An Ottawa-area mechanic has turned a Smart car into the perfect snowmobile thanks to inspiration from our Canadian weather. The diesel-fueled ski car allows a driver to jet across the snow on skis at up to 44 miles per hour while staying warm. The invention was a local secret until someone snapped a photo and posted it on Reddit, where …

Police arrested a woman just outside Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday for driving around with a painted cardboard version of a New York state license plate on the back of her car. According to WGRZ, Amanda Schweickert, 28, was arrested Wednesday and charged with a felony count of possessing a forged instrument, a misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle with a …

Country singer Joey Feek, who spent years performing alongside husband Rory Feek in the Grammy Award-nominated duo Joey+Rory, died Friday. She was 40 years old. Joey, along with her husband Rory, comprised the country music duo Joey + Rory. The duo was nominated for a Grammy award for best country duo/group performance of their version of “If I Need You” …

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s face was immersed in water and she was intoxicated with a mix of marijuana, alcohol, morphine and other drugs – both conditions that caused pneumonia that led to her death, a medical examiner said in a statement released Friday morning. Bobbi Kristina Brown’s autopsy information had been sealed by court order, but it was released Friday after …

Monkeys With Brain Implants Steer Wheelchairs Using Thought Alone. Duke University researchers have given a pair of monkeys the ability to drive a wheelchair with their thoughts alone. The work is described in a paper recently published in the journal Scientific Reports and adds to a growing body of work in brain-machine interfaces aiming to return some freedom to the …

Two-year-old calls 911 with wardrobe emergency; kindly deputy Martha Lohnes helps her put her pants on. Police received a report of a 911 call in which a child could be heard babbling on the other end of the line. But when Deputy Martha Lohnes arrived at the home to investigate, 2-year-old Aaliyah came “running out to the front with half …

IT MAY be years behind most competitors, but the Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze is the first concrete proof that Wolfsburg is about to dive headfirst into the small SUV game. The concept car, which is equipped with an 81 kW/110 PS 1.0 liter TSI turbocharged and direct-injection gasoline engine) gives a glimpse at a new model series. Klaus Bischoff, Head of …

Yellowstone grizzly bears are emerging from their winter hibernation to news that wildlife officials no longer consider them threatened. The Us federal agency announced the move in a conference call with reporters. About 700 to 10,000 of the bears now live in the Yellowstone region of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

Rafael McCloud, who escaped Wednesday from the Warren County Jail, remained on the lam Thursday morning as Warren County sheriff’s deputies and Vicksburg police assisted by state and federal authorities continued their efforts to locate him and put him back behind bars. Rafael McCloud, 34, escaped from the Warren County Jail early Wednesday using a homemade shank to briefly take …

A best-selling blood pressure app gives false readings almost 80 per cent of the time, according to a new study. Scientists at John Hopkins University studied 85 people, with more than half of them having hypertension. Their blood pressure was taken twice with blood pressure cuffs and twice with the app. The results showed that 8 of 10 readings were …

Roger Ailes has withdrawn his support for U.S. senator Marco Rubio, dealing a fresh blow to a campaign some saw as questionable all along. The report cites three anonymous Fox sources who said network chairman Roger Ailes told people he’s lost faith in Rubio’s ability to secure the Republican nomination after disappointing returns in early primaries and caucuses.