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California on the frontline of climate change

02:41 In the U.S. state of California, record temperatures have been recorded over the past year, as the state witnessed its worst wildfire season in recent history, along with increas

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Parents sue Los Angeles Unified, push for full reopening of schools

02:49 It’s been more than a year,but the nation’s second-largest school system is ramping up to welcome back nearly half a million students in kindergarten through 12th-grade next week

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California is facing critical drought

02:35 California is on the brink of another natural disaster. Following the worst year of wildfires and record-setting temperatures, the state is now facing a critical drought. While a

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Hollywood struggles in China, the world’s largest movie market

02:16 Thecoronavirus pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to Hollywood. U.S. movie studios are eyeing foreign theaters in their recovery efforts.China has traditionally been a key market fo

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Ports experience major congestion as pandemic continues

02:30 The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are experiencing record congestion – with dozens of container ships having to wait for weeks to dock and unload.Port services were reduced

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Women dominate with top honors at 63rd Grammy Awards

02:00 After being delayed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 63rd Grammy Awards went ahead this year without a live audience and in a ceremony that was limited to the top

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COVID-19 vaccination in a lower income neighborhood in California

03:19 The U.S. state of California is expected to send 40 percent of all its vaccine supplies to the most vulnerable neighborhoods in an attempt to ensure a more equitable vaccine dist

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Communities rally to protect Asian-Americans from hate crimes

02:32 The number of racially motivated crimes targeting Asian victims more than doubled last year on average in major American cities, including New York and Los Angeles,’ according to

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How much it would cost to reopen schools amid COVID-19?

02:37 As school districts across the U.S. are putting together their COVID-19 plans to resume in-person classroom teaching, many schools are gearing up for a major revamp.There are fiv

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Two Sessions: How China and the U.S. confronted the COVID-19 pandemic

03:10 The United States and China—the world’s two largest economies have profound differences when it comes to their political systems, societies, values, and principles.The way they’v

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Texans help one another amid winter storm

02:04 In the aftermath of a devastating winter storm, the U.S. state of Texas continues to grapple with widespread damage to its infrastructure. Although power has been restored in mos

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U.S. pharmacy vaccination program begins

02:18 The U.S. government is launching a retail pharmacy vaccination program and it's shipping about a million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week directly to about 6,500 hundred stores n

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Black talents in the U.S. entertainment industry

03:15 The African American community's standing in the United States has been mirrored in the arts and entertainment industry over the decades. In the early years of post-civil war, bl

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People on U.S.-Mexico border debate future of border wall

03:05 On his first day in office, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order to halt construction of the U.S.-Mexicoborder wall.Thewallwas a controversial campaign promise by for

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. farmers

02:47 Across the United States, farmers have been categorized as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they continued their labor in agriculture and livestock production t

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Arizona teachers protest reopening schools during pandemic

02:28 School districts in Arizonaaredivided over the decision to reopenas COVID-19 cases surge.The state's governor has gone againstthe adviceof local health officials by calling on te

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U.S. state of Arizona grappling with COVID surge

02:49 The state of Arizona has been named as one of the worst COVID-19 hotspots in the U.S., with its coronavirus cases and deaths breaking multiple records in recent weeks.Earlier in