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A wall of LEGO minifigures is encased inside the lobby of the LEGOLAND New York Hotel, pictured on Aug. 6 2021 in Goshen, New York. The Danish company is pledging to remove harmful stereotypes from its products and marketing.

Lego says it will work to rid its toys of harmful gender bias

The toy company says it will work to make its products and marketing more inclusive, citing new research into how kids and parents see creativity through a gendered lens.

A nurse helps prepare syringes with the Moderna vaccine at the Coronado Community Center, Mar. 1, 2021.

County Reports 869 New COVID-19 Cases As Military Prepares For Vaccinations

San Diego County's public health officials reported 869 new COVID-19 cases as a surge in infections in the county continues to increase dramatically and the military prepares to require servicemembers get the vaccine.

A man waits to cross the street in the largely Latino neighborhood of East Los Angeles on Aug. 7. California has implemented a new health equity metric to help address the outsize effect of coronavirus on the state's communities of color.

To Tackle Racial Disparities In COVID-19, California Enacts New Metric For Reopening

Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's health secretary, discusses a new health equity metric that requires larger counties to reduce coronavirus rates in minority communities before businesses can reopen.

Farmer Ambadas Sanap, a plaid bandana around his neck and a Hindu mark of devotion on his forehead, grows tomatoes and bell peppers. He says he'd participate in the protests — except he's too busy trying to sell his crops to feed his family of 9.

India's Farmer Protests: Why Are They So Angry?

Demonstrations have been going on for months. Pop stars and climate activists have pledged support for the farmers. What sparked the movement is less glamorous: New rules for wholesale markets.

Cori Berg is executive director of the Hope Day School early childhood program in Dallas.

Parents and caregivers of young children say they've hit pandemic rock bottom

The people who take care of and educate children under 5 years old, who are too young to be vaccinated, are in a special kind of hell right now.

This Día de los Muertos altar on display at a public shrine in Oaxaca, Mexico, shows several traditional <em>ofrendas</em>, including <em>cempasúchil --</em> the Aztec name of the marigold flower native to Mexico.

Why marigolds, or cempasúchil, are the iconic flower of Día de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic Aztec rituals blended with Roman Catholic traditions. But many of the indigenous symbols remain, including the vibrant and fragrant marigold.

In this July 1, 2021, file photo visitors wear masks as they walk in a shopping district, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

LA County Reports 5th Day Of More Than 1,000 Virus Cases

Los Angeles County reports the fifth straight day of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases.

Containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach in Calif., Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.

Key reason for supply shortages: Americans keep spending

Take a step back from the picked-over store shelves, the stalled container ships and the empty auto showrooms, and you’ll find a root cause of the shortages of just about everything you’d want to buy. We're buying too much stuff.

American composer Carlisle Floyd, photographed at his first home, in which he composed his best known opera, <em>Susannah</em>, in Tallahassee, Fla. in 2009.

Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95

Known primarily for his southern-flavored operas, Floyd helped create an American opera vernacular. His 1955 hit Susannah won the New York Music Critics Circle Award and helped launch his career.

File photo of President Joe Biden speaking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Biden signs $1T infrastructure bill with bipartisan audience

President Joe Biden has signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican lawmakers on hand for what could be one of the last shows of bipartisanship ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

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