Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Man in custody after bringing gas cans into St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Just two days after the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris went up in flames, a similar fate almost came upon a cathedral in New York. A man reportedly walked into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York with two gasoline cans, two bottles of lighter fluid and two lights on Wednesday. Luckily, police were able to apprehend him without incident.

JUST IN: Man with gas cans arrested at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York https://t.co/eEfnKp1s7v pic.twitter.com/ymaspwK1VO

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) April 18, 2019

2. The full NFL schedule has arrived

It’s finally here. The NFL’s 2019 regular season schedule was released on Wednesday and it all begins with a divisional matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears on Thursday, Sept. 5. The defending champion New England Patriots open their season against the Antonio Bronwless Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Sept. 8.

Every game.
For every NFL team.
All in one place.

The 2019 NFL Schedule is HERE! #NFLScheduleRelease pic.twitter.com/e8ON4iq9iz

— NFL (@NFL) April 18, 2019

3. Taiwan hit by powerful earthquake

Taiwan was shook by a powerful earthquake on Thursday. The tremor had a magnitude of 6.1 and struck the country’s coastal city of Jualien. Videos show plenty of shaking and panic, but there’s been no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE: Lights swaying and flickering in this office in Hualien as a 6.1-magnitude quake rattled the city https://t.co/N8BO77J2Mc pic.twitter.com/CFS2ODFOh7

— CNA (@ChannelNewsAsia) April 18, 2019

4. College kids are living lavishly in empty Vancouver mansions

With Vancouver facing its weakest home sales in some time, homeowners are struggling to rent out some of the city’s nicest mansions. Homes worth more than $3-million are being rented out for as low as $3,500, which has groups of college kids pouncing at the opportunity. In addition, the empty-home tax has homeowners rushing even more to find anyone to rent these large houses.

College kids are living like kings in Vancouver's empty mansions — here's why pic.twitter.com/BNk5TcZR9K

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) April 17, 2019

5. Dad digs dog’s grave in front of him, dog gets new lease on life

A bizarre story out of rural Virginia is getting a lot of attention on Twitter, but it does have a happy ending. Franklin Hardy explains that his dad was told by his vet over the phone that his dog would need to be put down. The dad started to dig the poor puppy’s grave, but the dog was watching him do it! Thankfully, when the vet arrived at the house to do the deed, he realized the health scare was a false alarm and the dog had a new lease on life.

The vet told my dad on the phone (??) that his dog had to be put down and he’d come to his house and do it. My dad dug the dog’s grave AND LET THE DOG WATCH. Then the vet came and checked the dog and said it was a false alarm. Oops! Dog’s fine! Everything about this is insane. pic.twitter.com/sFXKVDk5Vz

— Franklin Hardy (@franklinhardy) April 18, 2019

Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)

Kourtney Kardashian (40), David Tennant (48), Conan O’Brien (56), Kenny Ortega (69), Miguel Cabrera (36), James Woods (72)

Thumbnail photo courtesy of Bloomberg.