They currently gather headlines from over 1950 sources. This project, by Jeff Barr, asks you to register and in return provides you with a list of 841 RSS feeds and a structure for evangelism and Web site reviews. Over 200,000 place names and last names are incorporated into this engine. The query box is on the left of the front page. Enter a place name.
Information varies by the type of listing.
You don't have to enter a place name to get search results. You can use a zip code or an area code as well. Entering smaller numbers, like area codes, can get you weird results. 818, for example, will show you that it's an area code for Los Angeles, but it'll also tell you that Carver is the 818th most popular last name in the US, Egypt's ISO-3166 number is 818, and other interesting bits. An interesting collection of information here.