5 Things to Know This Morning
— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. 'Boy Meets World,' 'Magic School Bus,' 'Powerpuff Girls' Are Back—And So Are the '90s!
The '90s are back! Not only are "The Powerpuff Girls" and "The Magic School Bus" are being rebooted, but a sequel to "Boy Meets World," entitled "Girl Meets World," will premiere next month too. Jellies and Birkenstocks may already be back in a big way, but here are other things from the '90s that we have our fingers crossed will make comebacks soon!
2. Georgia Execution 1st in US Since Botched Injection
A Georgia inmate convicted of rape and murder has become the first person to be executed in the U.S. since the botched lethal injection of a prisoner in Oklahoma in April.
Fifty-nine-year-old Marcus Wellons was executed by injection Tuesday night after last-minute appeals were denied. A corrections spokesman says he was pronounced dead at 11:56 p.m. The execution seemed to go smoothly with no noticeable complications.
3. Rare Stamp Sells for $9.5 Million
A 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America has become the world's most valuable stamp — again.
The 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta sold Tuesday at auction in New York for $9.5 million, Sotheby's said. It was the fourth time the stamp has broken the auction record for a single stamp in its long history.
David Redden, Sotheby's vice chairman, called the sale "a truly great moment for the world of stamp collecting."
4. California Mayor Curbs Self Over Dog Poop Incident
The doo-doo has gotten too deep for the mayor of a wealthy Los Angeles suburb who flung dog poop onto a political opponent's property.
The Pasadena Star-News reports San Marino Mayor Dennis Kneier resigned Tuesday after outcry from residents who say he smeared their image.
5. Boy Finds Man's Shriveled Body in Closet
An adolescent boy found the mummified body of a man hanging in a closet while exploring what appeared to be an abandoned house in western Ohio.
The director of the Montgomery County coroner's office in Dayton says the body found Sunday had the hardened, leathery appearance of a mummy because 53-year-old Edward Brunton's tissue had dried up and was preserved in his home's cold, dark conditions.
MUST-SEE VIDEOS:
1. World News Now Headlines: Wednesday, June 18, 2014
2. Rare Postage Stamp Sells for Millions
3. TechBytes: Amazon, Blue Tooth Tracking Tag
4. OK Go Blows the Mind With Another Illusion-Filled Music Video
