bxSlider is a jQuery plugin for creating simple content sliders & tickers.
The usage of the plugin is straightforward & can be implemented in minutes. Various settings (like speed, auto: true/false, ticker_direction) make customizing the display easier.

It has 3 modes:

• slide (for browsing images with a slide effect)
• fade (for browsing images with a fade effect)
• ticker (for continious display of content)

Considering bxSlider includes the content slider & ticker functions in a lightweight package (8kb), it is a very ideal script specially for news portals that would generally use the both features.

Website: http://bxslider.com/
Demo: http://bxslider.com/demos.php