According to the latest jobs report, the US economy added 155,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate stays the same at 7.8 percent. CNBC's Brian Shactman reports. (Morning Joe)
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From President Obama horsing around with a pint-sized Spiderman to the first couple taking in the skyline of their hometown of Chicago, the TODAY anchors look back at some of the best White House photos of 2012. (TODAY)
Two years after Ted Williams was discovered on a street corner, the formerly homeless "man with the golden voice" is living in an apartment and doing commercial voice-overs for Kraft macaroni and cheese. He tells NBC's Stephanie Gosk he still takes life one day at a time. (TODAY)
The Georgia school board member accused of running over a teenager to get into a parking space has now resigned citing "personal and family reasons." TODAY's Willie Geist reports. (TODAY)
For many, funerals are solemn affairs, allowing the living to grieve, but a new TLC show finds funerals that are more like rowdy parties, celebrating the lives of the recently departed with laughter and music. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (TODAY)
The field that appeared in the beloved 1989 Kevin Costner film "Field of Dreams," has been sold to an investor group that plans to preserve the field and farmhouse made famous by the movie. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)
James Foley, a freelancer who was captured on Thanksgiving day in northern Syria, was working for the news organization the GlobalPost. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)
The secretary of state, who left New York-Presbyterian hospital Wednesday after being treated for a blood clot is reportedly ready to get back into the swing of things and planning to come to the office next week. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)
The former two-term governor of Maine, Sen. Angus King, has promised to take a new approach in Congress, hoping to bridge the divide between Republicans and Democrats. NBC's Tom Brokaw reports. (Nightly News)
It's the most diverse Congress in history – with more African Americans, Latinos and women than ever before including the first openly gay senator. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (Nightly News)
