Is obesity a disease? It is now in the U.S.

The Bruins were the first Boston team to play at home after the bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, and they were happy to give the city something else to think about. Continue reading →

Several natural pet food products sold in Canada and the U.S. have been recalled because they might be contaminated with salmonella. Continue reading →

Pope Francis invited a 17-year old boy with Down’s Syndrome to take a spin around on the pontiff’s white chair in his Pope-mobile while tens of thousands of people looked on. Continue reading →

A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls. Continue reading →

Embattled Nova Scotia politician Trevor Zinck has resigned following his guilty plea in the MLA spending scandal earlier this week, and a threat from the premier to expel him from the legislature. Continue reading →

Men’s Wearhouse, which owns Moores Clothing, abruptly fired on Wednesday founder and chairman George Zimmer, who built Men’s Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register. Continue reading →

This year’s World Food Prize is going to a Belgian scientist and two researchers in the United States for their innovations that brought the world genetically modified crops. Continue reading →