An earthquake in Canada was felt through the Quebec and eastern Ontario areas on Friday morning. Tremors could be felt as far away as Hamilton. Earthquakes Canada reported two earthquake events on Friday morning with the first one being a 5.1 magnitude earthquake at 9:43 a.m. near Shawville, Quebec and a second 4.2 magnitude quake near Braeside, Ontario at 9:53 a.m. Simone Paul who works at the University... 

Barnes and Noble announced the Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets are going on sale this week for Mother’s Day. The 7-inch Nook HD will be on sale for $149 for the 8GB model, which normally costs $199. The 9-inch Nook HD+ which usually runs at $179 for the 16GB model, will be marked down to $169. Both tablets offer expandable memory via a micro SD card slot. The sale prices will be available online... 

In much of the Midwest, Achilles winter storm is dumping snow, which is very rare for May.  At the beginning of the week, these areas were experiencing upper 70′s to 80 degree weather and has dropped 40 to 50 degrees in the last 36 hours down to 20 to 30 degree weather. More than 30 locations in the Midwest were threatened by the daily record low temperatures on Friday morning. This includes... 

Frontier Airlines will start to charge this summer, 2013 for carry-on bags. This new carry-on fee is for bags being placed in the overhead bin, small personal items that fit under the seat will still be free. Frontier said it will charge $25 if the fee is paid in advance, $100 if travelers wait to pay at the gate. Ascent and Summit level members of Frontier’s EarlyReturns® program will continue... 

An explosion in Prague, Czech Republic has injured as many as 40 people. The blast occurred on Divadelni Street at about 10 a.m. Emergency workers are now using dogs to search for people trapped in the rubble of the building on Divadelni Street from the explosion. Five streets in Prague’s Old Town were covered with debris. Police are trying to determine what caused the blast in a building on... 

A lawmaker in Maine who voted on gun control says someone fired a paintball at his home in an attempt to intimidate him. On Tuesday, Sen. David Dutremble broke a 6-6 tie in support of the bill to put a limit on gun magazines to 10 rounds. The vote by the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee sent the bill to the full Legislature with a recommendation to pass it. The following evening at 8:55... 

The bombs that hurt so many near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday were made from 6 liter pressure cookers filled with metal and ball bearings and hidden in black duffel bags. The use of a pressure cooker as an improvised bomb is the type of technique that is taught in Afghan terrorist training camps, according to a 2003 bulletin by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “Pressure... 

Oklahoma was woke up in the wee hours of the morning multiple times because of earthquakes shaking the state. Five earthquakes total shook Oklahoma today, on Tuesday, April 16. USGS geophysicist Jana Pursley says the earthquakes began with a 3.0 magnitude around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday and all were centered northeast of Oklahoma City. A 4.3 magnitude earthquake happened today at 1:56 a.m. with an epicenter... 

Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, injuring a large number of people. It’s being reported at least three people are dead, although that has yet to be officially confirmed. Update: At least two people are dead and dozens injured, including up to 10 with amputated limbs after at least two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, according... 

With Tax day 2013 among us, the stress of beating the deadline to file your tax return can be a real headache and sometimes, a pain in the wallet. Luckily  some companies have decided to be a hero in the situation and look like the ‘good guy’ by giving out freebies. “People hate Tax Day,” says Erika Napoletano, brand strategist with RHW Media. “If a brand can come...