As the United Nations issued its latest report detailing the climate emergency facing humanity—finding that world governments must triple their efforts to reduce carbon emissions in order to stop the dangerous warming of the globe—schoolchildren in Australia demonstrated that young people are largely taking the lead in fighting the climate crisis while many of their…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren’t monkeying around when it comes to wedding planning—well, maybe they are a little bit. The newly engaged couple is already hard at work preparing their upcoming nuptials, and according to The Telegraph, they want a less-than-conventional wedding cake. Prince Harry and Markle reportedly want a wedding cake made from…
Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee and Ted Lieu of California, joined by 30 of their colleagues in Congress, sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday urging him “to present a long-overdue comprehensive diplomatic, political, and humanitarian strategy for Syria to Congress and the American people.” “We strongly support the withdrawal of American forces from…
Gabrielle Union is reaching out to body shaming victims in the best way: through their closets. On Wednesday, the actress shared the story of Laura Warren, a Georgia news anchor who was body shamed by viewers during her recent pregnancy. In addition to praising the WRDW broadcaster via a Woman Crush Wednesday (#wcw) post on social media,…
Editor’s note: Originally posted to Facebook, the following is a statement from 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as a response to circulating “rumors and lies” as well as “enormous amounts of hate” directed at her as a result of her high-profile role inspiring the growing youth-led climate strike movement. It appears at Common Dreams,…
The Grateful Dead offshoot are wrapping up their fall tour, which was expected to end Friday in Florida. Mayer, 40, also has a number of upcoming solo dates on the books, although it is unclear when he may be well enough to get back on the road. RELATED VIDEO: John Mayer and His 90-Year-Old Father Look Totally…
The BBC reports that Houthi rebels of Yemen are announcing that on Saturday they invaded the neighboring Najran province of Saudi Arabia and captured three Saudi military brigades, including many officers. Yemen is an informational black hole in which all sorts of allegations are made that later turn out to be bunkum. So no one…
Observers warned the United States is hurtling down the same path that led to the disastrous invasion of Iraq 16 years ago following a report late Monday that President Donald Trump reviewed a plan to send 120,000 ground troops to the Middle East if Iran launches an “attack” on American forces or moves to develop…
Sofía Vergara, 45, is living her best life out under the sun, and the Modern Family star’s new bikini selfie is your proof. The actress is vacationing with her husband Joe Manganiello along with their friends and family in a vacation home that she’s named “Casa Chipi Chipi.” Vergara shared a photo to Instagram on…
In what was described as its deadliest attack on Yemen this year, the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition on Sunday killed more than 100 people with airstrikes on a detention center in Dhamar city, forcing aid workers to divert medical supplies intended for the nation’s cholera epidemic to treat victims of the bombing. Franz Rauchenstein, head of…