Luke Bigham, 20, who played the 10-year-old version of Will Ferrell’s character Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, was arrested Tuesday for pushing his mother down the stairs during an argument.

Canada should ban two antibacterial chemicals used in a host of consumer products and accumulating in the waters of the Great Lakes, a report issued Thursday said. The report, from the Canadian Environmental Law Association, also suggested Canada, the United States and all provinces and states bordering the Great Lakes should prohibit use of the chemicals and assess proposed alternatives …

Foodies looking for the ultimate food challenge may want to pay a visit to Burger Off in Hove, England. Two journalists in the UK recently ended up in the hospital after trying a burger said to be spicier than pepper spray. In fact, the XXX Hot Chilli Burger is so spicy that customers must first sign a waiver before they …

Reducing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, may promote cardiovascular health, according to a new study by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Scientists found that individuals who carry a specific gene which typically leads to lower alcohol consumption over time have, on average, superior cardiovascular health records.

The vexed question of whether intelligence is inherited from birth or acquired through education seems to have been answered – for chimpanzees at least. Researchers have found that being a smart primate is down to genes rather than upbringing, suggesting that nature rather than nurture governs intelligent behaviour in our closest living relatives.

A rare type of whale that washed up on a beach near Tofino has been rescued and brought back to the Vancouver Aquarium’s rescue centre for evaluation.

The famed “Mississippi Baby,” who was thought to be functionally cured of HIV, has experienced a resurgence of the virus and is once again taking antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, The New York Times reports.

Lululemon (LULU), Hillshire Brands (HSH), Time Warner Cable (TWC), BlackBerry – these are brands that are very familiar to Americans. Hard to believe, but they may not be around by the end of next year. According to 24/7 Wall St. these companies are at risk of disappearing either due to the manic pace of mergers or because quite simply, they …

The NDP is fighting back in Federal Court against the June decision by a House of Commons oversight body to force 23 New Democratic MPs to pay back the cost of letters and envelopes deemed overly partisan. The application, filed July 4, asks the court to “set aside and annul or declare void the decision in its entirety.” The case …

In Madison, Wis., where Wi-Fi hot spots often are easier to find than a parking space, you wouldn’t think that a cafe would turn off its wireless Internet connection. But that’s the case at Madison Sourdough cafe and bakery on Williamson St., where owner David Lehrentz has pulled the plug on Wi-Fi Saturday and Sunday mornings because some customers occupied …

Talk about a close call. Spectators at an air show in Waddington, England got a close look at a fighter jet – maybe too close. The jet flew right overhead as it prepared to land.