Thursday, July 5, 2012

Surprising guests call NYC hotel home

250,000 bees atop New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (Carolyn Schaefer/Liaison Agency)

Surprising guests call NYC hotel home

Hot movies to see this weekend

L-R: Salma Hayek in "Savages" (Universal Pictures); Katy Perry in "Katy Perry: Part of Me." (Paramount Pictures)

Hot movies to see this weekend

'Why be skinny? Come on and enjoy life'

Retro ads harken back to when women wanted to be heavier (Retronaut)

'Why be skinny? Come on and enjoy life'

The star who turned down 'Pretty Woman'

PRETTY WOMAN, Julia Roberts, 1990 (Everett Collection)

The star who turned down 'Pretty Woman'

Singer steals Carrie Underwood's crown

Carrie Underwood (FilmMagic/FilmMagic)

Singer steals Carrie Underwood's crown

Famous bald eagle found electrocuted

Image of D12 on a branch. (Courtesy of the Raptor Research Project)

Famous bald eagle found electrocuted

Shelter dogs' haunting final portraits

Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang hangs his portraits of the final moments in the lives of shelter dogs for a public exhibition in Taoyuan, in northern Taiwan. (AP)

Shelter dogs' haunting final portraits

Iran: We can hit U.S. bases in 'minutes'

An Iranian long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader is launched during a military drill on Sea of Oman's shore near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran, January 2, 2012. (Reuters)

Iran: We can hit U.S. bases in 'minutes'

Fishermen snag monster mako shark

Fisherman catch an 800-pound mako shark near Marina del Rey (Screen)

Fishermen snag monster mako shark

Unfortunate name for college kicker

Pittburgh Panthers' new recruit may have the worst name for a kicker in college football. (Screen grab courtesy of Kohl's Professional Camps) )

Unfortunate name for college kicker

Fireworks accidentally go off at same time

San Diego fireworks go off at the same time (Trending Now)

Fireworks accidentally go off at same time

Jessica Alba's fierce leather dress

Jessica Alba (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Jessica Alba's fierce leather dress

Man finds 100-year-old surprise in attic

Bryan Fite was replacing wires when he discovered a liquid treasure hidden under the floorboards. (ABC)

Man finds 100-year-old surprise in attic