National Park Service Finds Permanent Home For Cremains Left At Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The National Park Service announced Wednesday that it has found a permanent home for the cremains that had been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has arranged for a veterans group to have them interred at a cemetery in Virginia.
Companies And Regulators Move Toward Full Ban On Plastic Straws To Help Alleviate Pileup
Plastic straws make up an alarming percentage of waste around the world. Bon Appetit, a large food service company, announced Thursday it is banning plastic straws in all 1,000 of its cafes across the U.S.
Navy Ad Campaign Hopes To Attract New Generation Of Young, Tech-Savvy Recruits
All the armed services are confronting a challenging environment for adding numbers to their ranks. The U.S. is near full employment and fewer young people physically qualify. The Navy has launched a new multi-media ad campaign to address the squeeze b…
Arquette: After Rejecting Weinstein, ‘I Had A Completely Different Career’
Rosanna Arquette, one of the first actresses to come forward regarding a sexually abusive encounter with movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, says the charges against him aren’t the result of a “witch hunt.”
One More To Go: Illinois Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment
The passage comes 36 years after the ratification deadline set by Congress. Some say the votes are merely symbolic — but the ERA’s backers disagree.
Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers
As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, U.S. retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.
Report: Rural Poverty In America Is ‘An Emergency’
A report by Save the Children finds the U.S. is 36 out of 175 nations on its End of Childhood Index. And within the U.S., nearly a quarter of children growing up in rural America were poor in 2016.
Meet The Last Surviving Witness To The Tulsa Race Riot Of 1921
Olivia Hooker was 6 at the time of the riot. Now, at 103, Hooker is believed to be the last surviving witness to what is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.
Who Is Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti — And Who Is Helping Him?
The high-profile attorney has become ubiquitous on TV as he takes on President Trump and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen. Who is paying his bills?
Sears Will Close 72 More Stores, After Quarterly Drop In Sales Of Nearly 12 Percent
The Sears Holding Company, which controls Sears and Kmart, says it has “identified approximately 100 non-profitable stores.”
In Military Name-Change, U.S. Pacific Command Becomes U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, speaking in Hawaii, said the largely symbolic change comes “[in] recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.”
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