Amid a flurry of “breathless headlines” about warnings in a new study that outlines a possible “Hothouse Earth” scenario, one co-author optimistically expressed his belief that “people will look back on 2018 as the year when climate reality hit.” In an interview with the Guardian on Friday, Stockholm Resilience Center executive director Johan Rockström declared,…
Jennifer Williams, a foreign service officer detailed to work in Vice President Pence’s office, arrives for a deposition on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET A foreign service officer detailed to work in the office of Vice President Pence testified behind closed doors on Thursday in the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into…
While President Donald Trump followed the air strikes he ordered in Syria late Friday by declaring “mission accomplished” on Twitter—echoing President George W. Bush’s infamous words uttered in May 2003 after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, where thousands of American troops now remain—his televised address left the action open-ended. “We are prepared to sustain this…
Methane emitted by ruminant animals such as cattle and sheep accounted for 34% of New Zealand’s greenhouse emissions in 2017. A flock of merino sheep on the country’s South Island is seen here in April 2017. New Zealand lawmakers approved a bill Thursday that commits the country to being carbon neutral by the year 2050….
“The Ego has landed” in the United Kingdom, and the Trump Baby has taken flight. As U.S. President Donald Trump made clear just how offended and “unwelcome” the 20-foot-tall blimp depicting him as a frustrated, diapered infant grasping a cell phone made him feel upon arriving in Britain for his first official visit, demonstrators let…
Donald Trump predicted that an American president would launch a war with Iran in a “desperate” attempt to win reelection—he just didn’t think it would be him. As Trump and the hawks in his cabinet dangerously escalate military tensions with Iran ahead of the 2020 election, Twitter users and media outlets have uncovered a slew…
Between releasing a new album and coping with a split from husband Josh Duhamel, Fergie is performing a juggling act right now with her professional and personal lives. That’s a lot for anyone to handle and thus the Double Dutchess singer has turned to meditation to help her through. “Desire and Destiny, it’s the Oprah and…
As if scrolling through your friends’ Instagram Stories wasn’t addictive enough, the photo-sharing social outlet unveiled its newest, must-click activity on Tuesday: interactive polling. According to Instagram, the new interactive poll sticker in its stories feature allows users to post a question for their followers and track results in real time as people vote. This…
Kim Cattrall hasn’t changed her mind about starring in a new Sex and the City movie. Just a week after Sarah Jessica Parker announced that plans for a third Sex and the City film were officially dashed, Cattrall explained her reasonings for not wanting to do another movie in a moment captured by the popular Instagram account…
Julia Roberts is one of the most in-demand actresses in Hollywood, and her filmography reflects it. She’s been in more than 50 movies, ranging from love stories like Pretty Woman to biographical films like Erin Brockovich, and she’s adding to that list with a forthcoming film Wonder, out Nov. 17. And what better way to honor an on…