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For the first time, Michael Jackson's oldest children, Prince Michael and Paris will leave homeschooling behind and head into a classroom.



Homeschooling - Michael Jackson - Education - K through 12 - Religious

Va.'s Black Widow gobbles up 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes to win NY contest, set record



Chicken - Cooking - Home - Poultry - Meat

Dutch newspaper: Murder suspect Van der Sloot admits extorting money from Holloway's family



Murder - Dutch language - Natalee Holloway - Aruba - United States

Guinness World Records certifies 27-inch-tall Colombian as world's shortest man



Guinness World Records - World Records - Khagendra Thapa Magar - He Pingping - World

They go by many names: corporate cards, company cards, travel cards and purchase cards. Whatever you call them, american workers charged 140-billion dollars on them last year. And if you don't know how yours works, you could be responsible for that balance.



Company - Business - Shopping - Gifts - Stationery

FarmVille is the online social networking game that being played by a whopping 80 million people each month on Facebook. What's more, the majority of the game's players are 40-something women. That flies in the face of convention, which says so-called 'gamers' tend to be younger men. In fact, since its launch in June, FarmVille has turned those norms on its ear.



FarmVille - Facebook - Social network service - Game - Video game

Of the five Ferrari 458 Italia supercars that combusted worldwide, two caught fire in China, highlighting the number of people in China who will pay $550,000 for a car.



Ferrari 458 Italia - Ferrari - China - Supercar - auto

On July 15 -- a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed two days of hearings on the diabetes drug Avandia -- a British advisory commission on drugs concluded that the product should be withdrawn from the market, according to an investigation conducted by BMJ.



BMJ - Food and Drug Administration - United States - Diabetes mellitus - Health

Justin Timberlake, Kevin Federline: two of many celebs who've bonded over exes.



Kevin Federline - britneyspears - justintimberlake - Arts - Music

Snorkeling through coral reefs, exploring ancient Roman ruins, hiking on glaciers, shopping at local outdoor markets -- all of these shoreside activities are as much a part of the cruise experience as enjoying the onboard amenities of your ship.



Coral reef - Glacier - Hiking - Recreation - United States

Workers are paying 14 percent more for their employer-sponsored plans than they did last year as a bigger chunk of healthcare costs shifted from employers to employees, according to a new survey.



Health care - Employment - Insurance - United States - Business

Programs offers communities advance notice on foreclosures



United States - Real estate - Foreclosure - Business and Economy - Education

Barack Obama - United States - President - History - Labor Day

Little known outside Washington, Boehner balances GOP factions, awaits chance to be speaker.



Republican - John Boehner - United States - Washington - Politics

The people of Bell, Calif., in southern Los Angeles County, are reeling at recent allegations of city official corruption, but now they are also fighting back.



Los Angeles County California - Los Angeles - City council - California - United States

As the nine-year anniversary approaches some Christians preach hate for Muslims.



Islam - Religion and Spirituality - Christian - Opposing Views - Terrorism

Back from Camp David today, President Obama is preparing to hit the campaign trail Monday unveiling his "new economic plan," with additional tax cuts, but Republicans are already dubbing it too little, too late.



Barack Obama - Camp David - President of the United States - President - United States

After adding a 'Censored' bar to their controversial Adult Services section on Friday, ads hinting at prostitution can still be found across site



Craigslist - Prostitution - United States - Law - Adult Services

Investigators may now be able to answer the most elusive question since a rig explosion unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill more than four months ago, as they get a close-up view of a key piece of equipment for the first time.



Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - BP - Environment - Business