Aitabdel Salem could’ve posted bail with the loose change in his pockets had he known it was simply $2, instead the 41 year old sat in a Riker’s cell for nearly five months. Salem was initially jailed on $25,000 bail after allegedly attacking a police officer who arrested him for shoplifting from a Manhattan Zara store. The judge also ordered …

The USS Harry S. Truman launched air strikes against Islamic State targets from the Eastern Mediterranean on Friday, a first in the nearly two-year long campaign against the group. The strikes were launched by Carrier Air Wing Seven in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The last time carrier …

A father caused a major disruption in a court in Cuyahoga County, Ohio after a judge sentenced a serial killer to die. Michael Madison, the man convicted of killing three women and wrapping their bodies in garbage bags, had just been sentenced to death and victims’ family members came up to speak. When Van Terry, father of Shirellda Terry, came …

A Phoenix mother is suspected of stabbing her three young sons to death and putting their remains in a closet before trying to kill herself, police have said. According to police, the woman is Octavia Rogers, 29. She allegedly also stabbed herself but survived. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but her condition has since been upgraded. …

A tourist received six months of probation after pleading guilty Thursday to putting a bison calf in his car at Yellowstone National Park because he thought the animal was cold. The calf later had to be euthanized because it couldn’t be reunited with its herd. Court records show Shamash Kassam of Quebec entered a guilty plea over the telephone on …

A researcher and writer who is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on bees and pollination is coming to The Bookshelf Cinema this Friday, June 3 to talk about his Governor General Award winning book Bee Time: Lessons From the Hive. Mark Winston is that rare individual, a scientist who can speak eloquently to the public. Recognized as …

Pebble, makers of the smartwatch by the same name, has revealed a significant upgrade to one of its upcoming products. Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant will be available on the wearable exercise accessory, bringing voice controls to the iPod Shuffle-esque device. With the Core, Alexa can still handle tasks like playing music, reading news headlines, shopping on Amazon, ordering food, controlling …

Laundry detergent pods are behind an increase in calls involving children, according to the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre. Since 2012, there has been a significant increase in the number of emergency room visits involving children under the age of 6, its statistics show. “The big risk is if a child bites into a laundry pod and it sprays …

A small japanese boy missing since Saturday in a dense, remote forest in Japan has been found alive and well. Yamato Tanooka was left in a wooded area on Hokkaido, the northernmost main Japanese island, on Saturday afternoon. Today, after six nights alone in the forest and a mass search by police and military personnel, Yamato has been found. Military …

Scientists at Rice University, who developed the first nanocars, have teamed up with researchers at North Carolina State University to make it possible for nanocars to move around in ambient environments instead of being restricted to vacuums. The work by Rice chemist James Tour, NC State analytical chemist Gufeng Wang and their colleagues came as Rice prepares to take part …

Parks Canada has posted a wolf warning for the Bow Valley in Banff National Park following some bold behaviour by wolves. The warning covers campgrounds and day-use areas. It comes after wolves accessed human food at a campsite. Officials say wolves are showing bold behaviour, including going after human food in a campsite.