Month: April 2023

Washington Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Harmful Chemicals in Cosmetics

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to sign into law the strongest regulations on toxic chemicals in beauty and personal care products in the country. The Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act was passed through state legislatures last week. The bill, sponsored by Democrat state Rep. Sharlett Mena, would protect consumers from skin irritations and damage as a result of chemicals mixed into cosmetic…


GOP Lawmaker Sees Potential Biden Impeachment as Hunter Biden Probe Intensifies

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), a member of the House Oversight Committee, has stated that information presented by an IRS whistleblower might bring President Joe Biden to the point of impeachment. “This is just the very tip of the iceberg. This very brave IRS agent coming forward, I think, will just start it,” Burchett said in…


Eric Adams Says ‘Migrant Crisis’ Has ‘Destroyed’ New York City

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that the illegal immigration crisis under the Biden administration has “destroyed” his city and made an an appeal for federal help to deal with the problem. Adams made the remarks during a panel discussion hosted by the African American Mayors Association in Washington, D.C., on April 21. “The…


Chilaquiles Verde Is a Magical Mexican Breakfast

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For a food writer, one of the best things about going on vacation is not having to cook every day, all day. Then again, because your world revolves around testing recipes, vacation also can mean work because if you go somewhere new and exciting, you’re bound to eat a…


Use Traditional Meditation for Mind, Body, Spirit Connection: Psychiatric Specialist

If you’ve tried meditation and found it didn’t work for you, it may be that what you practiced was more of a relaxation exercise instead of a true, traditional meditation, according to Deborah Collins-Perrica, a board-certified psychiatric clinical nurse specialist in Hartford, Connecticut. Traditional meditation has mind, body, and spiritual requirements. Traditional Meditation Is the Real Meditation “Meditation…


2023 EarthX Conference: Day 3

The 2023 EarthX conference will take place in Dallas, Texas, from April 20 to April 23. EarthX is the world’s largest green gathering, with more than 100,000 people visiting the free Expo, which spreads across much of the 277 acres of the massive Fair Park complex. Included within the Expo grounds are 18 stages, each…


LIVE NOW: 2023 EarthX Conference: Day 3

The 2023 EarthX conference will take place in Dallas, Texas, from April 20 to April 23. EarthX is the world’s largest green gathering, with more than 100,000 people visiting the free Expo, which spreads across much of the 277 acres of the massive Fair Park complex. Included within the Expo grounds are 18 stages, each…


Greetings, Y’all, from Mount Airy’s ‘Mayberry’

“Where are y’all from?” a charming woman asked my husband, Carl, and me as we approached her counter at the Mount Airy Visitors Center. When we responded “California,” she enthusiastically commented, “Welcome! We have so many visitors from all over!” We had driven here to this small, friendly town of some 10,600 in the foothills…


Ballet Review: ‘The Little Mermaid’: Han Christian Anderson’s Story

CHICAGO—Those expecting the enchanting, and charming 1989 Disney version, as well as the many other theatrical presentations of “The Little Mermaid,” will be sorely disappointed by the Joffrey Ballet’s production that just closed its 67th season in Chicago. While Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairytale still propels the ballet’s narrative, the modern dance is a very…


‘He’s Now Reunited With Dad’: Loyal Dog Who Sat on the Driveway for 7 Years Waiting for Late Owner, Dies

A loyal dog who sat in the same spot on his family’s driveway for seven years, waiting for his late owner to come home, has passed away at 12 years old. His family believes the dog and his owner have now reunited, and the sweet story has gone viral. Lydia Crochet of Lake Charles, Louisiana,…