening security situation has been further complicated by Russia and China’s decision to block a U.N Security Council resolution on Syria. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports. (Nightly News)

Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport Monday, as post-snow rains caused a dam to collapse in Bulgaria, flooding a village and killing at least four.

First Read: Mitt Romney's campaign has trained its sights on Rick Santorum over the past 48 hours, demonstrating that Santorum may pose the freshest threat to their frontrunner status.

Junk food remains plentiful at the nation's elementary schools despite widespread efforts to curb childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

Mimi Alford claims she had an 18-month-long affair with President John F. Kennedy when she was a White House intern.

Netflix is launching its first original series to grow its streaming business and shift its focus away from DVD rentals.

“Times when we didn’t understand each other … discord and blame …” Clint Eastwood was reading from a script during this ad for Chrysler on Super Bowl Sunday, but the words also can describe the fallout over the ad.

By msnbc.com news services When Facebook goes public in a few months, will the social media giant decide to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq?

A Florida man, who flew his last mission 67 years ago, returned to the skies in a vintage B-17. WTVJ's Hank Tester reports. (NBC News)

Uggie, who's soared to fame as Jean Dujardin's canine co-star in the Oscar-nominated film "The Artist," might soon go into retirement for an unknown illness.

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning joins an elite group of legendary quarterbacks. (NBC Sports)

According to season 13 champ J.R. Martinez, the Denver Broncos quarterback may be interested in slipping on"Dancing's" sparkly costumes and showing off his moves.

Paying rent is getting more painful for renters across the country in the face of rising demand and tight supply. Both the commercial and residential real estate markets are seeing increases.

The maker of Legos has come out with a more feminine version of their popular blocks, but many people aren't happy about it. KNBC's Vikki Vargas reports. (NBC News)

A teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and "pretty enjoyable" experience.

Sixty years ago a young Princess Elizabeth was pronounced Queen of England after the sudden death of her father George VI. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports on her remarkable 60 years of service (Nightly News)

Critics say a Michigan politician's ad uses negative stereotypes of Asians. WDIV's Roger Weber reports. (NBC News)

In the first national estimate of serious injuries due to child abuse, Yale University researchers say 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by abuse. Babies younger than one were the most common victims.

A review of 20 years of research finds that physically disciplining a child has long-term, harmful effects on their development.

The next version of Microsoft’s PC operating system will be a radical change for people who pick it up for the first time, with a primary screen based on tiles similar to the Windows Phone interface — relegating the old-fashioned-yet-familiar Windows desktop to a secondary status.

TEHRAN -- The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.

As fans of Hawaii well know, the islands are great place to chill out, de-stress and generally slow down. These days, though, more people are doing so before they even arrive.

Students at a New York City middle school are facing discipline after an eighth grader allegedly sold marijuana-laced brownies to about 20 fellow pupils.       The incident happened at Intermediate School 208 in Bellerose, a suburban section of Queens.

First Read: In an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, President Obama outlined why he believes he "deserves" to win re-election.

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama ordered new U.S. sanctions on the government of Iran, including the Central Bank, on Monday.