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A train is ready on the station during the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project in Vientiane, Laos, connecting the city with Kunming, China, on Dec. 3, 2021.

With U.S. focused on defense, China's trade and infrastructure sweep Southeast Asia

The Biden administration hopes to make deeper inroads in Southeast Asia but lags far behind China, which has already built up major trade ties, as well as roads and a high-speed rail.

Demonstrators call for a union and $15 minimum wage at a McDonald's in Charleston, S.C., in February 2020. The U.S. Senate has voted to prohibit an increase in the federal minimum wage during the pandemic.

Senate Says No To $15 Minimum Wage For Now, But Democrats Vow To Push On

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic.

Smoke rises in the aftermath of recent shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Destruction Mounts As Azerbaijan And Armenia Increase Hostilities

Azerbaijan's second-largest city was targeted by missiles on Sunday, government officials say. Armenia denied the charges. The clash is part of a decades-long dispute over territory.

Migrants at the Rio Grande near the port of entry in Del Rio, Texas, on Saturday.

The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy

A rarely used U.S. code pertaining to public health was invoked during the pandemic by the Trump White House to expel asylum-seekers. The Biden White House wants to keep it.

San Diego tourism continues to suffer from COVID-19 pandemic

A key barometer of San Diego's tourism industry's healthy is not close to recovering from the lockdowns linked to the pandemic.

Students celebrate their graduation from Howard University at the end of the 148th Commencement ceremony, at the Upper Quandrangle on campus, on May 7, 2016. Washington, D.C. photojournalist and professor Cheriss May spoke about her photography on The Black Shutter Podcast.

Black Photographers Speak From Behind 'The Black Shutter'

The Black Shutter Podcast serves as a platform for Black photographers to share their stories, struggles and achievements.

The touring company of "Hairspray" marks Broadway San Diego's return to live performances this week.

Broadway San Diego is back live with 'Hairspray'

Old Globe's former artistic director Jack O'Brien talks about adapting "Hairspray" from screen to musical theater.

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, homeless people stand among their items along 17th Street in San Diego.

Mobile Crisis Response Team Program To Expand County Wide By The Summer

The program, which began in January, is intended to help people experiencing mental health or substance use crises by dispatching behavioral health experts to emergency calls instead of law enforcement when appropriate.

Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones says race will no longer be an afterthought under her incoming administration.

Long Marred By Racism, St. Louis Elects 1st Black Female Mayor

Amid unrest at local jails, surging gun violence and a pandemic that has disproportionately hurt people of color, Tishaura Jones says: "We are done avoiding race and how it holds this region back."

The cast of "Uncle Vanya." Recorded in August 2020 from the Harold Pinter Theatre in London after the production’s sold-out run closed early due to the coronavirus pandemic, the play is directed by Ian Rickson and directed for screen by Ross MacGibbon. Starring Toby Jones in the title role and Richard Armitage as Astrov, the cast also features Rosalind Eleazar as Yelena, Aimee Lou Wood as Sonya, Anna Calder Marshall as Nana, Dearbhla Molloy as Mariya, Roger Allam as Serebryakov and Peter Wight as Telegin.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Uncle Vanya (U.S. Premiere!)

Stream or tune in Friday, May 7, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. & Sunday, May 9 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2

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