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U.S. releases guidelines to reopen schools

02:59 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines for reopening schools. It includes five key mitigation strategies such as universal mask wearing a

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Winter storms bring concerns for the homeless people in Chicago

02:24 Much of the United States is currentlyfeeling the frigid effects of a ‘polar vortex’ -- drawing Arctic cold down from the northern pole.No place in the country is feeling the col

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COVID-19 pushes many small businesses to brink of bankruptcy

02:54 COVID-19 has left a lot of small businesses in the United States struggling to survive.Many neighborhood stores may close their doors for good, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.A

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A look at the Black family in the U.S.

03:16 February is Black History Month and we have a special series to run throughout the month.It has been an eventful 12months since last year’s events. Aseriesof high-profile African

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What’s in President Biden’s plan on systemic racism?

03:24 President Joe Biden has wasted little time in setting out his agenda.He’s already signed an executive order aimed at advancing racial equity.But much more is expected of the admi

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How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the food industry

02:30 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on small businesses across the U.S.Many had little choice but to halt operations.But others managed to pivot successfully during t

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Friends and professors mourn Yiran Fan killed in shooting

01:48 Yiran Fan, a Chinese PhD student at the University of Chicago, was killed in a random shooting last Saturday. His friends and professors are shocked and heartbroken about his dea

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U.S. pharmacies in hiring frenzy to meet vaccination rollout plan

02:31 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has promised his administration will vaccinate 100 million people against COVID-19 in his first 100 days in office. In order for that to happen, th

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Black, Hispanic communities struggle in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

03:32 The COVID-19vaccineroll-out continues across the U.S.,although the number of vaccinations being administered is well behind schedule.President-elect Joe Biden is set to unveil hi

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"Finding Yingying": New documentary honors Chinese scholar's life

03:43 The disappearance of Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying in 2017 made international headlines.The search for Zhang and her family's fight for justice ended in a court decision not to

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COVID-19’s impact on minorities in the U.S.

03:06 TheCOVID-19 pandemic has laid bare social and healthinequalities in the United States with Black and Latinos sufferingdisproportionately higher infection and death rates.Although

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American healthcare workers struggle to educate on vaccine

03:08 Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine have been approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday, providing a further boost forover-stretchedhospitals in the co

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CGTN Exclusive: Return to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

CGTN returns to Roseland Hospital in Chicago where our correspondent Dan Williams was given exclusive access to visit the COVID ICU ward and speak with the frontline health workers. 03:09

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Vaccine news give hope to treatment in hospitals in Chicago

02:36 Now to the latest part in our week-long series, a "Return to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic."The news that various COVID-19 vaccines appear viable offers hope that thep

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COVID-19: Chicago's second wave

03:27 Now to the latest part in our week-long series, a "Return to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic."A second surge of positive cases in Chicago is once again threatening to ov

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Medical workers face rising threats amid COVID-19 outbreak in Chicago

03:20 For thesecondpart in our week-long series, a “Return to the Frontlines of the COVID-19pandemic.”TheNew Roseland Community Hospital is situated on the far south side ofChicago.Fol

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Chicago’s small businesses face closure due to spike in COVID-19 cases

03:10 More in our week-long series, a “Return to theFrontlines of theCOVID-19pandemic.”In the last few weeks, the U.S. Midwest has experienced a surge inCOVID-19 cases.Officials in Chi