The world’s oldest man, a retired chemist and parapsychologist, has died in New York City aged 111. Alexander Imich’ s niece said he died yesterday at his home in Manhattan. Karen Bogen, of Providence, Rhode Island, said she had visited him a day earlier. She said his health declined about two weeks ago and he did not recognise her.

A man reportedly attempted to break into award-winning actress Sandra Bullock’s home early Sunday morning and, according to a number of outlets, she was inside at the time. Scary!

A Stony Rapids man faces manslaughter charges following a four-year RCMP investigation into a deadly mobile home fire in Uranium city. Michael La Rocque, 29, faces two counts of manslaughter that stem from the 2010 fire.

An RCMP officer suffered minor injuries Sunday evening when his SUV rolled over near Winnipeg. The vehicle appeared to have rolled more than once before coming to a stop.

A public visitation is being held Monday so that residents can pay their respects to the three Mounties killed in Moncton, New Brunswick last week. The ceremony will take place at the Wesleyan Celebration Centre between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m., honouring 32-year-old Constable Dave Ross, 45-year-old Constable Fabrice Gevaudan and 40-year-old Constable Douglas Larche. Ross was a dog handler …

Watercress tops the list of powerhouse fruits and vegetables, according to a study by William Paterson University. The high nutrient packed powerhouse vegetable is followed by Chinese cabbage, chard, beet greens, spinach, chicory, leaf lettuce, parsley, romaine lettuce and collard greens.

A new study reveals that sleep after learning enhances connections between brain cells. According to NYU Langone Medical Center researchers, the growth of dendritic spines – tiny out-branchings that are responsible for relaying signals between neuronal cells – is encouraged by sleep, and could prove critical to improving memory. The study, entitled Sleep Promotes Branch-Specific Formation of Dendritic Spines After …

The human face evolved to withstand being hit by a fist, two University of Utah researchers contend, expanding on their controversial theory that human hands evolved to punch. A protruding jaw, a thick brow ridge above the eyes, robust bones around the nose and upper jaw and large molars and premolars are defining characteristics of early human ancestors examined by …

Australian police have found human remains inside a large crocodile that is believed to have snatched a man from a boat in a popular national park. Police found the remains inside a 15ft 5ins saltwater crocodile that park rangers shot while searching for a 62-year-old man who was attacked in Kakadu National Park yesterday, Northern Territory Police Sergeant Andrew Hocking …

A paranormal investigator has appealed for witnesses on Facebook after a possible UFO sighting in Wales. Gavin Davies spotted an unidentified cluster of lights in the sky over Haverfordwest in Wales on Thursday evening. The Paranormal Chronicles website editor described the object as fast moving, with one larger bright light with two smaller lights around it and was heading east.

Yaya DaCosta, a model who originally came to prominence in the third season of America’s Top Model, has been cast to play Whitney Houston in the Lifetime biopic.