The New York Yankees visited the memorial of the Virginia Tech massacre today to pay homage to the 32 victims and then played the Hokies baseball team in an exhibition game. The Yankees won 11 to 0, but students were more than happy just to have the Yankees present.

A-Rod called it his proudest day wearing his striped uniform. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

Wear a sweater this Thursday for Mister Rogers' birthday! I love that we can send in pictures. Send your pics to them and I say we all post them here as well! We love you Mister Rogers! picked by eLJay 7 months ago

Australia’s Aborigines were stripped of the right of self-rule yesterday after the Government declared the widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children to be a national emergency.

This is several months old but I thought topical due to THIS post picked by doggylives 7 months ago

Not only were these men leaders of the United States, they were multitalented, unique, and sometimes even downright quirky. picked by karenben 7 months ago

The Dalai Lama hit back at Chinese leaders and Tibetan radicals today by threatening to “resign” if violence in Tibet escalated, insisting that independence was “out of the question”, and urging his people to live “side by side” with the Chinese. picked by Marli 7 months ago

A painful breakup with his wife has prompted a man to put his entire life - his house, his car, his job, even his friends - up for sale online in an effort to start over. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

Elderly people in Tokyo who hand in their drivers' licences are set to be rewarded with special benefits - including meal discounts and higher interest rates. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Caves formed completely in ice are properly termed glacial caves, as that is where they typically occur. Ice caves, by contrast, are caves of any type that contain speleothems made of ice. picked by karenben 7 months ago

As humans we have a difficult time comprehending large numbers, and vast collections of people perhaps in particular. picked by karenben 7 months ago

Of course, as any quick study of the Maury studio audience will attest, that potential is rarely exercised by the masses. And the folks who put out the Guinness Book of Records (GBR) have a lot of blank pages to fill ... picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

The year was 1925. Calvin Coolidge was president, Adolf Hitler released the first part of his book, “Mein Kampf,” Charlie Chaplin’s big movie was “The Gold Rush,” flappers were singing and dancing to “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “I’m Sitting on Top of the World,” the Scopes Trial played out in Tennessee... picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

What's on family dinner tables in fifteen different homes around the globe?
Photo essay of the worlds eating habits picked by doggylives 7 months ago

Archaeologists from the Institute of Prehistory and Early History of the University of Vienna have found an amulet inscribed with a Jewish prayer in a Roman child’s grave dating back to the 3rd century CE at a burial ground in the Austrian town of Halbturn. This amulet shows that people of Jewish faith lived in what is today Austria since the Roman Empire. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Some cities are hitting the bottle hard. Find out from Men's Health magazine if yours is one of them. picked by karenben 7 months ago

If Eliot Spitzer had been a Governor in Nigeria, the undue excitement that his sexual peccadilloes have generated would not have been an issue at all; he would have received fulsome praise for being an alpha male.

Ashley could have ended up as First Lady, with the Governor's original wife, Slida Wall Spitzer, being advised to go on temporary leave. picked by ted 7 months ago

Curbs may also be lifted on video machines, electric pressure and rice cookers, microwaves and car alarms, as well as 19-inch and 24-inch TV sets.

But it is thought air conditioners will not be available until 2009 and toasters until the year after due to limited power supplies. picked by ted 7 months ago

It follows the discovery that some of the "gold" it had bought for millions of dollars was gold-plated steel. picked by ted 7 months ago

LAPD making sure the protestors do not hurt themselves at the Hollywood Anonymous Scientology protest picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

In what could possibly be described as the worst ever car pile-up in world history, a total of 227 cars and 12 buses collided into one large mess of mangled, burning metal. picked by karenben 7 months ago

Mercer study ranks cities by the quality of life they offer expatriate executives and their families across the world. picked by karenben 7 months ago

Bernie Garcia said a young man approached her at a gas station as she was buying fuel for her van and asked for money. When she told him she had spent all her spare change on gas, he tried to grab her purse. picked by indisguise 7 months ago

Ah "The Luck of the Irish." Has a crueler phrase ever been coined? The sad truth is, the Irish are about as unlucky as a race can be while, you know, still being white.

*Article guaranteed to offend someone, you've been advised. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

An interview about worth1000.com and aviary. picked by suebe 7 months ago

A large crane at a construction site on Manhattan’s East Side collapsed Saturday afternoon, killing at least three people, officials at the scene said. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Albanian PM Sali Berisha says a "considerable" number of people have been killed in huge explosions at an arms depot near the capital, Tirana. picked by topofall 7 months ago