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TV nostalgia: Disney plans 'Boy Meets World' sequel

Casting is under way for a new Disney Channel series that will have those who enjoyed '90s TV reaching for a calendar.

Tuesday - 11/27/2012, 12:09pm EST

Ohio's 'cleaning fairy' gets 1 year of probation

An Ohio woman dubbed the "cleaning fairy" after she broke into a home, cleaned it and left a $75 bill has been put on probation for one year.

Monday - 11/26/2012, 02:59pm EST

Christmas tree shipment dumped in Austrian garden

An early seasonal delivery went badly wrong in Austria when a truck was involved in a crash and dumped 14 tons of Christmas trees in a resident's garden.

Saturday - 11/24/2012, 08:48am EST

Restaurant settles over 'carcass removal' listing

A phone book company has settled a lawsuit over its placement of a Montana restaurant in the "Animal Carcass Removal" section of its yellow pages, a listing the restaurant owner says cost him customers and made him the butt of a Jay Leno joke.

Friday - 11/23/2012, 04:00pm EST

Postcard mailed during WWII arrives at NY home

A postcard mailed nearly 70 years ago has finally arrived at the former upstate New York home of the couple who sent it.

Friday - 11/23/2012, 09:58am EST

Cops: Conn. real estate agent stole for sale signs

A Connecticut real estate agent has been charged with stealing a competitor's for sale signs from the front lawns of area homes.

Friday - 11/23/2012, 09:10am EST

2 tons of pigeon droppings in Swedish church tower

A hatch on a Swedish church tower inadvertently left open for some three decades resulted in 2 tons of pigeon droppings amassing in the tower.

Thursday - 11/22/2012, 11:21am EST

Jack Taylor scores 138 points for Grinnell

Jack Taylor's performance left even Kobe Bryant impressed.

The Division III guard shattered the NCAA scoring record with 138 points, hoisting a mind-boggling 108 attempts, or one shot every 20 seconds, in eclipsing the previous record by 25 points.

Wednesday - 11/21/2012, 07:17am EST

Australians find drugs worth $246M in steamroller

Australian police seized 237 million Australian dollars ($246 million) worth of cocaine and methamphetamine found inside a steamroller shipped from China.

Tuesday - 11/20/2012, 11:56pm EST

Eat your way to smelling great

Would a rose flavored candy secreted through your pores smell just as sweet?

Tuesday - 11/20/2012, 09:02am EST

Artist campaigns for a Thanksgiving Day eel

It's slimy, fatty and at least one person thinks it should be coming to a Thanksgiving table near you.

Tuesday - 11/20/2012, 05:59am EST

Russian woman keeps hold of dead husband's body

Russian authorities say a woman with five children kept her husband's body in their apartment for almost three years after his death.

Tuesday - 11/20/2012, 03:27am EST

3 deer use automatic doors to enter Iowa store

Shoppers in Iowa got an unusual glimpse of wildlife Monday morning when a doe and two fawns wandered into a department store.

Monday - 11/19/2012, 01:35pm EST

Google navigates '100k' stars in our galaxy (PHOTOS)

Think Google Maps, in galactic proportions.

Monday - 11/19/2012, 10:24am EST

Christie smells setup, won't answer Twinkie query

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wasn't about to take the bait: a question dealing with that quintessential junk food, Twinkies.

Saturday - 11/17/2012, 12:44pm EST

WTOP reporter catches a surprise proposal on video

Marriage proposals involve planning, buying a ring and, sometimes, running into a radio reporter.

Saturday - 11/17/2012, 11:35am EST

Ecuador officials reject donkey as candidate

The demand of dozens of citizens has been denied in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil: There will be no jackass running for the legislature.

Friday - 11/16/2012, 02:23pm EST

Do skydiving cats always land on their paws? (VIDEO)

Few things on the Internet make people happier than cat videos. There are thousands of feline antics on YouTube, but a new Swedish ad is stealing their thunder.

Friday - 11/16/2012, 12:27pm EST

German police stop man with mobile office in car

Forget texting while driving. German police say they nabbed a driver who had wired his Ford station wagon with an entire mobile office.

Friday - 11/16/2012, 04:57am EST

Honor among thieves: Robber gives ex-con a pass

A 51-year-old Wichita man has his wallet back after a would-be robber recognized him as a former fellow inmate.

Thursday - 11/15/2012, 09:39pm EST
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