A small patch of Mars is now named after Winnipeg, likely in a nod to the Canadian city’s claim to fame as being (sometimes) as cold as the Red Planet. A team of NASA scientists who are working with the Curiosity rover as it scans the red planet have named a small patch of rock “Winnipeg.” “It’s been looking for …

What was supposed to be a day of celebration for members of the Kettle Point First Nation was marred by a scene of chaos, anger and pain as the brother of slain protester Dudley George was burned at the side of a gas-soaked protest fire. Witnesses say Pierre George was injured when he accidentally set himself ablaze while pouring gasoline …

Carly Fiorina has pushed to 2nd place in the crowded Republican presidential field following a strong performance in the second GOP debate. That is according to a new national CNN/ORC poll. The top three contenders underscore a key theme in the 2016 race: In a jam-packed GOP presidential field, the leading candidates are the only ones who have never held …

Lady Gaga is addressing campus rape in a raw new music video for “Til It Happens to You,” a song from the documentary “The Hunting Ground,” which examines the issue of sexual assault among college students. The video shows harrowing scenes of women being attacked, including two girls being drugged and assaulted at a college party. Lady Gaga dedicated it …

A retirement party like no other was held at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on Sunday for one beloved, furry employee and crewmember. Erik the Red, a little orange cat and fixture of the Halifax waterfront, has been an RCO, or Rodent Control Officer, on the C.S.S. Acadia at the museum since wandering onto the ship in 1999.

Researchers have claimed to have grown mature human sperm in test tubes in a breakthrough that could help combat male infertility. According to the Associated Press, the biotech startup Kallistem had announced their discovery previously, but obtained a patent for their process after they and CNRS laboratory workers detailed how it worked for the first time at a Thursday press …

Uma Thurman was all smiles leaving court Thursday after settling a custody battle with ex-fiancé Arpad Busson. The Hollywood actress and her ex-partner Arpad Busson have been embroiled in legal wrangling over Rosalind, 3, since last year, when the businessman went to court to demand regular access to the child, who is nicknamed Luna.

President Obama, friends “heartbroken” by staffer’s death. Jake Brewer, 34, an avid cyclist and a senior policy advisor to U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, passed away during a charity bike ride this weekend. Brewer was struck by an oncoming SUV after he rode his bike off of the designated track during the Ride to Conquer Cancer charity fundraiser bike …

Jackie Collins, the best-selling novelist whose depictions of Hollywood glamour had millions addicted to her books, has died. She was 77 years old. “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind daughter, Jackie Collins …,” the family said in a statement published in The New York Times. “She was …

A Native American boy was sent home from school for wearing a traditional Mohawk hairstyle because the school said it was against dress code. Arrowhead Elementary School staff on Monday removed 7-year-old Jakobe Sanden from his classroom and told him his Mohawk hairstyle violated school policy, the boy’s father, Gary Sanden, said.

The son of Dubai’s ruler has died of a heart attack at the age of 33, the United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM said. “Today, I lost a best friend and a childhood companion, my dear brother Rashid,” said Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai. “You will be missed.”