Publisher American Media Inc. said on Tuesday it will stop printing the Weekly World News. For 28 years the paper was Americas best source for 400lb babies, murderous kittens and the ever loving Bat Boy who became so beloved they made a musical!!

The company said in a brief statement it would end the print version of the tabloid newspaper next month but would maintain the online version.

"Due to the challenges in the retail and wholesale magazine marketplace that have impacted the newsstand, American Media, Inc. today announced it will close the print version of the Weekly World News, effective with the August 27 issue. Weekly World News was AMI's smallest weekly publication," the company said in a statement e-mailed to Reuters.

[yahoo]