US: Spectacular ‘California Henge’ Dazzles San Francisco

San Francisco experienced a spectacular 'California Henge,' a celestial sunrise event, on Wednesday morning, April 9. This phenomenon happens when the rising sun aligns perfectly with the Bay Bridge and California Street in downtown.

UN chief calls on Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian access

STORY: UN chief calls on Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian access SHOOTING TIME: March 18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking up to the rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. various of Guterres leaving STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the Israeli authorities to ensure complete and unfettered access for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza. Guterres made the plea after the latest acute food insecurity analysis for Gaza warned that famine in the northern part of Gaza is imminent. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in December 2023 warned that famine may occur by the end of May 2024 if an immediate cessation of hostilities and sustained access for the provision of essential supplies and services to the population did not take place. Si

Fatal police shootings increase in U.S., but more go unreported: report

STORY: Fatal police shootings increase in U.S., but more go unreported: report DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: LAW/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of figures in the report STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Fewer fatal police shootings are recorded by the U.S. federal government every year. However, according to The Washington Post's Fatal Force database, U.S. officers have shot and killed more people on annual basis, reaching a record high in 2021 with 1,047 deaths. 'The FBI database contains only about one third of the 7,000 fatal police shootings during this time (since 2015),' said the newspaper. Fatal shootings by officers in at least 2,250 police and sheriffs' departments are missing from the past seven years of federal records, according to WP analysis. 'The excluded data has created a misleading government picture of police use of force, complicating efforts at accountability.' The