Dec 18 EU to reduce pollutants by 20 percent by 2030 Photo by Flickr user rytc The European Commission laid out plans to reduce pollutants by 20 percent from current levels by 2030, the BBC reports. The Commission says the measures will prevent 58,000 premature deaths a… Continue reading
Dec 18 I'll take my British pounds in plastic, not paper, please Photo by Karen Bryan/Flickr Plastic money. That isn't just an economic term. Soon it will be fact for British pound users. The Bank of England announced Wednesday that come 2016, they will trade paper banknotes for plastic. Continue reading
Dec 18 Survey: Fewer teens using 'fake pot' and other synthetic drugs Fewer that 1 percent of teens are using the synthetic drug known as "bath salts," according to a report released Wednesday by the National Institutes of Health. Photo by NewsHour WASHINGTON -- Fewer teens are trying fake marijuana… Continue reading
Dec 18 60 percent of 12th graders do not view marijuana as harmful A man smokes marijuana on the west steps of the State Capitol in support of a medical marijuana rally. Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana late… Continue reading
Dec 17 Obama selects gay athletes for Sochi Olympic delegation As Russia gears up to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it has also ramped up anti-gay laws, generating international protest. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama named openly gay athletes to the delegation that will represent the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch Women suspected of abortion in El Salvador face criminal charges, jail time Women suspected of abortion in El Salvador face criminal charges, jail time… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Conflict over Ukraine's future underscores rivalry between two ways of life Conflict over Ukraine's future underscores rivalry between two ways of life… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Putin's economic bailout for Ukraine angers protesters supportive of EU deal Putin's economic bailout for Ukraine angers protesters supportive of EU deal… Continue watching
Dec 17 U.S. suspends embassy activity in South Sudan By Larisa Epatko The State Department urged U.S. citizens in South Sudan to "depart immediately" and suspended embassy operations until further notice because of increasingly violent activity in the capital Juba and elsewhere. Continue reading
Dec 16 North Korea warns 'war comes without an advertisement,' putting South Korea on high alert PHOTO: North Korean soldiers rally to mark second anniversary of former leader Kim Jong-Il's death pic.twitter.com/S0cNFuMRXp— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 16, 2013 Troops gathered in North Korea's capitol of Pyongyang Monday to swear… Continue reading