Albay Governor Salceda has recommended the immediate evacuation of 47,285 residents (9,946 families) from 45 villages around Mayon Volcano on Tuesday morning after Mayon's alert level was raised from 2 to 3 Monday night.

The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. Only about 50 of the 400 Code Talkers are believed to be still alive, most living in the Navajo Nation reservation that spans Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Many are frail or ill, with little time left to tell the world about their wartime contribution.

Congratulations to Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen on the birth of their first child. I'm intrigued by the unfamiliar name they've given the baby, though. We've all heard the name 'Wayne' before, but 'Kai'? I wonder if you can help me decide what they named the little boy after?

Sandra Bullock and her husband, Jesse James are in a legal row James' 5-year-old daughter with his ex wife and porn star, 40-year-old Janine Lindemulder, who has just served six months in prison for tax evasion.

It's that time of year again … The party invites start flowing in and you find yourself wishing that your creative juices would run as freely. Why? It's time to come up with yet another Halloween costume. Luckily, the year 2009 was replete with inspirational moments in the news. From the maternal to the miraculous to the malicious, the events of this past year leave us no shortage of potential party pleasers in the costume department.