A former Philadelphia police officer who was fired after being filmed pepper-spraying protesters as they knelt on an interstate during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last month now faces criminal charges. Richard Paul Nicoletti, 35,…
Ocean Plastics Could Triple If We Don’t Act…
Plastic waste in the ocean could nearly triple over the next two decades unless the world takes unprecedented levels of action now and completely changes the way it uses plastics, warns a new report released…
Europe Proves Contact-Tracing Apps Aren’t A Coronavirus Cure-All
When the StopCovid contact-tracing app was unveiled in France at the beginning of June, its rollout had already been hampered by problems and setbacks. The release had been delayed by nearly a month, and its…
Mayor Of Portland, Oregon, Tear Gassed By Federal…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the…