Plastic pollution responsible for at least $1.5 trillion a year in health costs, study finds
A new report published in the medical journal The Lancet finds that plastic pollution is costing the world at least...
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White House defends firing of labor statistics commissioner
The White House is defending President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a...
Political analyst on Texas’ redistricting fight
Republicans in Texas are escalating the partisan debate over congressional districts by attempting to redraw their map in time for...
Former labor statistics chief says commissioner has “no control” over jobs report numbers
President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday. The reason cited, though it lacked evidence, was that...
Kristi Noem says she wants more “Alligator Alcatraz” facilities across U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tells CBS News she wants to see more state-run detention centers like Florida's so-called "Alligator...
Democratic lawmakers explain why they fled Texas amid redistricting push
Texas Democrats have fled the state in an attempt to stop Republicans from gaining more seats in the U.S. House...
Americans could soon see higher costs from tariffs, Fed’s Hammack says
Prices could tick higher in 2025 as businesses pass tariff costs on to consumers, Cleveland Fed's Beth Hammack tells CBS...
Air quality maps show how Canadian wildfire smoke is affecting U.S.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.
Plastic causing “disease and death from infancy to old age,” report warns
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion...
Trump fires labor statistics chief after disappointing job numbers
President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs...
