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"What if front pages were selected by newspapers' readers instead of their editors?  At NewsWhip, we're always interested in the news stories people are choosing to share - and how those stories differ from the normal news stories editors put on the front pages of big newspapers. So we ran a little experiment. On Wednesday morning, we gathered the front pages of leading newspapers in several countries. Then we used Spike to check the most shared stories from each one. A little work at our end, and we used those most shared stories to make new "people powered" front pages for each newspaper - giving the most shared story the most prominence, the second most shared the second most prominence, etc. We replaced headlines and pictures, though did not get into replacing story text and bylines. The results are pretty neat - maybe even thought provoking."

U.S. strike kills American al-Qaida cleric in Yemen, officials say Published: Friday, September 30, 2011, 10:51 AM Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 11:08 AM. ANAA, Yemen - In a significant new blow to al-Qaida, U.S. airstrikes in Yemen today killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American militant cleric who became a prominent figure in the terror network's most dangerous branch, using his fluent English and Internet savvy to draw recruits for attacks in the United States.

SANAA, Yemen -- In a significant new blow to al-Qaida, U.S. airstrikes in Yemen on Friday killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American militant cleric who became a prominent figure in the terror network's most dangerous branch, using his fluent English and Internet savvy to draw recruits for attacks in the United States.

Heavily armed insurgents wearing suicide vests struck Tuesday at two of the most prominent symbols of the American diplomatic and military presence in Kabul, the United States Embassy and the nearby NATO headquarters, demonstrating the Taliban's ability to infiltrate even the most heavily fortified districts of the capital. As the insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, Westerners sought shelter - one rocket penetrated the embassy compound - and Afghan government workers fled their offices, emptying the city center. NATO and Afghan troops responded with barrages of bullets. At least 7 people were killed and 19 wounded by the insurgents.

The renamed Miami Marlins will start next season in their new ballpark a day ahead of the rest of the major leagues, playing the St. Louis Cardinals on April 4.

Newly crowned Miss Universe Leila Lopes wants to help her native Angola further escape a history of war and impoverishment and said she plans to focus on combating HIV around the globe.

Before the Rodarte show, one of the photographers made a crack about the "teenage front row." Elle and Dakota Fanning, next to Tavi Gevinson, were facing Taylor Swift (who is an adult), next to Anna Wintour. While it is true that Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the Rodarte designers, skew young in their fan base, I think that is part of what fuels the appeal of their collections, at least among a fashion set that is eternally nostalgic for that moment in high school when anything seemed possible. (See Rookie.) Beyoncé and Solange Knowles made a late entrance, so maybe the appeal is even broader.

Verlander pitched seven strong innings to earn his major league-best 23rd win and the Tigers blanked the Chicago White Sox 5-0 for their 11th consecutive victory.

Hunterdon Central Regional High School's annual Cabaret has seen major changes this year due to budget cuts, but did not fall short of amazing people like it has for over the last 3 decades. Due to this year's budget cuts, Hunterdon Central had to make some significant changes to this year's Cabaret. The show saw multiple cuts which included a decrease in the number of acts, two of the directors were cut, and the Cabaret chorus was not seen at all at this years show. This year's Cabaret was directed only by Mr. Magalio which was one of the things that led to the significantly less amount of acts.

(CNN) -- In a huge upset that few would have predicted just months ago, a Republican won a special election in a heavily Democratic district in New York for the seat of former Rep. Anthony Weiner

The proof comes via "H8R," a series that arrives on Wednesday night on CW and features celebrities of dubious accomplishment and those who hate them. The gimmick is promising. The show selects someone who has been spewing vitriol on the Internet about a particular celebrity, then arranges for the celebrity to confront this person and try to change his or her hating ways:

On September 7, 1996, famed rapper Tupac Shakur was exiting a Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas when he was shot multiple times by an assailant. The following week, on September 13, Tupac died at the age of 25.

So "Up All Night" takes three of the funniest actors working on the small screen and ties their hands while asking them to send up child rearing, which, as most mothers know, is as dangerous and scary as racecar driving, only you never actually get anywhere.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.

SANAA, Yemen - Pro-regime forces, including snipers picking off protesters from rooftops, killed at least 23 people Monday in a second day of clashes shaking Yemen's capital, medical and security officials said.

Google launched a new flight search service on Tuesday, putting it in direct competition with travel search players including Orbitz and Kayak.

A new analysis of national crash data published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that between 1986 and 2007, the rate of fatal accidents involving 16-year-old drivers was 26% lower in states that prohibited teens from driving at night and carrying certain passengers, compared to states with neither restriction. Among 18-year-olds, however, strong graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs were associated with a 12% increase in the fatal crash rate, which effectively cancelled out the benefits among younger drivers. When teen drivers of all ages were pooled together, the link between these programs and the rate of fatal crashes was statistically negligible.

Streaming music service Songza launched apps for Android and iOS on Tuesday that are designed to make it easy for music fans to find and share digital playlists for practically any occasion.