Toronto - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford talked to media at City Hall after a morning where his executive committee sent him a letter to address questions about an alleged video of Ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

Connecticut is the most recent state in the U.S. seeking to require companies producing foods made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels. This week the state Senate approved a bill that would pass such a law. The House had other ideas.

Sydney - A blunt message from China to North Korea has made it clear that China is insisting North Korea returns to the six-nation talks regarding its nuclear arsenal. Chinese patience is evidently wearing thin at the highest level.

Ahead of the release of the $2 million documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney, WikiLeaks has leaked the annotated transcript of the movie revealing the errors and "sleight of hand" in the film.

A new trailer, called "The Way of the Samurai," has been released for the upcoming role-playing game called "Shin Megami Tensei IV."

If you still think gun control isn't a problem, it's about to get a whole lot worse. As 3D-printed gun blueprints continue to circulate, they will cause more harm than good.

Denver - North American frogs, toads and other amphibious animals are disappearing so quickly that they could become extinct from their natural habitats by 2033.

Santiago - Canadian mining company Barrick Gold Corporation said today that it will comply with the details of the resolution of Chile's Superintendent for the Environment (SMA) in which the authority fined the company US$ 16.4 million.

Los Angeles - English actor, singer, and composer Tim Curry has suffered a stroke at his home in Hollywood but is reported to be doing great.

Zach Sobiech was diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer at the age of 14. He made a conscious choice to become the very best person he could be, and he succeeded before he passed away at 18. His music videos have gone viral on the Internet.

Vallenar - The Superintendent of Environment (SMA) in Chile imposed a fine of US$ 16.4 million to Canadian mining company Barrick Gold for environmental violations at the gold-silver-copper project known as "Pascua Lama" and halted construction of the project.

At the McDonald's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, a 9 year-old girl faced the company's CEO in objection to the fast food giant's poor nutrition - just days after the return of the "mega potato" in Japan.

In ‘Fast & Furious 6,’ Dom and Brian have an unexpected team reunion when Hobbs asks for their help taking down a criminal mastermind and his crew of mercenary drivers in exchange for full pardons.

Researchers have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding could lead to new treatments.

Last year scientists discovered a range of new species, from a glow-in-the-dark cockroach, to a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate yet discovered on the planet.

The recent horrific murder of a soldier in Woolwich, South London was blamed by one of the perpetrators on the wicked Imperialists, but is this really the case?

The Washington State patrol told media it was a Canadian truck driver who struck a girder on the bridge over the Skadgit River, causing the bridge to collapse and hurtling two vehicles to the waters below. No one was killed but 3 were injured.

New York - The New York Police Department has confirmed that former child actress Amanda Bynes was arrested for "criminal possession of marijuana" in her New York apartment Thursday night and taken into custody for psychiatric evaluation.

A young fox observing a game of golf decides to join in and help the players liven up their game tactics with its golf-ball tossing and nose dribbling antics.

An undercover investigation has found that D.C. cabs are 25 percent less likely to pick up a black passenger than a white passenger.