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In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, a mask is seen on the sculpture of a bear outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom's Capitol office, in Sacramento, Calif.

The California Legislature is back: What to expect in 2022

As the Legislature reconvenes today, Californians can expect lawmakers to continue focusing on housing and climate, plus COVID-19, health care and how to spend another budget surplus.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) said Thursday that she would "move forward" with Senate Democrats' spending bill to tackle climate change, health care and tax reforms.

Sinema says she will move forward with Senate Democrats' climate, health and tax bill

The Arizona senator said she will move forward with the Inflation Reduction Act after Democrats reached an agreement to remove a carried interest tax provision.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has long faced criticism for how he dealt with allegations of sexual discrimination and harassment at his company.

Judge approves Activision Blizzard $18 million settlement in sexual harassment suit

This is just one of many lawsuits the video game giant is facing for its workplace culture. The company recently announced it was being acquired by Microsoft.

A different type of COVID-19 vaccine is about to roll out around the world

Whatever happened to Novavax and Sanofi's COVID-19 vaccines? Many people thought at the beginning of the pandemic that these were the two most likely vaccines to succeed.

Deepak Patel, 43, conducts a room inspection at the Country Inn and Suites, Baltimore North, a hotel he owns and manages with his family in Rosedale, Maryland.

Hotels say goodbye to daily room cleanings and hello to robots as workers stay scarce

Nearly three years into the pandemic, travel has returned but hotel staff have not. Unable to find workers, hotel owners and managers are having to adapt to what they believe is the new normal.

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 rides down a mostly empty street in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.

Chinese anti-virus lockdowns add to concerns over economy

China's lockdowns of big cities to fight coronavirus outbreaks are prompting concern about more disruptions to global industries after two makers of processor chips said their factories were affected.

A Mexican journalist remembers her 2 colleagues murdered in Tijuana this month

Scott Simon talks with Tijuana journalist Gabriela Martinez about the recent murders of two colleagues, and the continuing violence against journalists there and in other parts of Mexico.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen arrive for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi's trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.

Gina McCarthy, seen here at an April 2021 news conference, was Biden's first national climate adviser. She is stepping down, and her deputy Ali Zaidi is taking on the role.

Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running

President Biden has brought one of Washington's most experienced political hands into the White House to help implement the climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.

President Biden told Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta that the U.S. would donate 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union. The U.S. is also working to boost production on the continent.

The world needs more COVID vaccines, so the U.S. is helping finance overseas plants

The Biden administration has been criticized for hoarding COVID vaccines when millions of people around the world are unvaccinated. Now they're looking at how to help finance plants overseas.

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