Democrats winning control of the US Senate has created a fresh hurdle for President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The election result could make it difficult for Trump to appoint someone of his choice to replace Cook, even if he succeeds in removing her. Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Governor … Read more
A Utah couple admitted in court that they used bolt cutters to remove handcuffs and help a suspected illegal immigrant escape from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah said. According to officials, Kelzie Ryann Luna, 21, and George Sanchez-Juarez, 22, pleaded guilty to theft, disposal and conversion … Read more
Jared Kushner has demanded that Vanity Fair remove an article excerpting allegations from investigative journalist Matthew Cole’s forthcoming book Princes and Thieves. He called the claims “categorically false” and warned they the magazine of potential legal action. Attorneys for Jared Kushner have sent a formal demand letter to Vanity Fair for publishing false and defamatory … Read more
Isabella GarryPhoto: Society for Science When Isabella Garry learned that microplastics can enter the human body through food, water and the air, she began looking for a solution that went beyond simply avoiding plastic. The seventh-grader from Central Middle School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, tested natural plant compounds in a laboratory-made stomach environment to see … Read more
Yellowstone rangers uncover 20,100 pieces of trash in geothermal areas. (Photo: NPS) Cleaning up litter may be one of the less glamorous parts of working as a national park ranger, but at Yellowstone National Park, the job is particularly important because trash can pose a serious threat to the park’s geothermal features.With more than 4.5 … Read more
Around 170 volunteers have removed 43,000 pounds of trash from a long-standing San Antonio dumping site. (Photo: KSAT) A long-standing dumping site in northeast Bexar County could soon be free of years of accumulated trash and debris, thanks to a volunteer-led cleanup effort. The roughly half-acre property near Elm Cove Drive, between Walzem and Old … Read more
Trump also claimed that Lowry was among those who had raised the issue with him adding that Martin and several golfers had urged him to reconsider the tariff. US President Donald Trump attended the Irish Open in Ireland on Sunday and announced plans to remove the United States’ 10% tariff on Irish whiskey, saying he … Read more
DOONBEG, Ireland — U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he had … Read more
Photo credit: actionfornature.org When Nithya Tammana learned that lead could enter drinking water through old pipes and plumbing fixtures, she did not treat the problem as someone else’s responsibility. The New Jersey student began researching affordable ways to make contaminated water safer, eventually focusing on a humble material often found growing on rocks, trees and … Read more
Rocky Mountain National Park (Image Credit: National Park Service) For more than 80 years, fish were deliberately introduced into the waters that would become Rocky Mountain National Park. According to the National Park Service (NPS), more than 20 million fish were stocked in waters that are now part of Rocky Mountain National Park between 1886 … Read more