A western New York homeowner says she awoke to find an unwelcome visitor in her living room — a deer.
Wyoming County Sheriff Deputy Matthew Sage responded to the homeowner's call earlier this week. He tells The Buffalo News (http://bit.ly/1t8ZD0O ) the young buck had crashed through a window and was standing near a couch when he arrived at the rural Strykersville home Monday morning.

The world's only surviving giant panda triplets were doing well as they turned 100 days old Wednesday.
Each weighs more than 5 kilograms (11 pounds), up from just over 100 grams at birth. They started teething at around 80 days old and have two small teeth each.

If you're caught short on Amsterdam's historic Dam Square, the Dutch government has a message for you: Don't pee on the palace.
The Dutch royal family uses the stately Royal Palace in downtown Amsterdam as a working palace, not a residence. But the building's dark arches provide a favored spot for urination, often at night, out of sight of police who regularly patrol the palace vicinity.

Real Sociedad says it is talking to former Manchester United coach David Moyes about the managerial vacancy at the Spanish club.
Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay says "there are several names, and it is true those of (Pepe) Mel and Moyes."

Fernando Alonso says he has not signed with McLaren for next season and remains undecided about his future in Formula One.
The two-time world champion says he is still "considering what's the best decision" for his career and "nothing has been decided" so far even though he already has "an idea" of what he wants to do.

Two goals from Seydou Doumbia either side of a Yaya Toure free kick gave CSKA Moscow a 2-1 victory over nine-man Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, leaving the English champion bottom of Group E with two games remaining.
Manuel Pellegrini's side trailed at halftime, and as it chased a much-needed victory in the second half of the match in an attempt to move closer to the knockout stages, it lost its discipline.

Eden Hazard had a late penalty saved as Chelsea missed a chance to advance from Group G in the Champions League on Wednesday, drawing 1-1 with Maribor.
Unrecognizable from the side that was crushed 6-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago, Maribor took a deserved lead in the 50th minute when Agim Ibraimi's superb curling shot beat Petr Cech in the Chelsea goal.

Sauber says it has signed 22-year-old Brazilian-Lebanese driver Felipe Nasr for the 2015 Formula One season.
Nasr will join Marcus Ericsson of Sweden, who signed with the team earlier this week.

Lionel Messi's brace gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory Wednesday over 10-man Ajax and moved him level with Raul Gonzalez's all-time Champions League scoring record of 71 goals.
Messi scored his 70th Champions League goal in the 36th minute with a soft header after Ajax failed to clear a free kick and linked with substitute Pedro Rodriguez for his second on the night in the 76th.

As slow-moving lava approached a cemetery in a rural Hawaii town, Aiko Sato placed flowers at the headstone of the family plot she's tended to over the years, thinking it would be the last time she would see it.
"I made peace with myself," Sato said Monday of visiting the Pahoa Japanese Cemetery on Oct. 23. A few days later, lava smothered part of the cemetery and the family believed the headstone had been buried.
