New York Amsterdam News
As Dudette With Sign, Nisarah Lewis enjoys the freedom of being a creative
As an actor, comedian, and content creator in New York, Nisarah Lewis understands the grind of being a creative.
3 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Under the Gun Part 2: As NYPD targets gun possession, communities sound alarm
This story, the second in our new series about the enforcement of illegal gun possession in New York City, details the impact of aggressive enforcement strategies like stop-and-frisk and the gang database on targeted communities.
10+ min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation celebrates 30 years
On June 10, the Harlem-based Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) hosted its 10th annual benefit gala, honoring individuals who embody the foundation’s mission to empower young people from underserved communities by improving physical and emotional health through the sport of gymnastics.
1 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
DRC’s Ebola outbreak reveals Trump administration's disregard for poor countries, critics say
The current Ebola outbreak in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is forcing local healthcare providers to prove how well they can handle disease surveillance and emergency medicine.
4 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Mamdani’s top criminal justice advisor Justine Olderman talks about new role and closing Rikers
Will teamwork make the dream work? Former executive director of Bronx Defenders Justine Olderman has joined the Mamdani administration’s growing roster of criminal justice reform experts tasked with closing the Rikers Island jails.
2 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Former assemblymember: Domestic violence in Black and Brown communities needs real solutions, not just talk
A former state assembly member says major headlines involving the murder of prominent Black women by their partners have unnerved her and she wants to create awareness about the issue.
2 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
World Cup has arrived, so NYC preps for tourist bump and ICE hassles
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in May that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be at stadiums hosting World Cup matches in a “security role” during the tournament.
2 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Creative Outlet celebrates Juneteenth and the Black cultural experience
For close to three decades, founding artistic director Jamel Gaines has nurtured and showcased young professional dancers, musicians, and other artists through the Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet (JGCO), a nonprofit cultural institution dedicated to creating transformative choreography that blends modern, ethnic, and classical techniques rooted in social justice and the Black cultural experience and imbued with a soulful African American spirit.
5 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
651 ARTS headed back ‘Outside’ for annual Juneteenth celebration
651 ARTS, one of Brooklyn’s preeminent organizations for African diasporic performing arts, is set to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 20, with their fourth annual “We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth, Vol. IV.”
2 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Gane regains UFC heavyweight championship at the White House
Ciryl Gane won the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title at UFC 265 in August 2021, when he defeated Derrick Lewis by TKO.
2 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
HJTEP Community Combine hones young people's tennis skills
On June 6, the Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program (HJTEP) hosted its inaugural HJTEP Community Combine at the Milstein Family Tennis Center at Columbia University.
1 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
FANS SHARE SPECIAL MEANING OF THE KNICKS' CHAMPIONSHIP
The Knicks’ 2026 NBA championship has special meaning to a countless number of their fans. It has brought together family and strangers alike.
2 min |
June 18, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Really ‘Remarkable’: New biography of Reed Peggram is an account of defiant love
With many titles, a descriptive superlative is but a hopeful publisher’s disappointing exaggeration.
7 min |
June 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Martial arts exchange event in Yangon fosters cultural bond between China, Myanmar
A China-Myanmar martial arts exchange event took place in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city and the former capital, on Tuesday, bringing together practitioners from both countries to showcase the enduring appeal of Chinese Wushu and further strengthening the people-to-people bond between the two neighboring nations.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Int'l freight trains departing from China's Greater Bay Area surpass 20,000 this year
A China-Europe freight train departed from Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday, marking that the number of international freight trains operated by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area this year has exceeded 20,000.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
China's summer movie season brings rich animation slate for young moviegoers
This year's summer movie season, which started on Monday, offers a wide range of animated films designed to give young moviegoer fresh cinematic experiences of traditional culture and global favorites.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
RCEP drives deeper trade integration among member countries
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade deal, has driven deeper trade integration among its member countries over the past three years, delivering tangible benefits to their peoples.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
World's only wild white panda spotted again in southwest China's Sichuan
Fresh footage from the Wolong area of Giant Panda National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province has captured the world's only known wild white panda roaming through snow-covered forests and bamboo groves.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Wild Takin herd spotted in Sichuan natural reserve
A herd of takins, a species under the first-class state protection, was captured on camera on May 30 at the Sandagu Nature Reserve in Heishui County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Rare brown-eared pheasants spotted in Shanxi
Two brown-eared pheasants, a species under first-class state protection in China, have been spotted roaming and foraging in a forest in Shenchi County of north China's Shanxi Province.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Abandoned factory complexes in China transformed into cultural attractions, fascinating visitors
Abandoned factory complexes in east China's provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu have been transformed into cultural and creative parks, fascinating visitors with converge of past and present.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Checkpoints in Zhuhai record 100 million crossings as Greater Bay Area integration deepens
Travel between Zhuhai, Hong Kong, and Macao has surged this year, fueled by streamlined clearance policies and robust tourism and consumption growth across the Greater Bay Area.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Roadside graffiti wall becomes new tourist attraction in Sichuan
A 10-kilometer-long road in Leshan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, distinguished by its harmonious integration of a natural flower sea and a creative graffiti wall, has gone viral online and emerged as a popular destination for both local residents and visitors.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Visa-free policy boosts arrivals from Latin American countries
China's one-year trial policy, which unilaterally granted visa-free entry to citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay, boosted flows of people and business from the five Latin American countries.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
China Southern Airlines' C919 passes first major overhaul
A C919 airplane of China Southern Airlines took off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on Friday, as the airline completed the first regular in-depth maintenance of its first domestically produced large passenger aircraft.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Blooming wild rhododendron blankets China's Qinghai plateau
High-altitude rhododendrons are now in full bloom in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County of northwest China's Qinghai Province.
1 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
SpaceX stock returns to Earth after rocketing from record IPO
Shares in Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX halted their three-day slide that had erased roughly $600 billion off its market value.
3 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Google invests $75 million in A24
Google this week announced it has invested in movie studio A24, as the two companies collaborate on new tools for artists that use artificial intelligence technology.
2 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Over 30 Siberian tiger cubs born during peak breeding season in northeast China
More than 30 Siberian tiger cubs have been born at the Siberian Tiger Park in Hailin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province since early April, as the endangered species enters its annual peak breeding period, with dedicated keepers providing meticulous round-the-clock care to ensure their healthy development.
2 min |
June 24, 2026
Los Angeles Times
There's life after retirement for 'China's strongest grandma'
In a gym packed with young lifters, 63-year-old Wang Huiping grips a barbell loaded with more than 100 kilograms and pulls it smoothly off the ground.
4 min |