Allen Gray worked for decades, but illness and job losses left him vulnerable to a housing problem that afflicts thousands of ...

Constantly burning 'Rainham Volcano' rubbish dump in east London declared contaminated - Firefighters have been called to the site in Havering 160 times in the last three years ...

A new mum faces cruel whispers after a false test result. When truth surfaces, dignity and bonding return — proving facts ...

Leonard Peltier, a Lakota, Dakota and Anishinaabe activist, is a controversial figure depending on whom you ask. To Native ...

For visitors to San Diego, Buffalo Exchange offers insight into local style that souvenir shops could never provide – the pieces you find here carry authentic California vibes without the tourist ...

The claim of rare treasures under $40 isn’t marketing hyperbole. With most clothing items priced in single digits, housewares rarely exceeding $15, and even furniture often available for under $40, ...

“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...

Four major plastic bag producers will no longer sell their grocery bags in California and will pay fines in a settlement California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday. The companies had ...

California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday — suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed their products were recyclable. State Attorney General Rob ...

“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SAN FRANCISCO – Concluding his statewide investigation into plastic bag producers and whether the plastic bags they have sold ...