CNN's 20 most-viewed stories online during 2009 ranged from obituaries to reports on plane crashes and crimes. They included the stories of a runaway balloon in Colorado and a celebrity athlete accused of having multiple affairs. Here they are -- starting with the most popular.
Six-year-old boys may laugh at the bowwow of a comedy "Old Dogs."
The actor and his family thank their adopted Florida hometown for supporting them after son Jett's death
Midnight is when the star holds court with his racquet, he tells Ellen DeGeneres
The star says coping with the loss of his son is a daily struggle
Actor John Travolta and his legal team are dismayed that the alleged behavior of a juror led to a mistrial in the case of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from Travolta, his representative said.
The man who caused a mistrial in John Travolta's extortion trial is to appear before a judge next week, the prosecutor said Friday.
Ten months after Jett died, "It's like it was yesterday," the star's longtime friend tells PEOPLE
A retrial is ordered after a Bahamian politician announced one of the accused had been cleared while the jury was still deliberating
Actor John Travolta and his legal team are dismayed that the alleged behavior of a juror led to a mistrial in the case of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from Travolta, his representative said.
CNN's 20 most-viewed stories online during 2009 ranged from obituaries to reports on plane crashes and crimes. They included the stories of a runaway balloon in Colorado and a celebrity athlete accused of having multiple affairs. Here they are -- starting with the most popular.
Six-year-old boys may laugh at the bowwow of a comedy "Old Dogs."
The actor and his family thank their adopted Florida hometown for supporting them after son Jett's death
Midnight is when the star holds court with his racquet, he tells Ellen DeGeneres
The star says coping with the loss of his son is a daily struggle
Actor John Travolta and his legal team are dismayed that the alleged behavior of a juror led to a mistrial in the case of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from Travolta, his representative said.
The man who caused a mistrial in John Travolta's extortion trial is to appear before a judge next week, the prosecutor said Friday.
Ten months after Jett died, "It's like it was yesterday," the star's longtime friend tells PEOPLE
A retrial is ordered after a Bahamian politician announced one of the accused had been cleared while the jury was still deliberating
Actor John Travolta and his legal team are dismayed that the alleged behavior of a juror led to a mistrial in the case of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from Travolta, his representative said.
Videotapes secretly recorded by John Travolta's attorney were played Monday at the trial of two people accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from the actor after his son died in the Bahamas in January.
Jurors finally get to see footage of gritty negotiations over multi-million dollar pay off
He says Pleasant Bridgewater tried to sell him a document she claimed was damaging to Travolta
John Travolta testified Wednesday that would-be extortionists threatened to go the media with stories implying "the death of my son was intentional and I was culpable somehow."
John Travolta's lawyer testified Tuesday that the paramedic who drove Travolta's son to a hospital the day he died later wanted money for documents the driver suggested could be detrimental to the actor.
Accused blackmailers allegedly burned a copy of the document at the center of the trial
PEOPLE has obtained secretly-taped video of high-stakes negotiation in the Bahamas
John Travolta spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about his desperate efforts to save his teenage son's life after he suffered a seizure at the family's vacation home in the Bahamas in January.
Early testimony focuses on whether son Jett was alive when EMS arrived
In a case involving his son's death, the actor is set to testify as early as Tuesday against a paramedic and lawyer
John Travolta has traveled to the Bahamas and is prepared to be the first witness Tuesday in an extortion case linked to his 16-year-old son's death, a source told PEOPLE.
The movie star may be forced to relive the painful day of his son's death in a Bahamian court
John Travolta and Kelly Preston surprised fans at a Disney expo to promote Old Dogs
The AMC series "Mad Men" has been honored for its sharp writing, polished acting and engaging portrayal of life at a New York advertising agency in the early 1960s.
The actor's spokesman refutes a report that he split from Scientology after death of son Jett
The Rock the Cradle winner talks of romance, purple dreads and one tough chicken
The actor flies his private plane to Miami for a seaside Italian meal by himself at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach
Actress Kelly Preston, whose son Jett Travolta died earlier this year, will talk publicly in October about how she and her husband, actor John Travolta, have dealt with their grief.
The actress is shooting The Last Song, quietly going about her career after the death of her son
In the new "The Taking of Pelham 123," a minor '70s classic gets a big-ticket upgrade in Tony Scott's subway thriller.
Denzel Washington's new movie, "The Taking of Pelham 123," is not a remake, even though Walter Matthau starred in a film by the same name in 1974, the actor told CNN.
The actor, who didn't promote The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, is taking time to "reconcile our loss" of son Jett
The 1974 subterranean thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" isn't what anyone would call an untouchable classic. If it's remembered for anything, it's for the hangdog Walter Matthau's garish shirt/tie combinations and the squalor of New York's subways.
The family continues healing from the devastating loss of their son
Speaking with Travolta for hours recently, Washington says the healing "is going to take time"
Three months after the devastating death of Jett Travolta, friends tell PEOPLE about the family's struggle to heal
"Life isn't normal without Jett," a friend says of the family's grief since the 16-year-old died
With the late evening sun casting a dramatic light across the 65th floor of an empty Hong Kong office block, everything was primed for a spectacular entrance from Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo.
John Travolta could be called to testify, in person, a source tells PEOPLE
A woman accused of conspiring to extort $25 million from the star chose not to enter a plea
A paramedic allegedly sought $25 million for a medical document said to be irrelevant to the death of the actor's son
Tarino Lightbourn pleads not guilty to the alleged scheme in Bahamas
Police detain an attorney, a close Travolta family friend and a paramedic, according to reports
An investigation is under way in the Bahamas into a report that someone has tried to extort money from John Travolta in relation to the death of his son, a Bahamian police official said Friday.
To mark President Barack Obama's inauguration, the Screening Room takes a look at some of the great presidents who have graced our cinema screens.
John Travolta, in a letter thanking his Ocala, Florida, neighbors for sympathy shown in the wake of his teenage son's death, asked them to love their friends and family "like there was no tomorrow."
"Ocala's citizens have made an impossibly painful situation a little less painful," says the family
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez lead the all-star lineup, but John Travolta cancels as he mourns his son's death
John Travolta and Kelly Preston to bid farewell to their son in a private service
Friends tell of the extraordinary bond between John Travolta and Kelly Preston and their late teenage son
Their local town mayor says the family will be afforded privacy
Mike Nichols, Tim Allen and Anne Archer offer condolences after the death of the couple's 16-year-old son, Jett
John Travolta and Kelly Preston have returned to Ocala, Florida, with the remains of their teenage son, a family friend told CNN on Tuesday.
The 16-year-old died in the Bahamas on Jan. 2
"We have received many messages of condolence from around the world," Preston says on her site
As a parent, you wake up in the morning thinking about what you should fix for your kids for breakfast. What time do they need to get to ballet or soccer practice? Who should pick them up from school? Then, they're your last thoughts as you go to bed.
Doctors will attempt to determine Monday why actor John Travolta's teenage son died.
The actor's attorney recounts the agonizing moments waiting for the paramedics to arrive
Actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston said Sunday they are "heartbroken" over last week's death of their teenage son.
Police say Jett, on vacation with his family, was pronounced dead after hitting his head in a bathtub
The 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston died Friday morning after suffering a seizure while vacationing with his family in the Bahamas, Travolta's attorney told CNN.
"Bolt" is Disney's first animated feature since Pixar guru John Lasseter took over the company's animation division, so it's no surprise the voice cast is loaded with top talent. John Travolta makes his voice actor debut in the title role, "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus plays Bolt's owner and friend, and then there's 13-year Disney veteran Mark Walton.
Tell us what you think of the "mane" man – sexier with hair or without
• John Travolta and Kelly Preston, hitting the red carpet at the same time as Miley Cyrus – creating a logjam. Cyrus gets help from Mom fixing her hair before posing for the cameras, and before her last photo call she reapplies her lipstick and blows a kiss to the crowd.
Although Heath Ledger's career was cut tragically short with his death on Tuesday, he remains an inspiration to fellow actors whose thoughts turned to him that very night.
John Travolta is coming to the aid of friend – and fellow Scientologist – Tom Cruise following last week's leaked video.
When it comes to John Hancocks, Johnny Depp's the man.
Want to own a piece of pop culture history? Good news: John Travolta's custom-designed Pontiac Firebird – dubbed "Travolta Fever" – is on the online auction block.
What does the fact the people are searching online for Hillary Clinton's recipes and shots of Rudy Giuliani in drag mean for the presidential race?
Hollywood stars fled their beach mansions and television shows had production disrupted because of the Southern California wildfires this week.
His comfortable charisma has helped him bounce back more times than almost anyone in Hollywood. With Hairspray he's trying a different sex
Nikki Blonsky. The name doesn't exactly sing. It's at least as flat -- and, if you'll pardon the expression, as "ethnic" -- as Tracy Turnblad, the dance-crazy Baltimore teenager Ms. Blonsky plays in "Hairspray."
Are Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie of the teen set? The High School Musical costars made for a decidedly wholesome power couple at Tuesday night's Hairspray premiere in L.A.
He hinted at it earlier this year, and now John Travolta says he and wife Kelly Preston definitely want to expand their brood.
One Harley-driving suburban weekend warrior in "Wild Hogs" submits meekly to a bossy wife who treats him like a dog, literally, snapping at him to "Stay!" and "Come!"
Last week SI writer Richard Deitsch interviewed John Travolta for the magazine's Q&A. The actor co-stars in Wild Hogs, which opens March 2. Here are additional excerpts from their interview.
After a long break, John Travolta's got the music in him again.
It's a genius idea, the notion of incorporating the shock effect of Kirstie Alley's recent substantial weight gain into an autobio sitcom about a substantially heavier Kirstie Alley.
Prevailed upon, back in the day, to explain rhythm, the legendary jazzman Thomas "Fats" Waller is reputed to have said, "Lady, if you got to ask, you ain't got it."
Each year the Hollywood studios send out a calendar of releases.
The Merchant Ivory team makes coffee-table movies -- elegantly appointed dramas whose impeccable taste often smothers them. "Howards End" is the grand exception, an achingly poignant literary adaptation that even action-movie junkies recognize as the real deal.
Hollywood's past attempts at honoring the dangerous world of firefighters have resulted in many cinematic stereotypes.
There's an old Monty Python sketch, "Sam Peckinpah's 'Salad Days,' " in which a gathering of 1920s English country swells is interrupted by a man asking, "Tennis, anyone?"
Strange things grow in the swampland of central Florida--including oddball communities. There's Cassadaga, town of psychics; Gibsonton, trailer park of circus freaks; and now Jumbolair, a gated com...
Months after the tech wreck, investors across the country are still mourning the evaporation of $5 trillion in equity. Hey, tough break--now snap out of it. Remember, this is America, land of the c...
We'd never chug cabernet from a bottle, but Americans think that it's different with beer. John Travolta, leaning languidly against the bar in Urban Cowboy, captured our odd romance with longnecks....
If you've watched TV news lately, you've probably seen a ceremonial live lottery drawing, which is almost inevitably monitored by a KPMG auditor. The careful scrutiny goes back to a 1980 incident k...
Chemical Brothers Surrender Astralwerks
There's that one high-school photo--you know the one--where you're the living, breathing definition of cool. You're dressed in your favorite funky psychedelic polyester shirt, bell-bottom pants tha...
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