Recycling plastic has been branded a way to help save the environment, but a new Greenpeace study is calling it a failed concept. 

‘A failed concept’: Study says only 5% of plastic waste actually recycled

Now that Elon Musk has officially taken over Twitter, he is switching up the platforms and proposing costs to verification.

Musk causing Twitter frenzy over plans to charge $20 monthly for verification

Iowa's bridges are bad and many are crumbling. Iowa has the seventh most bridges in the nation but most are structurally deficient.

What’s behind Iowa’s crumbling bridges?

Sacheen Littlefeather, the late actress known for taking the stage for Marlon Brando in 1973 is accused of faking her ancestry.

Sacheen Littlefeather’s sisters claim she faked her Native American ancestry

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit her position after 44 days, but she will still have a yearly allowance of $130,000 for life.

Liz Truss is out as UK prime minister, but still raking it in for life

Climate activists target Volkswagen, glue hands to facility floor

Two climate activists were arrested after splashing tomato soup on Van Gogh's masterpiece "Sunflowers" at London's National Gallery.

Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ painting in London

These are dark time for animals around the world. Over the last 50 years, populations of most animal groups have dropped by 69%.

Report: Animal populations shrunk 69% over the past 50 years

Tiktok is heating up competition in the U.S. It is expanding online commerce to compete with social and online retail giants.

TikTok is planning to open US fulfillment centers, hints at e-commerce plans

New Zealand’s climate fight includes taxing cattle urine, burps

During a panel on disinformation, the UN under-secretary-general for global communications spoke about partnering with Google on climate info.

The UN partners with Google to filter ‘distorted’ climate change results

Denver has unveiled a $250 million framework to combat homelessness by re-housing hundreds of people and creating more affordable homes.

Denver unveils $250M plan to tackle rising homelessness

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public of an alarming emerging trend of rainbow fentanyl spreading across the U.S.

DEA issues warning over rainbow fentanyl targeting young people

Snowden speaking on a live call

Putin grants Russian citizenship to whistleblower Edward Snowden

In humanity's first ever planetary defense test, NASA is about to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid millions of miles away.

NASA will slam a spacecraft into an asteroid to test planetary defense

Russians are rushing to book one-way flights out of the country after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilization."

Russians rush for flights out after Putin declares a partial ‘military mobilization’

The Department of Homeland Security awarded a $699,763 grant to a joint venture to develop an understanding of extremism in gaming.

DHS allocates almost $700k to investigate extremism on gaming platforms

Queen Elizabeth's death brings mixed feelings over history of colonial rule

Queen Elizabeth’s death brings mixed feelings over history of colonial rule

Following the raid on his Mar-a-Lago home, former President Donald Trump has as asked the courts to appoint a "special master" to review the documents.

Trump wants a special master to review Mar-a-Lago records. What does that mean?

"Quiet quitting" has been gaining popularity among social media users, aiming to help employees everywhere find a better work-life balance.

Some employees are ‘quiet quitting’ in latest viral workplace trend

Twitter and billionaire Elon Musk are gearing up for a legal fight in Delaware's Chancery Court after Musk backed out of a $44 billion deal.

Musk and Twitter will face off at the Delaware Court of Chancery

Global population will surpass 8 billion this year, UN projects

Spam text messages are on the rise and scammers are getting millions of dollars. Americans received roughly 44 spam texts on average in June.

The FCC shut the door on illegal robocalls, but spam texts are on the rise

About 1 million Muslim pilgrims are visiting Mecca for the first Hajj pilgrimage since 2019 without strict COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Muslims begin largest Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca since COVID-19 pandemic hit