The 118th running of the Boston Marathon saw a great American city again shown its resilience in staging a great and fearless race. And in both the men's and women's divisions there was a significant positive event.

The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has approved "palcohol," alcohol that comes in a powdered form. It's expected to hit store shelves this fall.

The head of the Costa Cruises crisis unit, Roberto Ferrarini, was on the witness stand last week in the trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the tragic Costa Concordia. His evidence is the latest to suggest Mr. Schettino has lied about his role.

Given Lady Gaga has over 40 million twitter followers it must be the most viewed I-got-my-wisdom-teeth-pulled photo in history. The Fame Monster tweeted out the photo after visiting the dentist Thursday.

It may not be much to hope for but officials leading the efforts to rescue missing ferry passengers, most of them high-school students, are hoping "air pockets" in the sunken ship are keeping some alive. As many as 268 are still missing.

On Saturday it will be six weeks since the disappearance of Malaysia flight MH370 but there is a chance it will be found by then. Searchers are buoyed in their belief they are close by an examination of pings heard to date conducted by the U.S. Navy.

An American study on young people who use marijuana up to 4 times each week has found their brains show abnormalities that could indicate cognitive problems. The study was published in the Wednesday issue of the 'Journal of Neurosciences.'

A man was arrested Tuesday evening in the Boston Marathon finish area after dropping a backpack in the road. He told police it contained a "rice cooker" and was charged with possession of a "hoax device." His backpack was destroyed.

Calgary police have made an arrest after four young males and one female, late teens to early 20s, were stabbed to death at a house party in the city. Details are sketchy, but police say that the assailant fled the scene but they have captured him.

A new hepatitis C drug is being hailed as a "major breakthrough" by scientists and a "turning point" in the fight for a cure. The research was conducted in four countries and lead by scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center.

It has made dozens of news sites so it might as well make ours; Lady Gaga says she uses facelift tape around her eyes daily. She does it, she admits, to look younger, and because she enjoys the ritual of putting it on.

The trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that hit a reef Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32, is ongoing and an important witness may soon take the stand. That witness is Rusil Bin, the helmsman on that fateful night.

The state of New York's governor has taken aim at ads on New York City's subways that seek to drum up boob job business. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had Howard Glaser, his director of state operations, write the Metro Transit Authority about ceasing the ads.

Kingston - Former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell was handed an 18-month suspension on Thursday for his positive test for a banned stimulant.

Sixty-two-old Angela Erdmann of Berlin was born 6 years after her grandfather, Richard Platz, died. Despite that, Ms. Erdmann just got a message from him - in a bottle. It was thrown into the ocean 101 years ago and found last month by a fisherman.

The Australian coordinating a multi-national search to find Malaysian Flight MH370 said today that he is confident the plane will be found on the floor of the south Indian Ocean - and soon. The pulse signals picked up, he says, are from the plane.

This is not something you come across every day, or every lifetime. A nine-month-old baby was arrested in Lahore, Pakistan, fingerprinted and charged — with attempted murder. Mohammad Musa was charged for an incident that occurred in February.

It won't be a surprise to males that a study conducted on pain and bee stings has found that the penis is not a fun place to get stung. But exactly how did a researcher at Cornell confirm this? He stung himself right on the shaft of his penis — often.

The Xinhua News Agency, the official news agency of China, has reported today that a Chinese ship, one that is a part of the search effort for missing flight MH370, has detected a "pulse signal." The ship is equipped with a black box detector.

If you live in the North and South American regions then expect a total lunar eclipse to come your way in the wee hours or April 15. Safe to view with the naked eye, if there's a clear sky you'll see the moon in various shades of red and orange.