Blake Lively is facing a storm of abuse after an apparently ill-thought out instagram post landed her in a heap of trouble. The pregnant actress has refused to delete the offending post with the caption ‘LA face with an Oakland booty’. The post has enraged many of her 8 million Instagram followers (and many others), as they felt that she …

Apple has put the finishing touches on its new flagship store in San Francisco this week and gave the press an early preview of the store that is set to open to the public this weekend. The new store features new design elements as well as community programs including the ‘genius grove’ where where customers can get support under a …

Far from the toothy, snarling monster we’ve come to know and love, Tyrannosaurus rex—and other theropods like it—might have sported a pair of lips, argues Robert Reisz, a paleontologist at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus, who’s presenting his theory on Friday at the annual Canadian Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting. “When we see dinosaurs in popular culture, such as …

According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau, Detroit’s population is at its lowest since 1850. The latest information from the Census Bureau shows the D has dropped from 18th place to 21st. The recent numbers are not too surprising to some experts. “It is that issue, that whole issue, that Detroit has been losing that populations and a lot of …

Italy has found a stolen letter written by Christopher Columbus in which the famous explorer announces his discovery of the Americas. A precious copy of a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 regarding his discovery of the New World, which had been stolen from a library in Florence, has now been returned to Italy by the US after it …

A big diamond known as the Oppenheimer Blue has set a new auction record, reaching a price of $50.6m. The Oppenheimer Blue, at 14.62 carats, was estimated to be worth as much as $46m. The stone now belongs to a private collector after a 25-minute battle between bidders on three continents, Christie’s said after Wednesday’s sale. The gem is named …

Jackson took to Twitter to address rumors that hit headlines earlier in the week saying he is hospitalized and on his deathbed. Jackson tweeted a photo of himself Thursday looking happy and healthy on a deck in a tropical locale, captioned, “I am 100% Alive.” The tweet also included a link to his website, where he had posted a blog …

Taco Bell is trading in its one-size-fits all restaurant design for more modern upgrades. The chain, which is a unit of Yum! Brands Inc., will be testing four new design concepts as the company aims to open 2,000 new restaurants in 2016. The Irvine-based Mexican fast-food chain is testing four new restaurant designs that represent its next generation of stores. …

At least a dozen pregnant moms have complained, some to the police, that a Pickering prenatal imaging centre is handing out the same stock picture to women who go there for an ultrasound. Jennifer Cusimano said she went to BabyView in Ajax for a 3D ultrasound on May 3. She said she paid $160 for two images, gender determination and …

BEAUMONT – Seven officials connected to the city are now facing embezzlement charges in which nearly $43 million was taken, according to the district attorney’s office. The following face a slew of charges: Alan Charles Kapanicas, 63, former city manager, William Kevin Aylward, 53, former finance director, Joseph Sandy Aklufi, 69, former city attorney, Francis Dennis Coe Jr., 51, former …

One-third of North American bird species are “in crisis” and another half face serious trouble says the first analysis of all the birds in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna released the State of North America’s Birds report on behalf of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative. She presented the report at the …