Tears, wild hair and unhealthy songs are banned when China's latest version of "American Idol" goes on air next month, the country's broadcast regulator said Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

American Girl dolls are expensive and extremely popular - among the most sought-after toys among girls from ages four and up.

Each doll comes with its own storyline, and a relatively new doll is causing quite a stir.

"Gwen," which debuted this year, is portrayed as being homeless picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. picked by KeroBeros32 1 year ago

Not THAT American Pie. This game is an educational tool to show how every taxpayer's dollar actually gets divided up by the federal government.

51% of discretionary spending goes to national defense???
Compared with 4% to veterans benefits and services??? picked by mahler87 2 years ago

While many fans are left scratching their heads as to why Sanjaya Malakar is still singing on "American Idol," one fan is taking a stand against his road to "Idol" glory. picked by gammerus 3 years ago

An American Army sergeant shot and killed five fellow soldiers following an altercation at a military counseling center in Iraq Monday, officials said. picked by muppet 7 months ago

American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets — the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago. picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

Images of Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, John McCain, and Joseph Biden printed with liquid photo emulsion on individual slices of American Cheese. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sanjaya's mother was sent to jail for running an indoor pot-growing operation out of her garage in 2005! "Malakar's American-born mother, Jillian Blyth, was busted in Pierce County, Wash., in February 2005 after neighbors reported smelling marijuana and noticed a large vent on the garage roof, according to court records obtained exclusively by The Enquirer. Cops discovered 310 marijuana pla... read full post picked by rogerwater07 3 years ago

Fire-cracked rock piles found across North America received little scientific attention for decades, but two new studies reveal their importance as early Native American earth ovens. For thousands of years, they were used to cook a favorite food staple: smoky, sweet camas bulbs. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The mash-up album American Edit, whose creators Party Ben and team9 took the shared alias Dean Gray, pays tribute to the acclaimed Green Day album American Idiot, and was acclaimed as a landmark release in its own genre.
Wiki picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

The American artist who created them - Kurt Wenner - is a former Nasa illustrator who began street painting in Rome in 1982, inspired by Renaissance frescos and sculptures. More images here. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Malaysian Idol rejects, really horrible. picked by sbalaciu 2 years ago

American Airlines was aware that appropriate repairs were needed, and instead deferred maintenance. Because of their willful disregard for basic safety they have been fined over $7 million.

Too bad they don't have a safety manager who can ensure such things don't happen. I wonder where they may find one... picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A guy sings opera for a tv talent show sorta like american idol but for the UK(?) . picked by trushafty38 2 years ago

'A man is not a whole and complete man," wrote Walt Whitman, "unless he owns a house and the ground it stands on." America's lesser bards sang of "my old Kentucky Home" and "Home Sweet Home," leading no less than that great critic Herbert Hoover to declaim that their ballads "were not written about tenements or apartments…they never sing about a pile o... read full post picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Claims that a woman died because the American plane had empty O2 bottles and a malfunctioning defribrillator are not true, according to AA.

Follow-up to Dolly's earlier post. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Do you know what the lyrics to the song were all about? The story it told? Don McLean was clearly relating a defining moment in the American experience picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

American Airlines is offering free on-demand video and audio entertainment for first- and business-class passengers on transcontinental flights and will test a media player on some flights between Los Angeles and Chicago. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago