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LA Becomes Largest US City With Plastic Bag Ban
msnbc.com 6 days, 23 hours agoWithstanding a strong lobby from the plastic bag industry, the Los Angeles City Council overwhelmingly approves a ban on single-use plastic bags and a 10-cent fee on paper bags.
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Largest Protests Yet In Syria's Biggest City
thestate.com 1 week, 5 days agoSyrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-regime sentiment in the country's biggest city, which has largely remained supportive of President Bashar Assad throughout the 15-month uprising. The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria warned that neither his team nor armed action could solve the country's crisis, and called on all sides to discuss a solution. But the regime kept up its assaults on opposition areas and protests, wh








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