Boomer's Daily Buzz

Today is Saturday, Aug. 30, the 243rd day of 2008. Birthdays today include Peggy Lipton from The Mod Squad who turns 61. Our pic of the day is a $7,000 a night getaway.

Hear Ye. Hear Ye. Today's News Brew: Ex-Beatle settles, mankind's to-do-list, "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines," a 120-year-old woman, 30 ways to prevent cancer, and our new feature -- Video of the Day (a daily clip guaranteed to amuse, amaze or inform.)

The weekend is here! Today's Featured Brew has been created by news hounds inside the GB Worldwide Headquarters. Don't miss the latest Internet craze in pics of the day!

Governor's sex sting scandal, a new crop of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, a centenarian stays behind the wheel, and an 800 pound man's date ruined on the road. It's all in Boomer's Daily Buzz, plus GB's twist on This Day In History.

The GB News Brew: What killed Heath Ledger? Oscars: Age Before Beauty, Fed Rate Slash, Fred Out, Life on Mars? Grandma Arrested For Refusing to Pull up in Drive-Thru. Top stories, today's birthdays and a look back.

Throughout 99% of human history, the average life expectancy was less than 18 years. That's changing.

Today's Buzz: the 50 best comedy sketches of all time -- with video! Is Katie Couric getting pushed out at CBS? Magnesium deficiency linked to aging faster, all eyes on torrid Tiger, more flights grounded, and more.

Swayze battles cancer. Dems dig in. 101-year-old man to run London Marathon. Disturbing new study about colonoscopies. The new world's richest person. When are we going back? All in today's Buzz.

Play Ball! It's opening day in the major leagues. Endeavour heads home, groundbreaking cancer surgery, words you can't pronounce (or remember), Google wants your white space and the debut of 'ele-vision.'

Get the weekend rolling with Boomer's Daily Buzz. Today: jobs drop and so jaws. The U.S. economy takes another hit and a collection of some of the world's worst tattoos. A shout out to the GB Grammar police and an unusual high school substitute.

Sunday's Buzz: Happy birthday Edna Parker. The world's oldest person turns 115 today. Also, Countdown to Pennsylvania, Danica makes history, fine wine, aerobic exercise, unusual weather phenomena, and more.

March is here and so is another edition of Boomer's Daily Buzz. Today: Americans turning to the Web for news, amazing heart facts, stunning pictures, and Boomer's favorite: video of a goat walking a tightrope with a monkey on his back.

Updated details as voters in Texas and Ohio head to the polls. Also -- why blogging is good for you, how to eat like a supercentenarian and the insanity of architectural genius.

Today's Buzz: More help for the mortgage market, cancer vaccine for older women, Obama's Poll numbers slip, how to control your cravings and more.

In today's Buzz: Earth Hour -- lights go out all over the world tonight, new Hillary in Basra video spoof, the Dalai Lama's urgent appeal, a million-to-one shot, hospital dissatisfaction, Mr. Tambourine Man and more.

Get caught up on today's big stories. Obama and McCain sweep. Hollywood writers are back on the job. America's greenest cities and best sandwiches. The illiterate teacher. The world's smallest bodybuilder and more, all freshly ground.

Remembering Dr. King, the amazing 101-year-old marathoner who stops for a beer and a cigarette, the good news about caffeine and your brain, why you may be drinking too much water, beach police in 1922, and the clothes off Princess Di's back.

The Sunday Edition of the NY times or Boomer's Daily Buzz? That's a tough one. In today's Buzz: Hillary drops in on SNL, Ahmadinejad drops in on Iraq, Harry's home and not happy about it, the earth as you've never seen it, and eco-power -- fab or folly?

The 256-year-old man, 31 underage teen sect girls pregnant or have had a baby, forever stamp sales soar, study: no such thing as 'fit but fat,' cool animation of the history of women in film, and more.

Morgan Freeman is reportedly in serious condition after a car accident in Mississippi.

What's for dinner? Americans will eat about 150 million hot dogs on the 4th of July, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. But the real action will be in Coney Island, New York.

Major lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise not only helps you lose weight and lower your blood pressure - it actually results in dramatic changes at a genetic level.

It takes months -- sometimes years -- of training, sweating and sacrifice to make it to the elite Senior Games, whether it's at the state or national level. So why are some medal winners giving away their trophies? To help those who need a boost.

The story of Rose. How an 87-year-old college student became the greatest teacher on campus.

The world is filled with doubters. Even men and women of vision have failed to understand a transformational idea. So, if you wonder why no one understands your vision -- this list of mind boggling quotes might make you feel a little better.

Each week, Growing Bolder will ask top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting your life.

Each week, Growing Bolder asks top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.