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Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was censured for siding with Senate Republicans to protect the filibuster, effectively dooming the passage of major voting rights legislation.

Arizona Democrats have censured Kyrsten Sinema over her pro-filibuster vote

The symbolic action comes as Sinema has come under criticism from progressive groups in Arizona after she voted to uphold the filibuster in the Senate.

US On MASTERPIECE

Encore Sundays, Feb. 13 and 20, 2022 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves, and Tom Taylor star in an adaptation of David Nicholls' bittersweet, bestselling novel about a family giving their relationship one last shot.

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations after touring a Clayco Corporation construction site for a Microsoft data center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Money on the table: Child credit money available via tax returns

The Biden administration wants families with children to know that there is roughly $193 billion waiting for them — all they need to do is file their taxes to claim it.

Female community health care workers protest in New Delhi, India, in August 2020. The women are part of a government program called Accredited Social Health Activists — and are demanding higher pay and better working conditions. In May, the program won an award from the World Health Organization.

These female health-care workers won a huge WHO honor. They'd like a raise, too

India's all-female task force of community health-care workers won the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Awards. But instead of recognition, some want a better salary and benefits.

Eileen Gu wins the gold medal during the Olympic Games 2022, Women's Freeski Big Air on Feb. 8, 2022 in Zhangjiakou China.

Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu stuns with final big air trick and wins gold

Gu, who is American born to a Chinese mother, is representing China during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She has competed under the Chinese flag since 2019.

"Highland Barber Shop, National City, 2019" by Michael Mulno is part of a solo exhibition of Mulno's works opening May 22, 2021 at Joseph Bellows Gallery.

San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Other Times, Other Places,' SD Master Chorale, 'What's That Sound,' Amir H. Fallah And 'Constellations'

Our weekend arts picks include outdoor performances by San Diego Dance Theater and SD Master Chorale, Lux Art Institute's regional artist, The Shell and Coronado Playhouse

Clouds and nearby mountains are reflected in a polluted canal, once used as a boating dock, along the Salton Sea in Desert Shores, Calif., Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

Biden wants to cut into China's electric battery dominance

President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China’s dominance of the electric battery market as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals.

A rendering of new signage designed for the National Gallery of Art.

National Gallery Of Art Rebrands To Emphasize The 'National' In Its Name

The federally funded museum has been accused of "institutional misconduct" including racism and sexual harassment. A petition claimed some employees call it "the last plantation on the National Mall."

Smoke rising from Camp Pendleton as seen from Oceanside on June 9, 2020.

Wildfires Char Thousands Of Acres At Camp Pendleton

Officials have disclosed no cause for the fires. It is not uncommon for munitions training to set brushy native vegetation ablaze at the 125,000-acre USMC base north of Oceanside.

Remembering some of those we lost in 2021, from literary legends to everyday heroes

2021 was filled with tremendous loss, from staggering COVID deaths to those of leading writers such as Joan Didion and bell hooks to a longtime abortion activist and politicians who shaped our world.

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