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The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.

An aerial view shows homes burned in the Eaton Fire on February 05, 2025 in Altadena, California. More than 12,000 structures, many of them homes and businesses, were destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires.

Tough choices about whether to rebuild after LA wildfires

As Los Angeles begins a slow recovery from destructive and deadly wildfires, local planners are trying to strike a balance between expediting rebuilding and public safety.

The exterior of Hyspan Precision Products in Chula Vista is shown on March 3, 2025.

South Bay manufacturing company says tariffs will hurt business

Hyspan Precision Products in Chula Vista employs dozens of people in good-paying manufacturing jobs.

The town of Peine, near the Salt flats and one of the closest towns to the lithium mining operations. 13th of April, 2024. Antofagasta, Chile.

How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members consider it a disaster.

The Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is seen, Oct. 14, 2015.

Some acne treatments from brands like Walgreens, La Roche-Posay voluntarily recalled

The FDA tested 95 products containing benzoyl peroxide, an ingredient widely used to treat acne that can form benzene as a byproduct. It found that six products could have more benzene than usual.

Federal funding freeze halts key infrastructure projects in tribal communities

Riverbank stabilization, lead and asbestos contamination are just some of the projects tribes planned to address before the Trump administration froze funds.

This Diwali Barbie was released on Oct. 4 — and has already sold out on Mattel's website. Does the doll reflect a different view of beauty, as Mattel claims — an Indian view?

Diwali Barbie has arrived! What Indians are saying about the doll's skin tone and vibe

The new doll is being scrutinized for the color of her skin, her facial features and her garb. Early reviews are Barbie-tastic.

Members of Valle Unido Por Beneficios Comunitarios, a new coalition of Imperial Valley environmental justice and labor groups, hold a press conference in Calipatria in Imperial County on December 2, 2024.

Imperial Valley advocates seek environmental and labor commitments from region's lithium industry

The announcement follows months of fierce disagreement between advocates and the County of Imperial over the developing industry.

Peter Elitzer, who runs a chain of discount clothing stores called Label Shopper, worries that tariffs will force him to raise prices, turning off already skittish shoppers.

Trump's tariffs threat is dividing business owners across the country

Businesses are divided over Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs. Some companies welcome the protection from foreign competition, while others worry about rising costs and retaliation.

Richard Kind plays to the largest audience of his life in 'Everybody's Live'

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the show.

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