President Trump announced on Wednesday that he is repealing a fundamental Nixon-era environmental law that he says stifles infrastructure projects but is credited with preventing large construction projects from dirtying the environment and ensuring public input on major projects. “Together we are reclaiming the proud heritage of the United States …

Credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain Door knobs, light switches, shopping carts. Fear runs rampant today when it comes to touching common surfaces due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. A Virginia Tech professor has found a solution. Since mid-March, William Ducker, a professor of chemical engineering, has developed …

Aluna Francis has announced her first solo album: Renaissance arrives on August 28 via Mad Decent. The album includes “Body Pump” and “Warrior”, as well as a new song called “Get Paid”, featuring Princess Nokia and Jada Kingdom. Listen to “Pay” below. “‘Get Paid’ is an aspirational celebration of paying …

Passengers wear face masks on a subway train in Hong Kong on July 15. Anthony Wa Hong Kong faces a “third wave” of coronavirus infections, which experts say is related to the reduction of social distancing measures, and potentially a mutation that could make it more infectious. For weeks, Hong …

NEW YORK (AP) – Author Joanna Cole, whose “Magic School Bus” books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, died at age 75. Scholastic announced that Cole, a Sioux City, Iowa resident, died Sunday. The cause was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. “Joanna Cole had the perfect touch to …