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This week in odd news: 'Sewer war' and record-setting cats 09/16/2017 10:50am • ONE HOME, TWO RECORD-SETTING CATS FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Here's a very tall tail: Two record-setting cats are living together near Detroit. Arcturus Aldebaran Powers holds the Guinness World Records mark for tallest domestic cat, measuring at about 19 inches (48 centimeters). Housema Yoko Ono honored with Hirshhorn concert and Union Market mural 09/14/2017 03:37am • WASHINGTON -- You can't write music history without Yoko Ono's impact on The Beatles. But the Tokyo native is more than just John Lennon's widow; she's a prolific creator of conceptual multimedia, blending technology, audience participation and social activism, from exhibits at New York's Mus Karen Allen dishes on 'Year By the Sea,' memories of 'Raiders,' 'Animal House' 09/11/2017 01:32am • WASHINGTON -- She made us laugh in "Animal House" and cheer in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Now, Karen Allen plays Joan Anderson from the best-selling memoir "Year by the Sea," which opened in select cities over the weekend and opens in Allen's D.C. hometown on Sept. 22. "I was not familia Local man stranded in Caribbean after Irma's wrath 09/10/2017 05:14pm • WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be a fun guys-only trip to the Caribbean — then, Hurricane Irma showed up. Now, a D.C.-area resident is struggling to get back home. Taylor, who declined to give her last name, said she's been frustrated trying to get her husband back home following Hurrica $5B plan for better Va. train trips moves forward 09/10/2017 04:57am • WASHINGTON — Higher speed and more reliable trains between D.C. and Richmond are moving closer to reality, after the Federal Railroad Administration completed the latest phase of environmental analysis Friday. The Tier II Draft Environmental Impact Statement selects preferred ways to add additi Turbulence hits air travel: Hurricane Irma's local impact 09/07/2017 09:43am • WASHINGTON — With Hurricane Irma approaching Florida, travelers who have plans to fly to that region are facing obstacles and being forced to make sudden schedule changes. At Reagan National Airport Thursday morning, a group heading to Jacksonville, Florida, for a golf trip finalized plans to c Get ready for eye-popping flicks at 14th annual DC Shorts Film Festival 09/06/2017 01:09am • WASHINGTON -- Eyes will pop. Jaws will drop. Popcorn will fly. The 14th annual D.C. Shorts Film Festival & Screenplay Competition returns to the nation's capital Sept. 7-17 at E Street Cinema near Metro Center and Miracle Theatre on Barracks Row. "This year we got more submissions th Wolf Trap hosts Jimi Hendrix tribute for 75th birthday, 50th anny of DC debut 08/30/2017 02:45am • WASHINGTON — This weekend marks 50 years since Jimi Hendrix blew the roof off the nation's capital for five nights (Aug. 9-14) at the Ambassador Theater in Adams Morgan. To mark the occasion, Wolf Trap is hosting a star-studded tribute Friday to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of his D. 'Foxy Brown' star Pam Grier hits DC to launch streaming service 'Brown Sugar' 08/24/2017 01:14am • WASHINGTON — Her "Foxy Brown" rivaled "Shaft" and "Super Fly" as 1970s action heroes. This weekend, Golden Globe nominee Pam Grier hits a pair of D.C. events, first to be honored at the "Salute Her Awards Luncheon" at the Marquis Marriott at 11 a.m. Friday, then a meet-and-greet at the Ubiq Amid controversy over memorials, group vows more Confederate battle flags along Va. highways 08/17/2017 01:05pm • WASHINGTON — A Virginia group that puts up oversized Confederate battle flags on private property along highways across the state said it plans to install even more of them in response to an effort in Stafford County to get the flags that opponents call racist taken down. “The Va. Flaggers ha Eclipse spectators getting their glasses ready 08/15/2017 01:18pm • WASHINGTON -- With the highly anticipated solar eclipse coming on Monday, glasses that allow you to watch the event safely are flying off shelves everywhere, and eyeglass retailer Warby Parker is seeing that first-hand. The company is giving away NASA-certified eclipse glasses for free, and store Watch 'Othello' for free at Shakespeare Theatre Company's annual 'Free for All' 08/15/2017 01:03am • WASHINGTON — It has staged free Shakespeare plays to more than 662,000 residents since 1991, first at the Carter Barron Amphitheater and now at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Starting Tuesday, the 27th annual "Free For All" brings "Othello" to Sidney Harman Hall (Aug. 15-27), starring a fa Dog days of summer minor league baseball guide 08/01/2017 01:45am • WASHINGTON — It’s August, already and finally. The weather’s still hot and the kids are (for most) not back in school yet, and you may have exhausted your ideas of fun ways to keep them entertained. Thankfully for you, there’s another month left on the minor league calendar and a handful of Go Here, Not There: 7 Places to Avoid High Crowds and Costs This Labor Day 07/26/2017 08:00pm • If you've been contemplating a Labor Day getaway, now is the time to set your plans into motion. After all, the three-day weekend is just a few weeks away, and whether you want to jet off to a new destination, hit the road for an awe-inspiring adventure in the great outdoors or plan a coastal escap DC's Operation Desert Storm memorial receives $100K donation 07/26/2017 06:11pm • WASHINGTON – A D.C. memorial honoring those who fought in Operation Desert Storm is getting closer to its goal of opening in 2021 thanks to a $100,000 donation from a company. Scott Stump has led the effort to build a memorial to his comrades' service by the 30th anniversary of the Kuwait inva