Watercooler
Entertainment News
- K-pop's G Dragon eager for challenge of solo tour
- 'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
- Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
- Conductor James Levine returns from 2-year absence
- Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
- Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes
- Leader of Toots and the Maytals injured at concert
- Expectations high for next Xbox
- Ron Chernow receives biography award
- Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters
Pictures of the Week
An Egyptian fishes with a net in Lake Qarun in Fayoum, Egypt.
Man barely avoids disaster in TV stunt gone awry (VIDEO)
A Norwegian daredevil had a lucky escape when a stunt he was filming for a television show went horribly wrong.
Boyfriend's Facebook rant inspires Bodyform response (VIDEO)
Periods aren't fun, but you wouldn't necessarily know that from some of the tampon and pad commercials on television these days.
Pa. highway reopens after tons of chicken spill
A western Pennsylvania highway has reopened after a tractor-trailer crash caused 37,000 pounds of processed chicken to spill onto the road.
Woman reports giving birth on Philly subway train
It was a very unusual delivery on a Philadelphia subway line.
Shotgun wedding? Jeweler offers rifles with rings
Have you spent your life hunting for the perfect wife? Maybe you have met the one but are feeling gun shy?
4 elephants OK after circus truck wrecks in Miss.
A circus official says a truck pulling a trailer full of elephants ran off an interstate in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but the four pachyderms and the driver weren't harmed.
A LEGO take on Baumgartner's historic skydive (VIDEO)
Which would fall faster if jumping from the same height - Felix Baumgartner or a LEGO replica of Felix Baumgartner?
Worker cooked to death at California tuna plant
Authorities say a 62-year-old employee was cooked to death at a Southern California seafood plant for tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods.
Des Moines baby a numerologist's delight
A dream alignment for numerologists has come true in the delivery room of a Des Moines hospital.
Europe cocaine seizure means more bananas for zoo
A major cocaine seizure in Europe has turned out to be good news for the animals at Rotterdam's zoo.
Mystery giant eyeball on Fla. beach may be squid's
Word that a giant eyeball washed up on a South Florida beach has created a buzz on the Internet and in the marine biology community.
VP debate boiled down to Biden's teeth (VIDEO)
Much has been made of Joe Biden's body language at Thursday night's vice presidential debate with Paul Ryan. The Associated Press describes his incredulous response to some of Ryan's statements as a laugh, chuckle, grimace, grin, smirk or even a "goofy face."
Pa. woman suing lawmaker over small cake prize
A Pittsburgh woman is suing Democratic state Rep. Jake Wheatley, saying he only coughed up half of the $200 prize he promised the winner of a community day cake-baking contest.
Maine drivers warned of zombie danger
Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused.
Welsh restaurant sorry for serving booze to child
A restaurant chain has apologized for accidentally serving alcohol to a toddler in Wales, calling it a case of human error.
Squirrel dinner prep maybe sparked Michigan fire
Authorities say a blaze that displaced dozens of people from a southwest Michigan apartment complex may have been sparked by a resident trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch.
Bad lip-reading puts hilarious spin on presidential debate (VIDEO)
The person behind a series of Bad Lip Reading online comedy creations has elevated the nonsense to another level.
Minn. man found passed out on Wis. Capitol roof
Police say a Minnesota man who broke into the Wisconsin Capitol through a first-floor window and was found unconscious on the roof is now facing criminal charges.
Meet ASH, the U.S. Navy's firefighting robot
The United States Navy is developing a robot to fight fires on ships.
Police: Man tries to rob bank of $1 in prison bid
A man tried to rob a Pennsylvania bank of $1 because he hoped to be sent to a federal prison nearby, police said.
Hi: 80 °F | Lo: 65 °F
- Listen
- News
- Traffic
- Weather
- Sports
- Living
- Alerts
Coming up on WTOP 103.5 FM today at 5:40 am:
Knuckleheads in the News: Vote for your favorite knucklehead!