Starbucks is going strawless. The coffee company announced Monday that it will phase out plastic straws from all of its stores by 2020. The changes will help Starbucks eliminate more than 1 billion plastic straws per year, the company said.
Germany's Angela Merkel has said she will step down as chancellor in 2021, following recent election setbacks. "I will not be seeking any political post after my term ends," she told a news conference in Berlin.
President Trump claimed that he was working on an end to birthright citizenship, the 150-year-old principle that says anyone born on US soil is an American citizen. Can he do that?
A small truck was overturned and five people were arrested for alleged groping or similar offenses over the weekend, police said, as people in Halloween costumes gathered in Shibuya.
Google workers from Tokyo to San Francisco took part in the protests, walking out of their offices to protest what they say is a workplace culture that has turned a blind eye to sexual harassment and discrimination.
A new study has shown coffee can reduce your risk of early death. The reduction in risk was more significant once people reached the age of 45, suggesting that it may be even more beneficial to consume coffee as we get older.
Some days are better, some days are worse. Look for the blessing instead of the curse. Be positive, stay strong, and get enough rest. You can't do it all, but you can do your best.
At a store in Cape Town, South Africa, food technicians turned maggots into ice cream. The employees make a juice from the maggots, add ingredients like cocoa, and put the insects into the ice cream-making machine.
Palau is set to become the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen in an effort to protect its vulnerable coral reefs. The government has signed a law that restricts the sale and use of sunscreen and skincare products that contain a list of ten different chemicals.
No matter what you do, someone will always talk about you. Someone will always question your judgement. Someone will always doubt you. So just smile and make the choices you can live with.
