Oprah

Oprah is poised to hang up her duties as a talk show host. She announced that her popular daytime show that has featured a mix self-help, inspiration and celebrity interviews will go off the air in 2011 - after 25 years.

Big Bird, the Cookie Monster, and a global phenomenon

Sesame Street Turns 40 in 2009. The breakthrough kids' show was not only the first to show kids playing with giant birds, trashcan-dwelling monsters and numerically-enthusiastic purple vampires, but also the first to show white kids and non-white kids playing together.

Fort Hood shooting stuns the world

The USA was stunned by a mass shooting that took place at Fort Hood, the largest military base in the world. The alleged surviving shooter, Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, was in turn shot by police Sgt. Kimberly Munley. Until Malik Nadal Hasan is able to speak, speculation on motive and mindset of the...

Falcon Heene and the Runaway Balloon Media Circus

When six-year-old Falcon Heene was reported missing when the Heene family's experimental helium balloon took flight, the world followed the path of the balloon with bated breath, and the story of "Balloon Boy" took over the Internet and the airwaves. However, Falcon Heene was at home the entire...

Honoring the Advancement of Humanity

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and the promotion of peace. The awards are being handed out throughout this week, October 5 to 12, in Stockholm, Sweden, by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The...

Flooding in Atlanta

Flooding in Atlanta has caused mudslides, road closures, and several fatalities. Schools are closed and roads are a mess. Tag your material with "Georgia Floods" for it to appear here.

ACORN funding cut by US House

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, rocked by scandal after scandal, faces extinction. Both the US House and Senate have voted to cut ACORN's funding, and only a presidential signature keeps the community-organizing entity alive. Tag your material with "ACORN" for...

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze, the star of classic films in the 1980s, died on Sep. 14, 2009, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Patrick Swayze made dozens of films during his career, most notably Dirty Dancing, Ghost, and Road House. A native of Houston and a classicly trained dancer, Patrick Swayze...

Aeromexico Flight 576 Hijacked, Passengers Released Unharmed

Aeromexico Flight 576 was hijacked after taking off from Cancun with 112 passengers, and has landed in Mexico City. The hijackers have threatened to blow up the plane if they weren't allowed to speak with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Mexican police and military have surrounded the plane,...

Porn Stars... what did you think this Channel was about?

This is the Porn Star Channel, where we aggregate stories about porn stars. Pretty straightforward, really. You'd be surprised how often porn stars (from adult films, photo shoots or viral videos) end up in the news... or maybe you wouldn't be surprised at all. The Porn Star Channel is discreet...

China

The country of China Total Population 1.328 billion (2008) about 22% of total population in the world. China boasts a total land area of 9.6 million square kilometers, across four time zones. Beijing, the capital of China, is located in the Eastern 8th Zone, "Beijing Time" is the standard...

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