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The space shuttle Endeavour was launched (Great photo from an airplane off MSN.com) on it's mission to the International Space Station at 6:56 MT this morning. Follow STS-134 at NASA.gov. The final mission for Endeavour was delayed two weeks due to an electronics glitch. When it reaches the ISS on Wednesday, the shuttle will deliver nearly 15 tons of supplies and equipment, highlighted by the 7.5-

What do you like on top of your waffles? An air conditioning repairman in Augusta, Georgia discovered a man living on top of a Waffle House restaurant. Police and firefighters were called to help the man down. According to TV station WAGT, crews weren't sure how long the unidentified man had been there or even how he got up on the roof...

Have you ever visited the Wyoming Welcome Center? If you already live here and aren't passing through on Interstate 25, you probably haven't stopped at the beautifully landscaped Center at College Drive and I-25. Until two this afternoon, the Wyoming Welcome Center is hosting an open house to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week...

Would you wear the hat Princess Beatrice wore at last month's royal wedding? You could, it's being auctioned off on eBay to raise money for UNICEF and Children in Crisis. Beatrice's mother, Duchess Sarah Ferguson, made the announcement during an appearance on "Oprah" Wednesday according to People magazine...

World\'s Tallest LEGO Tower in Brazil (YouTube) What can you build out of LEGO's? In Brazil last weekend they built a record-setting 102 foot, three inch tall tower made out of LEGO's, mostly constructed by school children. It took four days to put together the 500,000 pieces, assembled using a crane and supported by wires...

What's your favorite video game? It might be on display next year at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The last three months gamers have been voting on their favorite games and the winners were announced today. The Art of Video Games exhibition will explore the 40-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium...

Do you enjoy a good cigar once in a while? Bet you couldn't smoke this one. Last month, Cuban native Jose Castelar set out to break his own record for the world’s longest cigar. Castelar began the project at the end of April and, with the help of assistants, finished the super-cigar on Tuesday, May 3rd...

The final launch of space shuttle Endeavour was delayed Friday afternoon due to a failure in a heater circuit. The heater keeps hydrazine fuel  from freezing while the shuttle is in orbit. The earliest Endeavour will make it back into space is Monday afternoon after 12:30 Mountain time...

The Friday shuttle launch has been pushed back to at least Monday. Click here for update. Is watching a shuttle launch on your bucket list? There are only two shuttle launches left to go. The youngest of NASA's space shuttles is about to retire. Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled for launch at 1:47 pm Mountain Time on Friday, April 29. This will be the shuttle's 25th journey in 19 years. Read Mo

Are you invited to the royal wedding? Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres might be there, she's related to the bride. DeGeneres had been joking about being invited to the royal wedding so she decided to ask the New England Historic Genealogical Society to find out if she had any royal links.