Mount Everest claimed the lives of three climbers and a Sherpa last week, the first deaths reported on the world’s highest mountain this year. Among them was a woman who was attempting to prove that vegans can succeed at the toughest physical challenges. Lecturer Maria Strydom, from Melbourne, Australia, was reported to have died from altitude sickness. Dutchman Eric Arnold, …

Seattle Pacific University was on lockdown Saturday night after receiving a bomb threat. The alert was issued just before 7:15 p.m. PT on Saturday due to a bomb threat involving one of the campus buildings. Students in some areas were asked to leave, while others have been told to shelter-in-place until further notice.

This afternoon, NASA announced that it will launch its OSIRIS-REx (which stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security – Regolith Explorer) spacecraft on September 8th. OSIRIS-REx now enters final preparations for launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5, currently scheduled for Sept. 8 from Cape Canaveral at the beginning of a launch window that lasts a little more …

With Overwatch only a matter of days away from release, Blizzard is ramping up the publicity by placing giant Overwatch action figures on the streets of major cities. Twitter user RuzGofDi snapped pics of a colossal action figure of Tracer in a sealed box on Hollywood Boulevard. This isn’t the only Overwatch statue popping up either, as Paris has a …

Mount Etna, a volcano in Sicily, erupted on Saturday morning. Europe’s highest active volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily, erupted on Saturday, a week after researchers detected an increase in volcanic tremors. The powerful eruption was caught on camera by local journalist Turi Caggegi. The video shows ash and smoke bursting hundreds of metres into the air as lava gurgles from …

Victory Motorcycles, a brand that delivers Modern American Muscle by producing motorcycles with head-snapping acceleration, power and handling, will be racing up the mountain with two very different motorcycles in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), an event that marks its 100th anniversary in 2016. In an epic gas vs. electric battle in the experimental class, Victory Racing’s …

A 12-year-old student will add to his three college degrees by attending one of two California Universities he has been accepted to, The Associated Press reports. Tanishq Abraham, of Sacramento, received acceptances to the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Davis. He plans to study bio-engineering.

David Hasselhoff is engaged in a court battle with an ex-wife and has claimed he only has $4,000 to his name and can’t afford to giver her anymore, a new report claims. In the court documents obtained by TMZ, Hasselhoff claims that he has less than $4,000 to his name. He states that he makes $112,000 per month but spends …

Halifax RCMP are investigating what led to a woman’s death Sunday afternoon at Peggys Cove, N.S. Emergency officials were called to the area shortly after 1:30 p.m. By the time they arrived, a local fishing vessel had recovered the woman’s body and brought it to a nearby wharf. “A woman was recovered from the water and was pronounced deceased,” a …

Andrew Jones, a star athlete and straight A student ended his four years at Amite High School in Louisiana with a 4.0 GPA making him valedictorian. However, instead of Jones participating in the graduation ceremony, Jones was told because of his facial hair he wasn’t allowed to attend. “Eventually they took my gown,” he recalled, “They told me they had …

Nick Menza, a former drummer for metal band Megadeth, died Saturday night (May 21) during a show with his latest band, the progressive rock and jazz fusion group OHM. He was 51. Nick Menza, who was a member of the band OHM, was performing at a Los Angeles-area club on Saturday when he suddenly collapsed and couldn’t be revived, CNN …