Global average surface temperatures in October 2015 were +1.04oC above the long-term average, according to data from US space agency NASA. Month after month this year, above-average — and sometimes record — global temperatures have piled up, raising the odds that this year will be the hottest one humanity has ever experienced. And now October has blown those records out …

Walmart’s sales of Patti LaBelle Sweet Potato Pies have skyrocketed after a YouTube video review went viral and has been viewed nearly 2 million times. In the video, James Wright reviewed the Walmart exclusive pie while belting some of LaBelle’s classics and dancing while he ate.

Police dog “killed by terrorists” in Paris raid. A police dog called Diesel was killed in the line of duty today after officers stormed an apartment where some of the Paris attackers were thought to be hiding. Police National tweeted:”Diesel, a seven-year-old Malinois, police dog for RAID [France’s anti-terrorist police unit], was killed by terrorists in the ongoing operation.” The …

Zoolander fans, the moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived, as the first full trailer for the sequel is here. Zoolander 2 features the return of Ben Stiller as Derek Zoolander and Owen Wilson as Hansel McDonald. The comedic actors play a pair of male fashion models.

Scientists from Rice University have developed single-molecule submarines that are composed of only 244 atoms, and they are propelled by light according to a research published Nano Letters, a journal of the American Chemical Society. Each of the single-molecule, 244-atom submersibles built in the Rice lab of chemist James Tour has a motor powered by ultraviolet light. With each full …

France and Russia both staged air strikes on Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday as Paris formally requested European Union assistance in its fight against the group behind last Friday’s bloody attacks on the French capital. ISIS has claimed responsibility for a co-ordinated onslaught in Paris on Friday and the downing of a Russian charter jet over Sinai …

A homeless man has pleaded not guilty to attacking and threatening to kill “NCIS” actress Pauley Perrette. Last week, Perrette described being attacked by a homeless man in Hollywood. She posted a long message on Twitter, writing about how the man had threatened to kill her and he punched her in the nose and forehead. She collapsed, but was able …

A Syrian passport has been found on the body of one of the suicide bombers at the Stade de France, French police have told Reuters. The attacker landed on the Greek island of Leros on Oct. 3 carrying a Syrian passport and gave his name as Ahmad Almohammad, Greek Immigration minister Ioannis Mouzalas told reporters Sunday.

DNA extracted from a fossilized tooth, confirmed the presence of one of our elusive ancient cousins only recently discovered, the Denisovians. An obscure branch of the human tree of evolution survived for thousands of years in a remote mountain range in Siberia – and even though it eventually died out, left genetic traces within living Homo sapiens, according to a …

The blizzard warning that was in effect for Denver Monday night and Tuesday morning was a pretty rare event. It’s the first blizzard warning to be issued for Denver in more than five years. If a Blizzard Warning for the city of Denver seems out of place to you, you’re not alone. In fact, until this week, the Mile High …

Porsche has claimed that Paul Walker’s death in a car crash was caused by his “own comparative fault”. Paul Walker, 40, was killed when the 2005 Carrera GT he was travelling in crashed in Santa Clarita, California in November 2013. The driver Roger Rodas was also killed. His daughter Meadow Rain Walker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the …