In a sign of the fragile, crowded retail landscape, a cross-country discount chain has succumbed to its difficulties and is closing all its stores. XS Cargo Co. of Mississauga, Ont. this weekend started to liquidate all of its 50 stores after filing for protection from creditors in the summer with the goal of restructuring and emerging as a going concern.

Anthony Schlegel recorded a tackle on the Ohio Stadium field tonight for the first time since 2005.

According to a recent rumor, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy have been asked to reprise their roles in “Star Trek 3,” an opportunity that Nimoy took in the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot, but Shatner passed since he considered the role too small.

The Pacific Whale Watch Association says whale-watching boats have been reporting rare sightings of white-sided dolphins off the coast of Vancouver Island and the San Juan islands.

What exercise program can best fight the “epidemic” of teen obesity? According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, by combining aerobic exercise with resistance training.

Family, friends and volunteers continued their search Sunday for Realtor Beverly Carter, who has been missing since Thursday. Pulaski County sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Carl Minden said search efforts started up again about 9 a.m. Sunday.

Vanessa Williams is proving life starts at 50 by announcing her engagement to boyfriend Jim Skrip on a recent taping of “The Queen Latifah Show” airing Sept. 30.

Police say a woman is facing charges for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy inside a Dartmouth home on Saturday.

Australian researchers have achieved ground-breaking results in a clinical trial using hookworms to reduce the symptoms of celiac disease. The results are also good news for sufferers of other inflammatory conditions such as asthma and Crohn’s disease.

A stripper who performed at yesterday’s AFL Grand Final has been fined $300 and released from custody after a night behind bars.

A new study claimed that the Stone Age people made their tools and weapons independently, instead of an earlier belief that migrating African tribes built them.