A former Bakersfield, Calif., Marine is being awarded one of the nation's most prestigious honors for his heroic actions while deployed in Afghanistan. KGET's Kelsey Thomas reports. (NBC News)
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Theo, a bomb-sniffing dog which helped uncover more bombs and weapons than any other army dog in Afghanistan, has been posthumously awarded Britain's highest military honor available to animals. ITN's Paul Davies reports. (Nightly News)
The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the EU was met with confusion among those who have witnessed Europe's economic crisis, and deep unrest. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
A former banker, who served jail time for helping Americans dodge taxes, will be awarded $104 million by the IRS for helping expose a tax evasion scandal at a Swiss banking giant. CNBC's Eamon Javers reports. (TODAY)
A former banker, who served jail time for helping Americans dodge taxes, will be awarded $104 million by the IRS for helping expose a tax evasion scandal at a Swiss banking giant. CNBC's Eamon Javers reports. (TODAY)
Digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong explains the jury's decision that Samsung was violating Apple's patents with their Android smart phone, its impact on innovation and what this verdict will mean for consumers. (TODAY)
Queen Elizabeth II has granted her grandson another knighthood, appointing him to the Scottish Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle to complement his and Duchess Kate's Scottish titles of Earl and Countess of Strathearn. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (TODAY)
President Obama will award the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta on Tuesday. This is the first time since the Vietnam War that a living recipient will receive the medal for his actions in a war still being fought on foreign soil. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
There are growing calls tonight for China to free its most prominent political prisoner, after he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Liu Xiaoboo has led the campaign for democracy in China - which earned him an eleven year prison sentence. From ITN's Angus Walker reports. (Nightly News)
Scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the 2010 physics Nobel Prize for inventing a sheet of carbon that is just one atom thick. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports.