Watercooler
Entertainment News
- Lea Michele has book scheduled for 2014 release
- La Scala scales back on productions due to crisis
- The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week
- Singer Nick Carter to release memoir Sept. 24
- Police: Jewels stolen in Cap d'Antibes near Cannes
- Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes
- Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage
- Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of charts
- West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'
- Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'
Oklahoma Tornado
Brittany Brown rushes to get aid after finding her grandmother's cat buried in tornado rubble in Moore, Okla.
Smugglers' SUV gets stuck atop Calif. border fence
Suspected smugglers who tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall border fence had to abandon their plan when the Jeep became stuck on top of the barrier, authorities said Wednesday.
Halloween-colored lobster caught off Mass. coast
A Massachusetts fisherman has caught a creepy-looking lobster that's colored to match Halloween.
Calif. restaurant acknowledges roach infestation
A Northern California eatery is giving its customers information that most restaurants go to great lengths to cover up.
Presidential race brings 4-year-old to tears
Election seasons have gotten progressively longer, and one 4-year-old girl is over the hype.
Foul-mouthed parrot seeks new home in UK
Everyone has a few faults. In Beaky's case, he swears (a lot) and he bites.
Police search for Chinese-food eating Pa. burglar
Eating Chinese takeout in front of a glowing fireplace is a pleasant enough way to spend an evening.
Calif woman wants roadside memorial to honor fish
Animal activists want a California roadside memorial sign to honor fish killed during a container truck crash.
Wild boar attacks and injures 4 people in Berlin
Berlin authorities say they shot and killed a 120 kilogram (265-pound) wild boar after it attacked and injured four people including a police officer in a residential neighborhood.
Nevada town named state's 'most bearded community'
Virginia City has emerged as Nevada's "most bearded community" following a weekend contest.
2,000 sheep led through streets of Spain's capital
Spanish shepherds have led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices.
Snake on a plane! Glasgow airport gets a surprise
Scottish airport staff got a slithery surprise when they stumbled on a Mexican serpent stowaway under a seat.
House's Halloween lights synced to popular song (VIDEO)
"Gangnam Style" takes on a Halloween theme at a house in Leesburg, Virginia.
Shark falls from sky onto Calif. golf course
Nobody yelled "Fore!" at a Southern California golf course when a 2-foot-long shark dropped out of the sky and flopped around on the 12th tee.
British army dog joins list of animal war heroes
British soldiers and military dogs gathered at a London army barracks Thursday to honor a fallen hero with selfless courage, nerves of steel _ and four legs.
Dos and don'ts of tipping
Pennies tend to get pinched as the holidays near, and NBC News' travel team has the dos and don'ts of tipping.
Georgia store offers gun raffle tickets to voters
Want a chance to win a rifle or handgun? Go vote. That's the message from an Atlanta-area sporting goods store.
Shark found on California golf course
On Monday, a San Juan Capistrano golf course employee found a 2-foot-long shark , still alive, at the 12th tee box.
Admit it: You don't vacuum (VIDEO)
A survey done for Kenmore finds one in 10 people only vacuums when company is coming.
School bus, truck crash in Pa. _ without drivers
Police don't plan to cite the drivers of a truck and school bus which crashed in western Pennsylvania.
SC sheriffs offering amnesty for explosives
Sheriffs in five South Carolina counties are offering people a chance to turn in explosives, no questions asked.
Hi: 79 °F | Lo: 62 °F
- Listen
- News
- Traffic
- Weather
- Sports
- Living
- Alerts
Coming up on WTOP 103.5 FM today at 11:13 am:
One Minute Clinic with Dr. Drew: Advice on Health and Relationships