Pentagon reports high levels of 'forever chemicals' in drinking water near bases
The Defense Department is reporting high levels of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water near several of its bases, according to new data released by the department. Drinking water testing near bases in Washington state, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan found levels of the chemicals well above a health threshold set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). PFAS is the name for a grou
Read MoreEquilibrium/Sustainability — WHO says tobacco industry endangers environment
iStock The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report Sunday that found the cultivation and distribution of tobacco may be wreaking havoc on the global envi
Read MoreSupreme Court temporarily blocks Texas social media law
A Texas law that would bar social media companies from taking action on hate speech and disinformation was temporarily blocked Tuesday in a rare 5-4 Supreme Court ruling. Justices John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer ruled in favor of tech industry groups looking to block the law, with Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Elena Kagan dissenting from the ruling majority. The decision is a win for tech industry groups pushing back on laws coming from Republican-controlled state legislatures that se
Read MoreNew survey: More than 4 in 10 US adults who needed substance use and mental health care didn’t get care
An alarming number of people cope with a substance use or mental health challenge. The number of adults reporting symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder nearly tripled during the pandemic, from 11.0 percent in 2019 to 31.6 percent in the fall of 2021, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 11 reported that drug overdose deaths increased 15 percent
Read MoreLA Sparks center denies Australian media reporting that she used racial slurs
WNBA player Liz Cambage is denying allegations that she referred to members of the Nigerian national women’s team as “monkeys” during a scrimmage prior to the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics. In a statement posted on Instagram on Sunday, Cambage, an Australian whose father hails from Nigeria, said she had not used racial slurs toward the Nigerian team. "I did not use the racial slur towards the Nigerian team that has been circulating," said Cambage, who did apologize for a physical altercation that took place during the
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