During a typical year, the Houston Food Bank hands out 184,000 kilograms of food per day. That makes it the biggest operation of its kind in the U.S. However this year has not been typical.
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Both Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido say they welcome projected U.S. President Joe Biden, after the U.S. media projected Joe Biden as winner of the U.S presidential election. See how Venezuela sees an opportunity for a reset button in relations with the incoming administration.
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Food Pantry LAX provided relief to local residents since the pandemic began, but they are facing new challenges as food insecurity has been growing in southern California and COVID-19 continues to spread across the U.S.
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Joe Biden has appointed his COVID Advisory board and as promised it is made up of public health experts on Monday. Here is how Joe Biden plans to tackle the pandemic and other top issues in the U.S. Watch and learn more.
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Former Bolivia president Evo Morales returned to the country crossing the border from Argentina a year after he was removed from power. See what his return could mean for his successor Luis Arce who was sworn in as president just the day before.
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After the U.S. media projected Joe Biden as winner of the U.S presidential election, Cuban president took to social media and tweeted his acknowledgement to the American people. Here are some highlights of reactions to the election from Cuba.
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Drug maker Pfizer announced the early results from its research Monday. The news broke after a weekend in which the U.S. media declared Joe Biden the next U.S. president. Biden released his plans to stop the COVID-19 as U.S. surpassed 10 million cases. Watch and learn more.
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In past presidential elections, Americans would generally know who won by the end of the night. Perhaps not this year, given the historic levels of mail-in ballots that need to be counted and the possibility the courts may need to step in and ultimately decide the […]
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As doctors combat the pandemic, working alongside them are nurses. An estimated 1,500 nurses have died from COVID-19 in 44 countries, many of them here in the U.S. National Nurses United, a union with more than 150,000 members, says around 240 American nurses have […]
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The U.S. presidential election remained too close to call on Wednesday with a handful of key states still to declare results. But the picture for the U.S Congress is getting clearer. Republicans appear on course to keep their majority in the Senate, while Democrats […]
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Many of the world’s top scientists can be found in China and the United States and through collaboration, they have often found they can be even better together. But as tensions between the two governments became more strained amid the coronavirus pandemic, the question […]
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What’s the U.S. electoral college and how does it work? Watch and find out.
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California’s wildfire broke the record for the largest fires in the history of the state this year. What the results of 2020 U.S. election will mean for climate change, watch and learn more.
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Lucha Libre is back! After a seven- month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mexico’s favorite theatrical event is once again playing to audiences in what have come to be known as autoluchas – or drive-in wrestling shows.
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How blue in Arizona this year? President Trump has visited Arizona multiple times during his campaign. It’s often considered a republican stronghold. But as CGTN’s Franc Contreras reports, it could flip for the democrats.
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What happens if the 2020 U.S. election results are contested? Can the president refuse to leave the White House if he loses the election? Watch this video and find the answers.
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There are concerns about how fast volunteers will be able to count a record number of mail-in ballots driven by the coronavirus pandemic for this year’s election. What happens if there’s no election result on Nov.3?
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The U.S. president typically wins an election with a majority of votes from the electoral college that a body of state electors. But what happens if Trump and Biden are tied? Watch and learn more.
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Argentina is the guest of honor at this year’s China International Import Expo, but the travel restrictions mean that only a reduced group of business leaders will actually travel to China. So here they are looking at opening up new avenues for communication and trade.
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For nearly 70 years, U.S. presidents have been authorized to issue declarations that provide states with federal emergency funds in response to natural and human-caused disasters. Although political considerations are not part of the criteria, research by a Congressional think tank shows that politics […]
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A big milestone in the return to supersonic travel: A new commercial supersonic airliner is a step closer to reality, 17 years after the Concorde jet stopped flying. A smaller version of that plane is now complete and that prototype is set to take […]
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The deadline to vote in the U.S. election may be Tuesday, November 3., but with this year’s unusual election results won’t be likely for days, weeks, and possibly months. See some scenarios of what could happen.
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Wisconsin proved crucial in Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory. He became the first Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan to win the state. But partisan approaches to major issues in both the state’s rural and urban communities may determine the outcome this year.
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According to the Center for American Women and Politics, voter turnout among American women has been higher than men in every presidential election since 1980, making them a key voting bloc. Women from the suburbs have traditionally been a reliable supporter of the Republican […]
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Climate change is one of the critical issues that has exposed major policy differences in the two presidential campaigns in the latest 2020 U.S. presidential debate. As part of our on-going series on climate change, CGTN looks at U.S. ecosystems and wildlife.
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The UN officially turned 75 on October 24. But celebrations to mark the milestone have been marred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak has put attention on how the organization has responded to other global challenges of health, poverty, and conflict.
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Firefighters in the U.S. state of Colorado are welcoming the early winter. Hundreds of homes have already been lost, as the state experienced record-breaking wildfires. Firefighters hope that Sunday’s storm may offer a temporary respite.
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Mexico is pushing for construction of the capital’s new $3.5 billion airport at the Santa Lucia military base, but not everyone is happy. Learn more.
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Tourism in Cuba has been at a near standstill for more than seven months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But now the island is easing restrictions and re-opening some major resorts to tourists crucial to Cuba’s economy.
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Eight days before U.S. Election Day, COVID-19 cases surge to new highs across the country. The White House chief of staff said on Sunday: “we are not going to control the pandemic”, and brought the hope on vaccine. Learn more.
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Nearly 80 percent of eligible voters in Chile voted to approve rewriting the country’s constitution. Ten of thousands of Chileans took to the streets to celebration. The referendum is the result of mass protests which began a year ago that have laid bare widespread dissatisfaction with Chile’s economic system.
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As a swing state, Pennsylvania supported President Donald Trump four years ago. Is the state still a swing state this year? CGTN’s Sean Callebs spoke to an undecided Pennsylvania resident, a Muslim who immigrated from Pakistan years ago about U.S. immigration policy and 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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Potatoes are pretty basic fare in the world of food or are they? Turns out these tubers exist in many more varieties than you’ve likely ever seen, or eaten. CGTN’s Michelle Begue reports on a Colombian chef, and his mission to put those long-forgotten potatoes back on the table.
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COVID-19 has exposed some of America’s health and wealth inequalities from hospitals that were inadequately prepared, to people who were inadequately insured. So, how might that play out in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
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In California, an appeals court recently upheld a ruling that Uber and Lyft must reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. That would significantly raise costs for ridesharing companies, but also increase benefits for drivers. But ridesharing companies are now pinning their hopes on the […]
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As COVID-19 cases climb in many parts of the U.S., work on developing effective vaccines to combat the virus continues. Individual states have now submitted plans to the federal government for how the drugs will be rolled out in their areas when they arrive.
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Among the policies and protocols impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is U.S. immigration management at its southern border with Mexico. Since the spring, the asylum process has been essentially shut down and court hearings for pending claims indefinitely suspended with virtually no new asylum […]
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The International Monetary Fund says GDP in the Asia -Pacific region will shrink by 2.2 percent in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic hit China, South Korea and Japan hard in its early months but the region has also been praised for its response.
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As the United States votes for the next President, the country is deeply polarized over everything from COVID-19 to the economy to race relations. And it goes well beyond politics creating divisions between families and friends. Learn more.
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Many national polls show U.S. President Donald Trump trailing Democrat Joe Biden, but Trump has pockets where he is incredibly popular. Perhaps nowhere is the president’s popularity stronger than the Appalachian coal fields. Learn more.
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The U.S. elections won’t only have an impact in the United States, but also further abroad on economies which depend on the next president’s policies. Mexico, for instance, is America’s largest trading partner, and in Tijuana, across the border from California, those who are eligible to vote […]
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Many people are constantly using social media on their phones even during work hours. It’s an addiction that is by design, according to experts in Netlfix’s Documentary The Social Dilemma. After watching the documentary, some of them chose to turn off as many app […]
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Worldwide COVID-19 cases hit a new milestone of more than 40 million on Monday. Public health officials predicted a winter COVID-19 outbreak in the northern hemisphere, it’s spreading faster than previous waves. Here is what you need to know.
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Sunday’s general election in Bolivia comes amid the pandemic and months of political turmoil. The vote is a rerun of the October 20-19 election, which led to the exile of long-time leader Evo Morales. The presidential and parliamentary elections are seen as a test for […]
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Unemployment due to the coronavirus is impacting many middle-class Mexicans. See how many are slipping into poverty.
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See what voters in Kenosha, Wisconsin want from the candidates running for president. The city was in the spotlight after the shooting of Black man Jacob Blake by police and subsequent protests.
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U.S-China relations have hit rock bottom under Donald Trump despite a Phase I trade deal that was supposed to start putting their tariff battles behind them. And it would be easy to think trade relations will radically improve should Joe Biden replace Trump as U.S. […]
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Apple has unveiled its latest iPhones. And for the first time, the tech giant is entering the world of 5G. Learn more.
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Central Florida’s Interstate-4 is more than a highway. In the U.S. analysts know it as a political battleground. Republicans dominate in the north and Southwest. Democrats control South Florida’s big cities Jacksonville and Miami. The middle in communities that line the I-4 is up […]
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Amazon is wrapping up its annual worldwide Prime Day in which it offers subscribers 48 hours of special offers. The online retailer has enjoyed enormous profits during the pandemic. But that was at the expense of the health of thousands of employees who caught COVID-19 […]
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