Beyonce picks up tab for Walmart shoppers

Beyonce picks up tab for Walmart shoppers

Dec. 23: The pop star did some last-minute shopping at a Tewskbury, Mass., Walmart and picked up the first 50 dollars on ev...

Will the real Marty Walsh please pick up?

Will the real Marty Walsh please pick up?

Nov. 6: Rachel Maddow reports on some confusion among officials trying to congratulate the new Boston mayor but calling oth...

The challenge for House Speaker John Boehner

The challenge for House Speaker John Boehner

Sept. 20: Speaker John Boehner has a hard job. His members don't listen to him. His position isn't that safe. He just picked up a prim...

Obama does some holiday shopping with daughters

Obama does some holiday shopping with daughters

Dec. 1: President Barack Obama picks up several books Saturday in Washington with daughters Sasha and Malia.  

Passing immigration reform before Christmas

Passing immigration reform before Christmas

Oct. 18: Rep. Luis Gutierrez outlines a time frame and possible framework for passing immigration reform.  

Nelly, Florida Georgia Line ‘Cruise’ plaza concert

Nelly, Florida Georgia Line ‘Cruise’ plaza concert

Sept. 2: R&B star Nelly and up-and-coming country group Florida Georgia Line perform a remix version of their hit song “Cruise,” t...

'Up Late with Alec Baldwin' coming Oct. 11th

'Up Late with Alec Baldwin' coming Oct. 11th

Sept. 30: Alec Baldwin’s new show - "Up Late" - premieres October 11th at 10 pm ET on msnbc.  

TODAY men renounce razors for No-Shave November

TODAY men renounce razors for No-Shave November

Nov. 1: The crew, cast, and control room of TODAY have all made a pact to ditch their razors for the month of November in o...

Hayes: Black women are bedrock cornerstone

Hayes: Black women are bedrock cornerstone

Nov. 7: Chris Hayes emphasizes the importance of black women voters.  

Incognito an 'honorary' black person? Really?

Incognito an 'honorary' black person? Really?

Nov. 10: Global Grind editor-in-chief Michael Skolnik speaks on the notion that Miami Dolphins teammates considered guard R...

GQ names Timberlake, Will Ferrell men of the year

GQ names Timberlake, Will Ferrell men of the year

Nov. 12: Michael Hainey of GQ magazine shares the publication’s choices for Men of the Year, which include Justin Timberl...

Turkey trouble? Men join Butterball’s holiday hotline

Turkey trouble? Men join Butterball’s holiday hotline

Nov. 26: For decades, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line has offered helpful advice to solve turkey catastrophes – and this ...

‘SNL’ to add black female performer next month

‘SNL’ to add black female performer next month

Dec. 13: After criticism that the popular sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” has not featured a black female cast...

Black Dogs Are Adopted Less Often

Black Dogs Are Adopted Less Often

Jan. 12: Black dogs are euthanized at a much higher rate because they’re less likely to be adopted due to their color. NB...

‘Dead’ farmer wakes up in body bag

‘Dead’ farmer wakes up in body bag

Feb. 28: A Mississippi farmer was zipped up in a body bag Wednesday after a coroner said he had no pulse or heartbeat. But ...

Morial on ‘State of Black America’

Morial on ‘State of Black America’

March 25: TODAY’s Lester Holt talks to Marc Morial from the National Urban League about the annual “State of Black America” report.  

Privacy issues in black and white

Privacy issues in black and white

Aug. 22: The outrage over the NSA's massive, sprawling data collection is different in the white community than in the blac...

Katy Perry’s ‘Waking Up in Vegas’

Katy Perry’s ‘Waking Up in Vegas’

July 24: Singer Katy Perry talks to TODAY’s Matt Lauer about her recent world tour and performs her song “Waking Up in Vegas” on the P...

Condi Rice reflects on growing up in segregated Birmingham

Condi Rice reflects on growing up in segregated Birmingham

Sept. 6: In a preview of her interview set to air on the Advancing the Dream: Live from the Apollo special show Friday night, former S...

Meteor lights up the sky over Georgia and Alabama

Meteor lights up the sky over Georgia and Alabama

Sept. 10: A baseball-sized meteor lights up the sky. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.