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Millions of tons of plastic flow into the ocean each year. David Katz's Plastic Bank helps turn off the tap — and gives the poor an income source — creating a circular economy around plastic waste.

After photojournalist Kitra Cahana was twice denied entry into Mexico, documents leaked to NBC San Diego revealed her name was on a secret government list.

Gregory Peck, one of the enduring stars of Hollywood's golden age, dies at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87. More often than not, Peck played the hero. He won an Oscar for his 1963 role as the quietly courageous defense lawyer Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. Pat Dowell offers a remembrance. (Please note this correction: "Listeners to the first feed of our program last Thursday may have heard an error in our obituary for Gregory Peck. Pat Dowell placed the story of To Kill a Mockingbird in Mississippi. That led Chuck Bearman, chief of staff in the office of Mississippi's secretary of state, to write. As he pointed out -- It was not set in Mississippi, but in Alabama.")

A federal judge has overturned a Maryland law that would have required Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health care. The state law would have required non-governmental employers with 10,000 or more workers to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on health care or pay the difference in taxes.

Caspar W. Weinberger, who served in the Nixon and Reagan cabinets as secretary of health, education and welfare and secretary of defense, has died at age 88. Nicknamed "Cap the Knife" for his budget-cutting reputation, he became a central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal.

The company temporarily banned parties in August 2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

A man who was apparently disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair was detained after throwing a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa.

Vogt died "surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer," according to a statement from his representatives.

Skeens won first, second and third place in the categories for cookies, candy and savory bread. After a widespread Internet effort to find her took place on TikTok, she has joined the platform.

Students who attend the school were being taken by bus to Pickerington Central High School.