EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan in a memo. The work slated for elimination had aimed to ease the pollution that affects poor and minority communities. Also: older Black people in America die at higher rates; the Education Department slashes half its staff; and more.
The New York Times: E.P.A. Plans To Close All Environmental Justice Offices
The Trump administration intends to eliminate Environmental Protection Agency offices responsible for addressing the disproportionately high levels of...
Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. We're learning more about what caused its unusual tint.
CBS News – A pizza delivery worker stopped in her tracks Sunday after a Florida police officer warned the worker there was an alligator in front of the house she was bringing food to.
The officer had contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about the gator, but the pizza delivery worker arrived at the Bradenton home — located about an hour's drive south of Tampa — before the trappers arrived on Sunday.
"Stop! Stop,...
He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific.
The attack happened near a railway station at 9:50 am local time, in what should have been a safe morning stroll through one of the world’s supposedly safest cities.
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Secret Service has identified the suspect who was shot by agents outside the White House on Sunday morning after allegedly brandishing a weapon.
The suspect, 27-year-old Andrew Dawson, was taken to a nearby hospital and remains alive, though his overall condition is unknown, the New York Post reported.
Dawson allegedly drove from Indiana to D.C. with the intent to commit “suicide by cop,” meaning he sought to provoke officers into killing...
Many food companies rely on artificial dyes to make breakfast cereals and candies dazzling shades of pink and blue, for instance, or beverages neon orange.
Age
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. About a third of people 85 and older show signs of the disease. The genes you get from your parents play a part at this age, but so do things like diet, exercise, your social life, and other illnesses. Dementia isn't a normal part of getting older.
Heart Disease
It could lead to a heart attack or stroke, which makes dementia more likely. Heart disease is usually...
Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit criticizes the decision as something coming from a “science resistant” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Don't Be a Slouch
It adds to the stress on your spine. That puts a strain on the bones, muscles, and joints you need to hold your backbone in place. But lousy posture isn't just bad for your back.
A constant slump smashes your inside organs together, and makes it harder for your lungs and intestines to work. Over time, that’ll make it hard to digest food or get enough air when you breathe.
Straighten Up
A great...