Thursday, April 23, 2026

Snake vomiting bottle highlights world’s plastic problem

Recent government estimates show that more than 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated in India each day, in which 6,000 tonnes go uncollected and littered.
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In landmark opioid trial, Oklahoma accuses Johnson & Johnson of being drug ‘kingpin’ fueled...

In opening statements Tuesday, lawyers made a sweeping case against the company, accusing it of driving demand for opioids while the drug ravaged Oklahoma.
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Mother awarded $1.1M after deputy shot and stomped her son on video

“No amount of money can compensate for the loss of Connor, but it does show a recognition on the part of the county of its obligation."

Trump administration’s solution to climate change: Ban the term

The effectiveness of this approach has previously been tested and has shown poor results.

Lack of media urgency over GOP efforts to steal 2024 elections

One of the “most consistent criticisms of the political press from the left these days is that it treats politics and policy as ‘normal’ when the United States is facing an unprecedented crisis of democracy.”

Should we feed hungry children, or the war machine?

On August 21, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, put out a heartbreaking call for nations to make good on their pledges...

More Americans than ever agree: climate change is a crisis and Trump needs to...

Nearly 80% of poll respondents stated that "yes, human activity is causing the climate to change."

Mass shootings and domestic violence

“There’s absolutely no doubt that the practice of violence within a home . . . opens the floodgates to public violence.”

Protests planned nationwide as vote on FCC’s ‘catastrophic’ plan to kill net neutrality looms

Open internet supporters are demanding that lawmakers answer a simple question: "Do you stand for your constituents' ability to communicate and connect, or do you stand for Verizon's bottom line?"

Could the formation of a Space Force be on Trump’s agenda?

“Space as a war fighting domain is the latest obscenity in a long list of vile actions by a vile administration."