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Construction workers are on the job in Simi Valley, Calif., earlier this week. Nationally, hiring resumed in January although the labor market still has a big hole to climb out of.

U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs In January, 'Not Anywhere Close' To Recovering Those Lost

U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, after a pandemic-driven slump in December. Unemployment fell to 6.3%.

Electric vehicles at a charging station in San Mateo, Calif., last year. The governors of a dozen states, including California, have called on President Biden to order that all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. after 2035 be zero emission vehicles.

Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035

In a letter to the president, 12 governors asked that the White House order a ban on greenhouse gas-emitting cars and light trucks within 14 years.

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its supporters, shown here during a demonstration in 2017, have opposed the Dakota Access Pipeline for years.

Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Must Be Emptied For Now

A federal judge has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to produce a full environmental review. Until then, oil must stop flowing through the controversial pipeline.

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center appears in this undated photo.

Scripps, Sharp Seek Federal Help For South County Health Facilities

Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare sent a letter on Tuesday to health and homeland security agencies requesting support to curb and respond to the growth of cases seen along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Construction workers at a site in Simi Valley, Calif., on Feb. 2. Nationally, hiring resumed in January although the labor market still has a big hole to climb out of.

U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs In January, 'Not Anywhere Close' To Recovering Those Lost

U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, after a pandemic-driven slump in December. Unemployment fell to 6.3%.

An oxygen cylinder plant in Kampala, Uganda. The Ugandan army has started producing oxygen for state-run hospitals to ease the burden existing plants as COVID-19 cases — and demand for oxygen for severe illness — keep rising.

Africa Is Running Out Of Oxygen

As COVID surges, so does demand for oxygen. And oxygen manufacturing plants simply can't keep up. That's bad news not only for severely ill COVID-19 patients but others in need, including newborns.

President Trump proposes changes to the National Environmental Policy Act in January. His latest executive order allows agencies to waive requirements of the bedrock law to speed up infrastructure projects.

Trump Waives Environmental Reviews, Citing Pandemic Economic Emergency

A White House executive order aims to expedite infrastructure projects to boost economic recovery. It lets federal agencies waive environmental protections, but critics question its legality.

Demonstrators march near the White House on Thursday, protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

No Names, No Insignias: Democrats Call For Anonymous Policing Of Protests To End

Armed operatives clad in riot gear with no identification have shown up on the streets of Washington, D.C., during recent protests. Democratic lawmakers want their identities known.

People walk along King Street last week in Charleston, S.C. South Carolina is one of many states in the U.S. struggling with a rising number of coronavirus cases.

U.S. Hits 4 Million Cases Of Coronavirus — Adding A Million New Cases In Just 15 Days

No part of the country has been untouched by the virus. Federal health officials have said the actual number of cases is likely 10 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.

The San Diego County Administration Building in this file photo taken on Dec. 13, 2020.

Supervisors Repeal Tribal Policies That Stop Reservation Expansion

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Wednesday to repeal policies that basically stopped any expansion by Native American tribal governments, along with strict criteria to obtain a liquor license.

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