"Today we are launching a Google News-based element for the Google Search API.

With this element, you can embed a news slideshow on your page, showing headlines and previews of Google News Search results based on queries that you've selected. Here is an example of the NewsShow in action:"

http://googlenewsblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/adding-google-news-to-your-site.html

Remember how Google launched, then killed off their Related Links widget, which also featured Google News?

http://blogoscoped.com/files/google-related-links.jpg
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-03-13-n25.html

And you can add this widget your Vista Sidebar (or Apple Dashboard) using Generator:
http://www.amnestywidgets.com/Generator.html

just looks like a mere google ads. probly the kind of widget I wont ever notice on a webste