Today's headlines cover a range of topics from domestic to international news.
In China, President Xi Jinping has set out ambitious goals for his country for the next five years, with himself at the center, in what some are calling a "cult of personality."
Meanwhile, the presence of Russian troops in Belarus has sparked fears of a new front opening up in the Ukraine conflict.
On the economic front, economists are now expecting a recession and job losses in the US, while American executives at Chinese chip companies are in limbo following the US ban on exports to those firms.
And in California, the dryness of Shasta Lake is becoming a threat to the state after the lake helped provide water during the recent drought.