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1.   Twelve killed in shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base

2.   Madoff sentenced to 150 years
A federal judge sentenced Bernie Madoff, the convicted mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme ever, to the maximum sentence of 150 years in federal court Monday. Follow this stream for real-time tweets on Madoff's sentencing.

3.   Firefighters
People are tweeting about firefighters after the Supreme Court ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.

4.   Supreme Court allows 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy which prevents homosexuals from serving openly in the military was up for challenge to the Supreme Court. It was rejected meaning that it is unlikely it will be appealed before the end of 2009.

5.   Endeavor blasts off
After several postponements, the space shuttle Endeavor has finally lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Shuttle took off at 6:03 p.m. Wednesday after being delayed five times before due weather, hydrogen leaks and a variety of other issues. Endeavor is heading to the international space station. Find more on the mission here!

6.   Tobacco Regulation Bill Approved by House of Representatives
The bill that has been up for debate for the past 10 years was finally approved by the House of Representatives making tobacco regulation a government issue. Obama has said he will sign it quickly, officially making it a law. The FDA will oversee the manufacturing and marketing of cigarettes.

7.   Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Gathering Steam
The real estate boom gave rise to a host of scams. Now comes a surge of investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice.

8.   Sotomayor Confirmed
On Thursday the Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination. In a 68-31 vote, Sotomayor was confirmed into the high court, making her the first Hispanic, the 111th person to sit on the Supreme Court and the third female justice. Follow all tweets on Sotomayor's confirmation here!

9.   Amazon search flub causes stir
On Amazon.com, books with erotic content or which were deemed lesbian/gay had seemingly been stripped of their ranking and had disappeared from the main search on the front page of the website. Amazon calls situation a glitch in the system, but LGBT community claiming censorship.

10.   Kansas abortion doctor fatally shot
George Tiller, an abortion doctor, was fatally shot while he attended church in Wichita, Kansas on Sunday. Anti-abortion activists denounced the late doctor Monday morning in front of the Supreme Court where they also voiced negative opinions about President Obama's abortion policies. The shooter was identified as Scott Roeder by law enforcement.

11.   Getty Center
The Getty Center is trending on Twitter due a brush fire that broke out around 1 p.m. near the world-famous art complex. The Getty has been evacuated and more than 150 firefighters are battling the blaze. For real-time updates on the fire, follow this stream!

12.   RIP Walter Cronkite
The iconic TV anchor has passed away at his home in New York City at the age of 92. The trusted CBS anchorman had been a fixture in the news business since 1962 when he took the role of nightly anchor on CBS, delivering his daily benediction "And that's the way it is" at the end of each broadcast. For more on Cronkite's death, follow this stream!

13.   Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John F. Kennedy and activist for the disabled, is in critical condition at a Massachusetts hospital. Shriver, 88, is reportedly surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren at Cape Cod Hospital in Barnstable. For more tweets on her condition, follow this stream.

14.   Author Frank McCourt dies
Frank McCourt, author of award-winning memoir Angela's Ashes, has died at the age of 78. The cause, according to his published Simon & Schuster, was metastatic melanoma. The one-time New York City school teacher was catapulted into the literary spotlight after the 1996 memoir of his Irish childhood rose to No. 1 on the NY Times best seller list.

15.   Robert Novak dies
Legendary conservative journalist Robert Novak has died. The "Prince of Darkness" was 78 and suffered from a malignant brain tumor, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, the home paper for Mr. Novak’s columns. To follow all tweets on Robert Novak's death, follow this stream.

16.   California Budget Crisis
Is there a good solution for the budget crisis for the golden state?!

17.   Blackwater Founder Erik Prince
Erik Prince, owner of the private military company Blackwater, has been implicated in the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. The allegations come from a former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who worked as a security operative for the company. For more on Erik Prince, follow this stream.

18.   Hurricane Bill
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Bill may intensify into a major storm by tomorrow as it turns away from the Caribbean and heads toward Bermuda. Stay informed about the latest Hurricane Bill news by following this stream!

19.   Binghamton NY - Multiple shooting victims reported
Authorities are at the scene of a building in Binghamton, New York, where there are "multiple" shooting victims and hostages are being held, a county spokesman said.

20.   Miss North Carolina crowned Miss USA
Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens. The 22-year-old from Wilmington edged out first runner-up Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, who caused a stir when responding to a question about legalizing gay marriage.