2014 was Earth’s hottest year on record, across all land and ocean surfaces, the average temperature was up 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit over the 20th century average, according to numbers released Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Italy denies paying ransom to free aid workers. No ransom was paid to free two Italian al-Qaeda hostages in Syria, the Rome government said Friday, denying reports that a 12-million-dollar payment had secured the release of Greta Ramelli and Vanessa Marzullo. Northern League leader Matteo Salvini said, if true, such a payment would be ‘‘grotesque.”

LONDON – British authorities arrest 18-year-old on suspicion of hacking Sony. Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Cyber Crime Unit say that they have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a “the denial of service attack of Sony Playstation and Xbox systems in 2014 and swatting offences.”

Two RCMP members have significant injuries after being shot early Saturday morning in St. Albert. RCMP are searching for the suspect in the area of the Sturgeon Valley Golf Course.

Jessie J wears high-waisted shorts and pants to hide a misspelled tattoo, she has revealed. Popstar Jessie recalls a secret tattoo blunder on The Graham Norton Show, which will air on BBC One tonight.

Someone in Alberta is $50 million richer today after winning Friday’s Lotto Max draw. Two MaxMillions prizes worth $1 million each were also won.

One pedestrian is dead, another is in critical condition and a cyclist has been seriously injured after three separate crashes on a dark, rainy Thursday evening in Metro Vancouver.

Eric Holder Jr. on Friday issued sweeping revisions to Justice Department regulations governing seizures of cash and other property from people who are not charged with a crime.

Elon Musk has revealed video and details of the crash of the Falcon 9 booster as it attempted to make an historic powered landing after the launch of the CRS-5 mission.

Checking the weather is one of the first things many people across the country do every morning, and the routine task is about to get a lot more accurate.

Isaac Mizrahi & QVC Host Hilariously Argue Over The Moon. QVC host Shawn Killinger and designer Isaac Mizrahi were debating whether the Moon is a planet or a star.