I recently integrated jquery with the news module to create a new block. The new block makes a Ajax calls using jquery to refresh the news by filtering on the topics available. The block is based on the existing "recent news" block, so I have been able to utilize the code for that block to make development quicker.
This is my first stab at jquery integration so I am sure that there will be future releases with more polished code. Feedback will be appreciated.
Also pecial thanks to Kaotik for his support in developing this.