GMC is introducing the 2016 Yukon SLT Premium Edition, a special version that offers Yukon and Yukon XL customers a more personalized appearance with plenty of chrome inserts. The Premium Edition trim doesn’t quite deliver the gravitas (or the power) of the Denali, but it does bring with it special 22-inch alloy wheels and a chrome grille unique to the …

Deadly brain cancer genes identified? scientists have identified a group of immune system genes that may play a role in how long people can live after developing a common type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme, a tumor of the glial cells in the brain. The study is published in the May 25, 2016, online issue of Neurology, the medical …

Amber Heard has filed for divorce from Johnny Depp after about 15 months of marriage, People confirmed on Wednesday. Heard, 30, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. The couple met on the set of 2011’s the Rum Diary and began dating after Depp’s split from his long-time partner, Vanessa Paradis, in 2012. They married in …

Canuck the crow flew the coop with a knife from a crime scene in Vancouver Tuesday. Canuck the crow, described as Vancouver’s most notorious bird, reportedly perched on top of a burnt-out car that a crime suspect had earlier set alight, and watched as the suspect drew out a knife when the police arrived. The suspect was shot by police, …

Microsoft’s smartphone business looks like it’s hit the final nail in Nokia’s coffin, with the tech behemoth cutting down over 1850 jobs. Over 1350 of those affected are located in Finland while the other 500 are scattered across the world. The job cuts are expected to cost the company a whopping $950M, including $200M to be put towards severance payments …

A 200-metre-long hole opened up along the Arno river bank in Florence, near the famous Ponte Vecchio. In the early hours of Wednesday, a stretch of the nearby embankment along the Arno River collapsed, leaving roughly 20 vehicles in a ditch. Officials have determined the sinkhole, which measures about 650 feet long and nearly 25 feet wide, was caused by …

The global economic crisis of 2008, which saw steep unemployment and reduced public-sector healthcare spending, has now been linked to an increase in cancer mortality — an excess of over 260,000 deaths. The study in the medical journal Lancet says a loss of jobs and cuts in health care shut out people seeking help for such easily diagnosed and treatable …

The Moto Z modular enhancements just leaked. Lenovo’s Motorola will unveil a new Moto Z with hardware enhancements called MotoMods. The Moto Z is the replacement to the Moto X and leaked last week. Now @evleaks, aka Evan Blass, has leaked a press shot of three MotoMods.

Beth Howland, who gave memorable performances as flighty featherbrains in the original production of Company and the television sitcom Alice, died on December 31, 2015, in Santa Monica, CA. She began her career at 16 on Broadway in the original 1960 production of Bye Bye Birdie starring Dick Van Dyke. Howland appeared in four other Main Stem shows during the …

Pop star Selena Gomez will play a one off show in New Zealand later this year. The 23-year-old Slow Down hit-maker will headline her very first New Zealand show at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Saturday August 13, as part of her worldwide Revival Tour. Selena’s debut solo album Stars Dance was released in 2013, taking out the top spot in …

A 7-foot alligator was captured Wednesday morning outside a Dallas, Texas, middle school. A sheriff’s deputy on routine patrol spotted the gator at about 2 a.m, in a field next to D. A. Hulcy Steam Middle School. That’s at South Polk Street, near East Danieldale Road and Interstate 20, in the Redbird area of Dallas. Dallas police and the Texas …