Eric Bramwell was sentenced to 22 years in prison for stealing a universal television remote from an apartment complex in Wheaton, Illinois. Eric Bramwell, 35, was found guilty of burglary in November for stealing a universal remote control from the common area of an apartment building in Wheaton, Illinois. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to 22 years in prison. It …

Actor and radio host Andreanne Sasseville died Monday after a long battle with cancer, her employer, SiriusXM confirmed. She was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, followed by surgery and chemotherapy. “Today, we remember a dear member of the SiriusXM family, our Canadian music ambassador and SiriusXM Franco host, Andréanne Sasseville,” reads the statement. “Andréanne was a champion for musicians …

A bumblebee is now on the endangered species list for the first time in a “race against extinction,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday. This is the first bumblebee designated an endangered species, and the first bee put on the list from the 48 contiguous United States — seven species of bee in Hawaii were named as endangered …

The Chilean navy has admitted it can’t explain a video filmed by its pilots showing a “UFO” in the country’s airspace. The video, captured on November 11, 2014 in the coastal sector between the port of San Antonio and Quinteros, was shot from a Chilean Navy helicopter and shows an unknown object flying forward at a speed similar to that …

A skeleton from the outskirts of what was once the ancient city of Troy, has yielded the genome of an 800 year old mystery infection. Scientists at McMaster’s Ancient DNA Centre and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have sequenced the complete genomes of two forms of bacteria found in tissue samples dating back to the 13th century. They were collected from …

Muslim parents in Switzerland cannot refuse to send their daughters to mixed school-run swimming lessons. According to reports, religious concerns can’t be used as a pretext, enabling school students to skip compulsory schooling disciplines. The court’s decision is a response to the claims of two Muslim parents from Basel who had to pay a fine for their refusal to send …

Robert De Niro has applauded pal Meryl Streep for taking aim at Donald Trump in her Golden Globes lifetime achievement award acceptance speech. “What you said was great. It needed to be said, and you said it beautifully,” De Niro wrote to Streep in a letter published by People. “I have so much respect for you that you did it …

Researchers have created a cheaper, simpler and twice as strong synthetic version of spider silk – but the process was still wholly inspired by nature. Scientists Anna Rising, Jan Johansson, and Marlene Andersson working at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and at Karolinska Institutet took advantage of this knowledge to help create an artificial spider silk protein in …

A quarter of a century after gaining notoriety as the driver who killed Olympic champion Victor Davis, Glen Crossley was back in court Tuesday — and once again in the media spotlight. Glen Crossly allegedly attacked Albert Arsenault at Bar Station 77, giving him a head injury which eventually led to his death. According to his Arsenault’s widow, he was …

The B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons is urging all patients of a suspected fake plastic surgeon in Delta to get tested for Hepatitis B, C, and HIV. On Dec. 20, the CPSBC, assisted by Delta Police, seized items Zhuo (Sabrina) Li allegedly used to provide cosmetic medical services it says she is not qualified or legally authorized to perform. …

Research provides additional insight into how one of Pluto’s moons affects the continuous stripping of Pluto’s atmosphere by solar wind. Pluto’s relationship with its moon Charon is one of the more unusual interactions in the solar system due to Charon’s size and proximity. It’s more than half of Pluto’s diameter and orbits only 12,000 or so miles away. To put …