In January, just before the pandemic caused worldwide shutdowns, working women in the U.S. hit an important milestone. American women outnumbered men in the ...

The back-to-school shopping season, which traditionally runs from mid-July to mid-August, is one of the most important annual events for U.S. retailers. But ...

As schools prepare to reopen in the United States, new data shows a spike in infections among U.S. children who were initially thought to be more immune from...

Amid the pandemic, about one in four New Yorkers may be "food insecure"-which is not getting enough nutritious food to live an "active, healthy life." With r...

New York City schools are scheduled to reopen to partial in-person instruction on September 10. But unions feel the schools are not safe enough for the kids ...

The film industry has been badly battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Movie theaters around the world remain shut. Film festivals have been canceled and mov...

Many sleepaway camps for American children have closed amid the pandemic. That would be a tremendous loss for the roughly 20 million children in the U.S. who...

Manhattan's rental vacancy rate hit a 14-year high in May. Is now the time to negotiate for lower rents in NYC? Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or m...

Public health officials around the world consider face masks necessary to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but in the United States there has been lots...

The coronavirus pandemic has left almost no one unscathed but some generations have been hit harder than others. For young people in their teens and early 20...

New York City has just started its second phase of reopening after the coronavirus emptied the city's streets, restaurants and stores. It's a major milestone...

The COVID-19 has changed the way how people work. Apart from working remotely, New Zealand's PM is now suggesting a 4-day work week. Will it come true soon? ...

With no vaccine in sight for the coronavirus, there is a lot of uncertainty about whether colleges in the U.S. will allow students to return to campus in the...

The pandemic forced department stores in the U.S. to shut down. Diane Yodice is a makeup artist and skincare specialist for Clarins at Bloomingdales. She has...

For the first time in 115 years, overnight subway service in NYC has been shut down to clean trains amid the pandemic. But this left no place for homeless on...

More than 9,000 healthcare workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United States and that's probably undercounting them as there remain...

Stocks of e-commerce platforms Etsy and Shopify initially fell along with the broader market amid the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. But after masks became...

With COVID-19 cases surging in New York City, officials are scrambling to create enough hospital beds to treat the infected. One non-profit has teamed up wit...

American pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is fast-tracking its most promising COVID-19 vaccine and expects to have it out by January 2021 for emergency...

It's been said that the novel coronavirus doesn't discriminate. That's partially true - anyone can get it - but when it comes to fatalities there are clear d...

The U.S. federal government's emergency lending program for small businesses recently allocated an additional 310 billion dollars after the first round of mo...

In the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, more than 10 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits, an all-time record. Many without jobs will f...

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The sounds of New York City are usually loud and honking. But with commerce and regular life virtually shut down amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the city that ne...

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, the number of people fostering and adopting pets has skyrocketed so much, so that some shelters are running ...

A record number of Americans have filed for unemployment benefits as a direct result of the COVID-19 outbreak. But filing a claim has been tough as the onlin...

To comply with social distancing guidelines as much as possible during this COVID-19 pandemic, many of our own correspondents are now working from home. Watc...

In a time of crisis, transportation is critical. But when there's a highly contagious virus to contend with, choosing what mode of transportation to take bec...

An unprecedented number of people are cooped up in their homes. Many are turning to video conferencing platforms to learn, work, and play. No platform is gai...

Some disturbing economic data is coming out of the United States showing the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on workers. Last week, the number of jo...

New York City had virtually come to a standstill. The streets were empty as people were being told to stay home and most businesses had been ordered to shut ...

New York City lies at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Hospitals are starting to run out of supplies and staff prepared to handle...

The COVID-19 outbreak in New York City has caused schools to shut and many to work from home. Families face tremendous challenges as they adapt to a new way ...

New York City is getting hit hard from the impact of coronavirus. Two of its biggest annual events are cancelled. The St. Patrick's Day parade is postponed a...

Broadway, New York City's thriving theater district, is going dark. Productions will be shut down for an unprecedented period of one month as New York tries ...

Schools in New York City shut down in efforts to contain COVID-19 in the city. Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile http://america.cgtn.com/liv...

Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban food scraps from trash to help fight climate change. As of July 1, Vermont residents are required to collect a...

In the warm months, Lake Hopatcong, in the state of New Jersey is usually bustling with swimmers and boaters. Not this summer.

There is still little awareness about the impact of flight travel on the environment, but that is rapidly changing as Greta Thunberg's influence is growing among younger populations. It's a generation the airline industry can't afford to ignore.

Millions of activists in over 150 countries participated in a global climate strike.

For people concerned about climate change, the Trump administration has been worrying. In 2017, it promised to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate agreement and it has rolled back numerous environmental regulations. But where the U.S. government has stepped back, U.S. companies have stepped up.

In the span of one year, Greta Thunberg, a 16-year old student activist from Sweden has become the global face of climate change. Since launching her school climate strike movement in August 2018, millions of people have tuned into her message.

Anyone who is concerned about plastic pollution can't help but be dismayed by the abundance of plastic found in grocery stores. Everywhere you look, you'll see cling wrap and plastic bags. But plastic-free grocery stores are starting to pop up around the globe. CGTN's Karina Huber has more on this growing movement.

Governments around the world are banning items like plastic straws, cups and bags but did you know that a major source of plastic pollution is the clothing we wear? CGTN's Karina Huber reports.

Chanel rocked the fashion world when it announced in December that it would no longer be using fur and exotic animal skins like python, lizard and crocodile.

Communities across the United States are having to tackle the impact of climate change on their infrastructure. Rising sea levels, increased precipitation and more extreme weather is putting pressure on the country's roads, bridges and tunnels.

New Yorkers have been battling with rats ever since traders first moved there centuries ago. Now rat experts say it's time to declare a war on the rodents as their populations rise thanks in part to climate change. CGTN's Karina Huber reports.

The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit wrapped up its two-day conference in New York this week.

The average American throws out roughly 82 pounds of textile waste per year - waste that takes decades to decompose. Consumers are increasingly aware of this problem and millennials are looking for ways to lower their carbon footprint.

Burlington, Vermont recently became the first city in the United States to use 100 percent renewable energy for its residents' electricity needs. Renewables often come at a premium but in Burlington electricity rates haven't increased in years. CGTN's Karina Huber has more.

The historic moment comes at an interesting time. Just as its turbines started turning, America elected a new president who seems to favor fossil fuels over renewables. That has raised lots of questions about the future of offshore wind in the U.S. CGTN's Karina Huber reports.

The worry among some is if the U.S. government doesn't promote research & development in renewable technologies, U.S. companies and workers will lose out to competitors from other countries that overwhelmingly remain committed to the Paris Accordt.