Eight people are known to have died and the families of about 30 others are “bracing for the worst” as the search resumes for victims of Thursday’s fire at a home for senior citizens in eastern Quebec.

Singer/rapper Nicki Minaj was super excited to appear on the cover of ESPN Magazine’s music issue alongside NBA great Kobe Bryant. She, however, got pissed when she saw the magazine had retouched to the cover to make her forehead appear larger.

Actress Melissa Gilbert has revealed she briefly dated Tom Cruise before he became famous. The former “Little House on the Prairie” actress, 49, has been open about the celebrities she dated in the past, but for the first time she’s talking about her short-lived relationship with the “Top Gun” star.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has passed a resolution condemning the NSA’s mass surveillance, pushing back heavily on the actions of the security apparatus of the U.S. The resolution contains strong language in favor of privacy, the broad protections of the Fourth Amendment, and limited government.

Stephen Hawking has put forward a new theory about black holes in a paper posted online, which says event horizons – the gravitational pull that makes escape impossible – do not exist. Speaking to Nature magazine, the renowned physicist said that in classic theory, there is no escape from a black hole. Quantum theory, however, allows “energy and information to …

There is little evidence to suggest that healthy people benefit from taking vitamin D supplements, BBC News reported. In a study published in the Lancet, researchers carried out a meta-analysis of 100 trials analyzing the effects of vitamin D supplementation in the adult population .

First three months of pregnancy are vital for heart health of children in later life, reveals a new study. Researchers from Erasmus University Medical School have found link between baby’s poor growth in the first trimester of pregnancy and heart health complications, later in life.

A Knoxville waitress says she is still in shock after a seemingly normal customer tipped her $1,075 on Wednesday night. Her coworkers say the generous gratuity proves good things happen to good people. Khadijah Muhammad showed up at her job at Cheddar’s on Clinton Highway on Wednesday afternoon and provided her typical solid service with a smile. Service is something …

Researchers working in Brazil have discovered a new species of river dolphin in the Araguaia river basin, according to the journal PLOS ONE. Why does this matter? Because last time scientists identified a new species of river dolphin, World War I raged and American women still couldn’t vote. Only five known species of river dolphins exist in the world, and …

Food claiming to contain Norwegian whale meat is being sold illegally at a major European food and agricultural fair, campaigners have said. Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and marine protection organisation MEER eV said they found the dish of m inke whale meat, served smoked with blueberry jam, at the Berlin Green Week fair in Germany following a tip-off.

While products like curved televisions, 3-D printers and driverless cars garnered the most attention at the big CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, there were plenty of video game-related products worth getting excited about. From virtual reality (VR) headsets and wireless controllers for mobile devices to “cloud”-based PlayStation titles and souped-up gaming PCs, here is a closer look at …