National Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign. Michael Copley
New DOJ watchdog report details FBI officials' misconduct with foreign prostitutes It paints a picture of FBI employees who repeatedly engaged in activities that violated Justice Department and FBI policies, and exposed them to possible extortion and blackmail. Ryan Lucas
National Lawmakers move to help veterans at risk of losing their homes Senators are introducing a new bill to help thousands of veterans who, through no fault of their own, were left facing foreclosure when a VA COVID-assistance program ended abruptly. Chris Arnold Quil Lawrence
National Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S. Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, after a slew of last-minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed. Chiara Eisner Barrie Hardymon Noah Caldwell