Greta Thunberg

The air at North Cove Marina, a small slip amid the towering high rises of Lower Manhattan, felt pregnant. With rain. With hope. With anticipation. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist trying to turn the world back from the climate crisis brink, …

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, completed her two-week sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday, clearing customs at Coney Island before docking in New York Harbor this afternoon. Thunberg arrived weeks in advance of the United Nati…

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Democrats face debate-cutoff deadline Out of the wide field of eager Democratic presidential hopefuls, only 10 have qualified for the September debate in Houston so far Wednesday marking the last day to do so. The next debate is at Texas Southern University …

Greta Thunberg reaches New York after 15-day yacht journey

President Donald Trump derailed a major meeting with world leaders at the annual Group of Seven summit on Saturday evening after he insisted that Russia should be re-invited to the international gathering, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The presiden…

When buying tickets for a classical music concert based on the lost words of nature, parents may have expected a simple, poetic celebration of bluebells, conkers and otters.  Families who attended the BBC Proms this weekend were instead confronted with catas…

My five year old daughter asked for a 'pink forest to camp in' for her bedroom. I think I delivered, on a budget! Don't miss the starry night sky. Photos and some how-to information for other DIY parents, from pretty amazing father and IMGURian @babygreenvi…

The 1975 get heavier and faster with their sound for new song “People,” the lead single off their forthcoming LP Notes on a Conditional Form. “People” is a sonic departure for the 1975 and maybe their most punk song ever. Singer Matty Healy sounds as if he i…

Organizers behind the global climate strike movement — from teenage students to adults who have fought for climate action for decades — on Tuesday called on all people who want to halt the climate crisis to join the worldwide action on Sept. 20. 350.org, one…