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Climate scientists and cultural figures on Tuesday have called on the national history and science museums to sever their ties with the fossil fuel industry.

In a letter, the scientists have said that the corporate sponsorships from the fossil fuel industry have threatened the credibility of the important institutions and have eroded the public trust.

The letter which was signed by around three dozen scientists and museum professionals, said, "We are concerned that the integrity of these institutions is compromised by association with special interests who obfuscate climate science, fight environmental regulation, oppose clean energy legislation, and seek to ease limits on industrial pollution".

According to political analysts, discussions about the eligibility of Senator Ted Cruz for presidential elections in the United States should end now. His eligibility has been questioned because of his birth in Canada. His mother is an American citizen so he is considered to have American citizenship right from his birth. He was born in December of 1970 in Canada.

Some say that according to the constitution, it is not necessary that the President should be a 'citizen', whereas others say that the President should be a 'Natural Born' citizen. According to Mark Jones, a political expert at Rice University, the term has already declared that Cruz is eligible for the presidential elections.

These days many parents want to give an urban lifestyle to their children. They want to move to the main cities instead of moving to suburbs as their parents did. They seek urban lifestyle, which offers many amenities like proximity to restaurants, museums and other places, which are useful and entertaining.

Parents want their children to live in an ambiance, which offers the lifestyle they seek for their children. Parents in cities such as Seattle, Minneapolis and Denver want new downtown schools, more affordable housing, which is apt for families.

American actress and envoy Angelina Jolie underwent surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes to cut her cancer risk.

The actress underwent a double mastectomy two years earlier after a blood test revealed that she carried a gene mutation that gave her an 87% chance of developing breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer. At that time, the actress revealed that she had lost her mother, grandmother, and aunt to the disease.

In her piece of writing in New York Times Tuesday, Jolie wrote that she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which is responsible for the increased risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

In 2013, several Senate Republicans criticized Republican Governor Tom Corbett's plan to reduce future retirement benefits for current state and school employees, lawmakers and judges to save money.

But four months after voters threw out Corbett from office, Senate Republicans have decided to change their opinion.

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman said that his administration is preparing a pension reform bill which is quite similar to that of Corbett's plan to cut into $50 billion in long-term debt.

It is still not disclosed what exactly the Senate's new plan will look like, but it is being written by Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh, who tried to get Corbett's plan approved.

Corman said that there are higher possibilities of the new bill to get introduced in April.

Fast food Restaurant Company Burger King announced on Monday that it has permanently brought back chicken fries on its menu. The latest move by global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants proved that chicken is a hot seller even Burger king is famous for hamburgers.

Burger King had first launched chicken fries about ten year ago. In 2012, the company had taken the chicken fries off the menu, but now the company has brought them back. While announcing the return of chicken fries, Burger King said that there are a number of fans of chicken fries whose demand has led the chain to bring the product back on the menu.