Don Deane

It’s been our experience that high school teachers generally frown upon pranks. But one teacher at Whitney Young High School in Chicago eagerly joined in when seniors staged an unauthorized dance battle. If only our teachers were this cool.

Intrepid Tennessee reporter Carley Gordon got way more than she bargained for when an Asian carp broke free during a Channel 4 News report and nearly sent her over the side of a boat. Well, it is an invasive species, after all. What did she expect?

Wizz Air On flights, it used to be that carry-on luggage was as free as a complimentary bag of peanuts, but that’s all starting to change. In fact, a third small airline just added a fee for passengers who wish to bring a carry-on bag.

We enjoy a cold brew as much as the next guy. But Armageddon beer, which is made by Brewmeister Brewery in Scotland and has a massive alcohol content of 65% by volume, might be too much even for us.

If you’re as excited as we are about ‘Iron Man 3,’ then you’ll love this new trailer which was released today. Cool new armor? Check. A hero in peril? You bet. A new baddie to rival all others? Ben Kingsley! Prepare to feast your eyes.

During a visit to the doctor, we almost always grab a waiting-room magazine to take our mind off what’s to come. But health officials say those very periodicals could pose a health risk and actually make people sick, particularly if they’re left out for a lengthy period of time and handled by multitudes of people.

If there’s one thing we can’t get enough of, it’s videos of animals with lightsabers, and this, which shows an evil Sith dog squaring off against a young Jedi, may be the best of the bunch.

The mythical (or is it?) ape-like creature known as Bigfoot is generally thought to be reclusive. But a Pennsylvania man said he had an up-close-and-personal encounter with the creature when it vandalized his Winnebago RV.

When we think of fall, several things come immediately to mind — cooling temperatures, turning leaves, costumes, candy and turkey dinner. But nothing evokes the season more than pumpkin pie, especially with a generous dollop of waist-expanding whipped cream. With its velvety texture and rich flavor, what’s not to love?

In this video, several adorable kitties get a lesson in basic physics when they become intensely fascinated with a kinetic motion desk toy. We hope you’re paying attention, kitties. There will be a test later.

Over the weekend, a massive 300-pound pumpkin displayed at Hammer’s Farm Market in Peoria, Illinois, went missing and may have been taken by thieves. We’re not sure what’s more impressive — actually growing a 300-pound pumpkin or working out the logistics to steal one.

We’ve heard of radical teaching methods before, but a teacher who recently forced a five-year-old student to eat a bagel from the trash at Deerfield Township Elementary School in New Jersey definitely went overboard.