If you’re already on the green beauty bandwagon, the next step is making sure that your products are sustainably made and packaged. If you’re considering switching to a more eco-friendly beauty routine, relish in the fact that you’re taking ownership of your own health and contributing some much-needed positive environmental change. As someone who’s attempting […]

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz today, lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs, announced today that Hawai‘i is set to receive federal funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to help homeless veterans. “No veteran should be homeless,” said Sen. Schatz. “These funds will give struggling veterans access to […]

The lack of affordable housing is at the forefront of the homeless crisis in Los Angeles County. But the city’s annual point-in-time homeless count, released on June 1, showed that the veteran homeless population had declined 18 percent. On this particular morning, Jesse Henderson is canvasing Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. He’s quick to point […]

Suspected explosive devices were sent to former US President Barack Obama and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the US Secret Service has said. It comes two days after a bomb was found at the home of liberal philanthropist and financier George Soros in the suburbs of New York City. The devices were discovered by technicians […]

Conservatives perceive terrorism and crime to be much larger and more immediate threats than climate change. How can their minds change? The United States has a climate change acceptance problem. It’s elected a President who’s on record claiming global warming is a Chinese hoax. One of its two major political parties has “refusal to accept climate science” as a […]

The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned days in advance, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told MPs from his ruling party. He said Turkey had strong evidence Khashoggi was killed in a premeditated and “savage” murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. He also called for the suspects to be […]

Military veterans without a home will soon be receiving reinforcements. A community of 15 tiny homes fabricated by Calgary’s ATCO industries is being eyed for a site in Forest Lawn next year. On Monday, proponents of the mission unveiled two of the first 275 square-foot homes that’ll bear the names of fallen Canadian soldiers. “Our tiny homes […]

At 2 a.m. on a chilly May morning, Norman Franks sat slumped in a chair in a TV lounge at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, fighting for snatches of sleep under the glare of ceiling lights, he said. A Navy veteran of the late 1970s, Franks had led a troubled life. His addiction […]

With the holidays around the corner health-conscious people around the world pick their poison for the night ahead—or vow to just pop open a bottle of kombucha come midnight—thoughts of “What alcohols are gluten-free?” and “How can I drink to prevent a hangover?” fill the air. Well, we’ve got answers to those questions, but we […]

McDonald’s—the largest restaurant chain in the world—just unveiled plans to make its packaging more sustainable. By 2025, all of the cups, wrappers, straws, and Happy Meal boxes under the Golden Arches will be recyclable and responsibly sourced, meaning they won’t be the product of deforestation. The restaurant’s 37,000 locations will also be required to recycle […]