The global pandemic has not been good for high fashion. Sweatpants and other athleisure wear have become the uniform of the season and many retailers have gone out of business. Nevertheless, New York Fashion Week is back – albeit in a much more muted […]
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Texas in play in the 2020 Presidential Election? Some say yes, though the last time it went Democrat was 1976. We went to Jefferson County, the only Texan county that voted Obama, Obama, Trump in 2008, 2012, 2016. See the state’s most contested county.
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Face masks have become part of our daily wardrobes during this pandemic. But not everyone is on board with the new fashion. A recent poll found that far more women than men say they wear masks. Some say it’s because some men don’t consider […]
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Recent revelations suggest that the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has held private meetings with a number of senators to stoke fears about its rival application TikTok and its user data policy, ultimately leading to intelligence officials demanding a federal inquiry into the Chinese-owned […]
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With schools scrambling to provide online teaching to students, families are struggling to adapt to this new way of education. And that means many parents are looking for programs outside their schools to help them learn and grow. see how technology is working to […]
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With deadly wildfires continuing to spread further across California, Oregon and Washington, at least 33 people have died, dozens are missing and tens of thousands are under mandatory evacuation orders. President Donald Trump will visit California Monday to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom on the […]
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Many schools in the United States have reopened remotely or with only partial in-person instruction this fall. This is after teachers’ unions across the country protested and threatened to strike. Their concerns are mainly centered around school safety. But in some areas, the unions […]
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It’s been six months since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak — a global pandemic. The corornavirus outbreak often pitted the U.S. President against individual states and public health officials. See how the U.S. has responded to the pandemic over the past […]
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Crews along the U.S. West Coast are searching for victims from fast-spreading wild-fires. At least 24 people have died in the states of Oregon, Washington and California as dozens of blazes continue to rage out of control. In Oregon alone, half a million people […]
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Less than eight weeks before the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump is facing a number of issues. A whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security says he was pressured to alter intelligence because it quote — “made President Trump look bad.” Separately, Trump […]
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The west coast of the United States is on fire. Stretching all the way from Washington State, Oregon, throughout California and down to the Mexican border. Over the last 48 hours, dozens of major wildfires have claimed at least seven lives, while others barely […]
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The four former police officers charged with killing George Floyd have appeared in court once again. Derek Chauvin, the officer filmed kneeling on Floyd for almost nine minutes, appeared in court in person for the first time. Attorneys for the four former officers have […]
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It’s been 19-years since the September-11 terrorist attacks. Memorial ceremonies taking place in key cities – but amid the COVID-19 pandemic, things are not the same this year. Learn more.
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Dozens of people were arrested over the weekend as protests against racial injustice spread across the United States during its end of the summer holiday weekend.
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Video games are a $150 billion industry worldwide. In times when people are spending more hours at home, these businesses seem to be thriving.
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With the United States death toll from COVID-19 topping 185,000 and cases surging past six million, hope for containing the disease is now largely placed in the furious pursuit of a vaccine. ‘Operation Warp Speed’ as it’s called – is compressing developmental stages – […]
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The Kentucky Derby horse race started in 1875. Because of the pandemic, it was delayed from its normal date — of the first Saturday in May — for the first time in its history. China and other countries are making their mark on the […]
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In the U.S. state of California, a historic discrimination case is happening against the U.S. company Cisco. It centers over allegations that managers outed and discriminated against an employee for being Dalit – a population once known as the “untouchables” under India’s centuries-old caste system. Learn […]
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Bangkok is known around the world as a Mecca for those who love street food. You can find everything from a quick Pad Thai, to a Michelin starred omelette on the streets of the Thai capital. But the city’s three hundred thousand street food vendors have had a tough time during the coronavirus […]
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Last week, nearly 40 missing and endangered children were rescued by U.S. federal and state agents in the U.S. state of Georgia from a sex trafficking ring. Recently, more scrutiny has been placed on the crisis of human trafficking, especially for children who end up […]
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has issued presidential pardons to dozens of opposition figures. The move is viewed as a bid to boost participation in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, coming after the Venezuelan opposition announced a boycott of the vote.
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Canada has opened doors to tech talent from the U.S. as Trump limits visas. See how foreign talents in Silicon Valley are reacting.
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September 2 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of #WWII. But fast forward to today and under President Trump, the U.S is now reconsidering its role and responsibilities as a global superpower.
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As U.S. President Donald Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday, supporters and #BLM protestors gathered outside in scenes of peace and chaos. Although the day passed largely without incident, the hurt, the pain, and anger are still visible.
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The hybrid learning option allows for some face-to-face instruction, but that also puts stress on families who are scrambling for ways to minimize risk of the COVID-19 infection. That’s leading to so-called “pandemic pods”. CGT’s Karina Huber explains this new tool for learning at home. Stay tuned to CGTN for more on our future of education series.
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Check out our series of reports on the future of education under the ‘new normal’, for this episode, we’re looking at the private sector, where student enrollment may be about to cause major problems for institutions due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Mexico.
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And it takes on one of the most complex systems known: the human brain.
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Hundreds of small colleges across the United States rely on students paying tens of thousands of dollars a year in exchange for an in-person college experience.
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More than a-thousand people marched against police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday. There have been days of protests since an officer shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times. The moment was caught on cell-phone video. But the police union claims Blake fought […]
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The pandemic has exacerbated inequalities in the U.S. including income inequality. At a time when the U.S. unemployment rate hovers above ten percent, the country’s wealthiest have reaped tremendous financial gains causing increasing calls for a so-called billionaire tax.
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It’s been twenty years since the infamous Florida recount dispute during the 2000 U.S. presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. The outcome of the election was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. This year, there are fears the coronavirus pandemic […]
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington to demand racial justice and police reform. They rallied at the spot where Martin Luther King Junior gave a historic civil rights speech exactly 57 years ago. Families of people killed or wounded by police made […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump promised to put American farmers first and he says his renegotiated NAFTA trade deal – known as the USMCA – does exactly that. However, as we head into the final weeks of his re-election campaign, some farmers in the U.S. […]
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The Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday with President Donald Trump speaking from the South Lawn of the White House. Trump attacked his Democratic opponent Joe Biden portraying him as weak and a radical leftist while claiming Biden accomplished little in his nearly 50 years in Washington. […]
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson visited Wisconsin Thursday to pay his respects to the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man shot by a police officer this week. His message… African Americans ‘deserve better.’ He also raised questions to what he calls the ‘double standards’ in the treatment of […]
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Florida has four “pivot” counties where support for Trump and Biden are neck and neck. We visited one of them, Pinellas County, during the Republican National Convention to hear what folks had to say.
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The U.S Republican National Convention is due to hear from Vice President Mike Pence on its third day. He’ll speak from a fort in the city of Baltimore whose role in defeating the British in 1812 inspired the U.S national anthem. But as CGTN’s Owen […]
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There have been lots of family discussions in the U.S. this summer, centering around one question: Is it safe to send children back to school?” A university in the state of Colorado reopened last week, see what students and school employees have to say about reopening.
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Mexico City has the country’s highest concentration of cases, with paramedics reporting that nine out of ten emergency calls these days involve COVID-19 patients. A company designs inflatable protective suit to protect medical workers from the virus. See how it works.
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As Democrats ride the momentum of their first online national convention, hear from Michael Butler, a politician in St. Louis, Missouri who reflects on Biden’s speech and the upcoming Republican National Convention next week.
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Protests erupt in the U.S. state of Wisconsin after police shoot Jacob Blake, a black man, in the back seven times.
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A bloc of voters that U.S. President Trump will be relying on heavily in November is rural voters. They were critical to his win in 2016. But after being buffeted by trade disputes and now the coronavirus pandemic, there are signs that some of that support has eroded.
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In previous U.S. presidential elections, Democratic delegates would be heading home from their party’s convention after nominating their candidate to run for president. But with the coronavirus pandemic forcing party leaders to make this year’s event “virtual,” delegates had to find creative ways to get […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted a range of industries from theater and live music to conferences and sport. That point was underlined again recently after one of the major college football conferences was postponed until at least the spring. The decision has ramifications far […]
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Some U.S. states are facing shortages of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients. Recently, emergency management officials in Florida reached out to a company in Mexico for a solution.
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An unusual lightning storm has sparked nearly 400 fires across Northern California in recent days, as several states in the U.S. are grappling with one of the worst heatwaves in a century. Scientists attribute the increasing number and magnitude of California’s wildfires to a many factors, including climate […]
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The Black Lives Matter movement is sweeping the United States, and the world. And while the movement has come into the spotlight now, it actually began several years ago. It was founded by three extraordinary women of color, determined to fight for racial justice. […]
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On the fourth night and final night of the Democratic National Convention Presidential nominee Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech from his home town in the state of Delaware.
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For rideshare drivers in California, recent years have been like riding a roller coaster. The home state for multi-billion dollar giants like Uber and Lyft was the first in the U.S. to introduce a labor law that recognizes gig workers as employees, granting them […]
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A major battle is going on between a gaming company and two Silicon Valley tech giants. In one corner is the 17-billion dollar company EPIC games—the creator of the hugely popular game Fortnite. In the other corner, the two-trillion dollar company, Apple, and the one trillion dollar company, Google. What’s […]
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