Six people have been arrested in Brussels as the search continues for up to two suspects believed to be on the run following Tuesday’s terrorist attacks. At least 32 people were killed and 270 injured when suicide bombs ripped through the airport and a Metro station on Tuesday morning. Three terrorists died in the explosions and a massive manhunt was …

Researchers created the Doomsday Vault in 2008 to preserve potential crops in the event of a global natural disaster. It accepts seed samples from countries all over the world, without restriction. Located 1300km from the North Pole, hidden behind thick concrete walls and buried 130 metres inside a mountain is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Despite being funded by Norway, …

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego say they are the first to target RNA in living cells using the ever-popular gene-editing technique CRISPR-Cas9. “This work is the first example, to our knowledge, of targeting RNA in living cells with CRISPR-Cas9,” said senior author Gene Yeo, PhD, associate professor of cellular and molecular medicine. “Our current work focuses on …

Austin Reed Edenfield, A former University of Mississippi student pleaded guilty Thursday to placing a noose on a campus statue of the school’s first black student. Austin Reed Edenfield waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge before U.S. District Judge Michael Mills in Oxford. The charge says Edenfield helped others to intimidate African-American students and employees at the …

A United Airlines pilot has been arrested, accused of running brothels in Houston apartment complexes and office buildings. Bruce Wayne Wallis, 51, was charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution and engaging in criminal activity in what officials said included about a half-dozen brothels in Galleria-area apartments and northwest Houston office buildings with six to 10 women.

President Obama danced the famous Argentine tango with a lithe dancer in a shimmery gold dress during the official state dinner at the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday night. The image of the president dancing the tango fueled criticism that he’s had a muted reaction to Tuesday’s Brussels terror attacks, which killed 34 and injured 200. …

At least four Americans have been reported missing in Brussels following a series of terror attacks there Tuesday. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski, siblings who live in New York City and have family in the Netherlands; along with a couple with ties to Kentucky, have not been heard from since before the bombings, according to various media outlets.

High-intensity workouts might be gaining popularity, but you should probably shy away from them if you’re not in shape. A study by Canadian and European researchers found signs of stress in the muscle tissues of their non-athlete, untrained subjects after ultra-intense leg and arm cycling exercises. Perhaps more concerning, researchers reported the untrained subjects had a weakened ability to fight …

A 43-year-old Toronto woman has been charged with murdering her mother after the latter woman was hit by a car in a Leon’s parking lot in North York on Tuesday. Police allege 65-year-old Eleanor Campbell was “deliberately struck by a vehicle” in the parking lot of the Leon’s Furniture store at 10 Suntract Rd. southeast of Hwy. 401 and Hwy. …

A 5-year-old girl in Texas has been credited with saving her mother’s life after she suffered a seizure while swimming. The entire incident was caught on a surveillance. Tracy Anderwald and her 5-year-old daughter Allison capped off their spring break last Friday with a pool day: Allison’s favorite activity.

Prominent researchers and environmental groups are urging the federal Liberals to hurry up and repair what they see as damage to fisheries done by the previous government. Nearly fifty signees in an open letter accompanying the brief, including noted scientists, the Atlantic Salmon Federation and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, are asking Fisheries and Oceans Minister Hunter Tootoo to …