Landmark CA bill to ban harmful food chemicals spares Skittles, heads to Gov. Newsom for signing Thursday, September 14 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- California is making history with a first-of-its-kind bill to ban four harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, salad dressings and other processed foods, legislation that will soon hit Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk to be signed into law. However, the bill spares one... Read More.
Millions of dollars pledged as Africa’s landmark climate summit enters day two Tuesday, September 5 by ABC News(LONDON) -- Dozens of world leaders and heads of state are gathered in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as the Africa Climate Summit 2023 -- the continent’s first-ever climate summit -- gets underway.African Heads of State, high-profile dignitaries and thousands of delegates are set to debate... Read More.
Students react to landmark Supreme Court affirmative action decision Thursday, June 29 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Students debated the fairness of a landmark Supreme Court decision on Thursday that sets new limits on race as a factor in admissions to public and private colleges and universities.The court held that the current race-conscious admissions policies in place at the... Read More.
Supreme Court sets new limits on affirmative action programs in landmark ruling Thursday, June 29 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday set new limits on affirmative action programs in cases involving whether public and private colleges and universities can continue to use race as one factor among many in student admissions.The court held, in a 6-3 opinion written... Read More.
European Parliament ready to pass landmark AI legislation Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News(BRUSSELS) -- The European Parliament approved landmark legislation Wednesday that aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence.Known as the AI Act, the landmark legislation aims to promote "human-centric and trustworthy AI," introducing "obligations for providers and those deploying AI systems," and proposing bans on... Read More.
States dependent on Colorado River required to conserve unprecedented amount of water in landmark deal Monday, May 22 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration has reached a landmark deal with states dependent on the Colorado River to conserve water amid the decades-long drought.States will be required to conserve an unprecedented 3 million-acre-feet of water through 2026 in exchange for about $1 billion in... Read More.
Kenya’s announcement to expand use of landmark malaria vaccine gives hope to millions Friday, March 10 by ABC News(LONDON) -- Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced this week a "significant step" in the fight against Malaria as the East African nation expands its use of the world’s first-ever malaria vaccine.The malaria vaccine -- known as Mosquirix or RTS,s/AS01 -- has seen a... Read More.
‘Dirt’-y to the ‘Core’: Landmark Alice in Chains & Stone Temple Pilots albums turn 30 Thursday, September 29 by ABC NewsSeptember 29, 1992, was a veritable grunge-a-palooza.Thirty years ago today, both Alice in Chains' Dirt and Stone Temple Pilots' Core were released.Dirt followed Alice's 1990 debut Facelift, which put the band, and the signature harmonized vocals of Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell on the map... Read More.
What’s in the Senate Democrats’ landmark ‘Inflation Reduction Act’? Friday, August 5 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With the Senate Democrats' last remaining holdout -- Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema -- tentatively signing onto a $739 billion modified reconciliation deal, her party leaders are looking forward to a first procedural vote on their historic tax, climate and drug-pricing bill as early... Read More.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in landmark case involving abortion access Friday, June 24 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Friday ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade and the fundamental right to abortion that has been the law for almost 50 years.The court ruled 6-3, in an opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, who called Roe "egregiously wrong... Read More.
David Bowie’s landmark ‘Ziggy Stardust’ album was released 50 years ago today Thursday, June 16 by ABC NewsFifty years ago today, on June 16, 1972, David Bowie released his classic fifth studio album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, one of the defining recordings of the glam-rock era.The record was... Read More.
US women’s soccer team to earn equal pay in landmark deal Wednesday, May 18 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Women who play soccer for the United States will now earn the same amount as men in a landmark equal pay win.U.S. Soccer and the unions for both the men's and women's national teams announced Wednesday they reached a new collective... Read More.