A recent contestant on “America’s Next Top Model” was killed in a triple slaying in Charlotte, North Carolina, police and the reality show’s producers said on Wednesday. Police said Mirjana Puhar, 19, was among three people whose bodies were found in a home Tuesday night. Emmanuel Jesus Rangel, 19, was arrested... Read more
Fresh off her show-stealing performance at the Academy Awards, Lady Gaga has inked a deal for her next project: starring in the upcoming fifth season of “American Horror Story.” The hit FX anthology series from executive producer Ryan Murphy marks the superstar’s first major TV gig. No details about... Read more
Pop star Madonna’s gasp-inducing “wardrobe malfunction” at a star-studded London awards ceremony grabbed British headlines on Thursday along with photos of her falling backwards downstairs tangled in a swirling cape. Madonna’s tumble overshadowed anything else at Wednesday’s British music industry annual Brit Awards. The fall came in the midst of her singing “Living... Read more
Fashion Police co-host Kelly Osbourne has threatened to leave show amid the Zendaya Coleman controversy. The British 30-year old was upset over comments made by fellow co-host Giuliana Rancic who described Zendaya’s dreadlocked Oscar hair as “smelling like patchouli oil and weed.” The remark didn’t sit well with viewers... Read more
Toronto students win suit against mandatory breathalyzer testing
Two students from Northern Secondary School won a lawsuit on Monday against their principal who demanded mandatory breathalyzer testing before last year’s school prom. Superior Court Judge Susan Himel ruled such a policy infringed on the students’ constitutional rights, saying the students had reasonable grounds for their privacy to... Read more
CN and Unifor reach agreement, averting lockout
The Canadian National Railway Company and Unifor came to deal late last night to avoid the lockout of 4,800 employees. Unifor said ratification meetings will take place in the next few weeks and details of the agreement will only be revealed thereafter. Talks went on well past the 11... Read more
Phosphine leak kills child, hospitalizes four others
An eight-month-old child died on Monday after firefighters found traces of the insecticide phosphine in their Fort McMurray apartment. Four other children have been hospitalized and are currently in critical condition. Names and genders of the children have not been released at request of the family. A hazardous materials... Read more
ISIS abducts 90 Christians in Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has captured at least 90 Assyrian Christians on Monday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The terrorist group had reportedly taken the hostages last Tuesday from two Assyrian villages after defeating Kurdish forces in the region of Hassakeh, Reuters reports.... Read more
Train derails in southern California
Dozens of people have been injured after a train derailed at a crossing in southern California earlier today. So far there have been no casualties confirmed. Three of the cars from the Metrolink train fell onto their sides, although the locomotive stood upright after crashing into a truck. Not... Read more
New Zealand joins fight against ISIS, despite opposition
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has called out opposition leader Andrew Little for not having the “guts” to send New Zealand troops into Iraq to fight against ISIS forces. But Little was not alone. Leaders of the Greens, Maori, United Future and NZ First parties also stood against... Read more