Late Bedtime May Cause Weight Gain in Teens. Published in the Journal Sleep, the researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have found that there is a link between sleeping and weight gain. Berkeley researchers analyzed longitudinal data from a nationally representative cohort of more than 3,300 youths and adults, and found that for every hour of sleep they …

Hot on the heels of T-Mobile’s announcement that a security breach compromised sensitive information about 15 million customers, online trading platform Scottrade has revealed hackers have exposed 4.6 million of its clients. In a notice on its website, Scottrade officials said, “Federal law enforcement officials recently informed us that they’ve been investigating cybersecurity crimes involving the theft of information from …

Hasbro Studios has confirmed that there will be four more sequels of “Transformers”. Stephen J. Davis dropped the news during a keynote in which he spoke about how the company had put together a writer’s room with a number of leading screenwriters.

ISIS militants have blown up the 2,000 year triumphal arch in Palmyra, it has been reported. According to Agence France-Presse, the Syrian director of antiquities Maamun Abdulkarim said the arch was leveled Sunday and had been “booby-trapped” for weeks. Abdulkarim also stated that other monuments in the area have been rigged for similar demolition.

South Korea says North Korea will release a detained South Korean student Joo Won-moon from New York University. 21-year-old Joo Won-moon was in North Korean custody after he crossed the border from China into North Korea, hoping to help strengthen ties between the two Koreas. “I thought some great event could happen and hopefully that event could have a good …

After finding a 225-square-mile debris field of Styrofoam, wood, cargo and other items Sunday that could be from the missing cargo ship from Jacksonville, sources told NBC News that the U.S. Coast Guard is telling family members the El Faro likely sank. Contact with the ship was lost during the storm when crew said it was taking water on board. …

Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died at the age of 67. Mankell announced last year that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and began documenting his experiences in a newspaper column.

Researchers at UBC have created a powder to stop critical bleeding and it could save lives. “Bleeding is the number one killer of young people, and maternal death from postpartum hemorrhage can be as high as one in 50 births in low resource settings so these are extreme problems,” explains Christian Kastrup, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry …

After ending their two year marriage just a month ago, Avril Lavigne and Nickelback front man, Chad Kroeger, have uploaded a photo together while recording in the studio despite their recent break up. “YeeHaw! Writing with Chad today,” she said alongside a photo of herself, in which she’s barefoot and wearing a cowgirl hat. She then shared a shot of …

Rocket-based spaceflight was proposed 30 years earlier than previously thought by a Canadian university head, a space historian says. Historian Robert Godwin says William Leitch of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., accurately described the concept of rocket-based spaceflight in 1861.

Correctional Service Canada has issued a warrant for Kenton Matthew Boyle, 29, who went missing from Bowden Institution. Boyle is 5′ 7″ in height and weighs 177 lbs, has a fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair and has tattoos on his chest and right arm.