Maine has become the first state to ban single-use food and drink containers made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam.
Search results for:
An activist group says more than 100 people have been arrested at May Day rallies across Russia, with more than half of the detentions taking place in St. Petersburg.
A San Francisco billionaire is donating $30 million to the University of California, San Francisco, to research root causes of homelessness and potential solutions.
State security forces are using tear gas to disperse protesters opposed to President Nicolás Maduro who have gathered at a middle-class neighborhood in western Caracas.
No longer burdened by territory and administration, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi outlined the new path forward for his group.
After three weeks of testimony, a jury needed little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called 911 to report a possible crime.
Federal prosecutors said all along that they expect more people to be charged in the sweeping college admissions scandal. Their secret weapon? The cooperation of some parents and coaches who have already agreed to plead guilty, observers say.
A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy.
A proposed bill in Texas would potentially stop Texans receiving food stamps from using them on certain items, including candy, some junk foods and energy drinks, according to multiple websites.