It was announced yesterday that a memorial honoring the more than 156,000 active military service members and veterans who are Native Americans and Alaska Natives will open next year in Washington. The steel and stone structure, called the “Warriors’ Circle of Honor,” will be built outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on
President Trump again threatened to close the southern border, doing so in a series of tweets on Friday morning. This follows a Customs and Border Protection official’s report that border apprehension in March is on pace to exceed 100,000, the highest monthly total in a decade, according to Fox News. The CBP is the largest
New York state lawmakers have agreed to ban the use of plastic shopping bags as of March 1, 2020. The proposal was added as part of the $175 billion state budget plan which is expected to pass when it is put to a vote on Sunday. The ban applies to any store that is required
In an effort to stop escalating teenage vaping, Hawaii lawmakers are considering a proposal to outlaw electronic cigarette liquids. According to The Associated Press , a 2017 study conducted by the Hawaii Health Department found 16 percent of middle-school students and 26 percent of high school students were current users of e-cigarettes. Even more disconcerting,