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A drug called Kadcyla is offering hope to women diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease. The drug is not a cure but does extend life by an average of 9.6 months. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)

In one of the earliest and worst flu seasons in years, thousands of people have already been infected in 41 states. Experts say the flu spreads more easily in dry winter air and expect five to 20 percent of the population to be affected. (TODAY)

Armed not with a badge and gun, but with a chalk and easel, Lois Gibson has been helping authorities put criminals behind bars for three decades. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (TODAY)

NBC's Pete Williams reports on the Supreme Court's decision to take up two cases dealing with DOMA and California's Prop 8. (The Cycle)

With 66 deaths, this could be the worst year in the U.S. for the West Nile Virus, which was introduced to the country in 1999. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)

The 21-year-old father facing kidnapping and murder charges in the disappearance of California teen Sierra LaMar may be linked to other assault cases. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports. (TODAY)

From the "Desperate Housewives" trial to the college student accused of secretly videotaping his roommate's homosexual tryst, legal analyst Sunny Hostin offers her perspective on legal cases making headlines this week. (TODAY)

Police found the body of Tennessee mother Karen Swift, who had been missing since Halloween, and are questioning whether the homicide is linked to four other missing women in neighboring states. (TODAY)

Serial killer Ted Bundy's DNA profile was uploaded to the FBI's database on Friday, after vials of his blood were found last month, and cold case detectives across the country are hoping the DNA might break the cases of dozens of unsolved murders. Msnbc's Chris Jansing reports. (Jansing and Co)