Erik Jepsen/Board of Regents of the University of California (SAN DIEGO) — Scientists may have found the answer to manufacturing plastics products that actually break down without forming into microplastics, or tiny pieces of plastics that could linger for thousands of years. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego,Read More →

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two days of dramatic testimony from Stormy Daniels, the hush money trial of Donald Trump finished up the week with a businesslike string of custodial witnesses. Before that, Friday started with the conclusion of the cross-examination of former White House aide Madeline Westerhout,Read More →

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — As anger over Israel’s military operations in Gaza mounted, students from Columbia University’s Apartheid Divest coalition assembled on the university’s South Lawn on April 17, demanding that school officials disclose its financial investments. A day later, at least 108 students were suspended andRead More →

ABC (ATLANTA) — While President Joe Biden’s slim victory over former President Donald Trump in Georgia last election cycle broke a nearly 30-year losing streak for Democratic presidential candidates in the state, his win also sparked Trump’s attack against the legitimacy of the election itself. While many issues — fromRead More →

Robert Alexander/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Department of Veterans Affairs officials improperly approved nearly $11 million in bonuses to senior executives intended for other workers, a department watchdog said in a new report. The money was recently allocated by Congress and intended to be used to recruit “critical skill” employees butRead More →