NASA successfully tests SLS rocket that will help Artemis astronauts reach the moon
The Space Launch System rocket that will launch NASA’s Artemis astronauts into space on their way to the moon went through a final and…
Continue ReadingNational-World
Macron under growing pressure as new Covid measures are imposed on Paris
France will impose new coronavirus restrictions in 16 regions, including the greater Paris and Nice areas, the country’s prime minister…
Continue Reading
Jack in the Box restaurant manager stabbed by customer who refused to wear a mask, police say
Police are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed a restaurant manager multiple times after he was told to wear a mask inside a Jack in the Box…
Continue Reading Jack in the Box restaurant manager stabbed by customer over refusal to wear a mask, police say
Police are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed a restaurant manager multiple times after he was told to wear a mask inside a Jack in the Box…
Continue Reading Tennessee Senate advances ‘permitless carry’
Click here for updates on this story Nashville, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Tennessee State Senate passed legislation on…
Continue Reading Celebs were championing #StopAsianHate well before Atlanta shootings
Well before the shootings at three Atlanta-area spas which left eight people dead, some in Hollywood were sounding the alarm about violence in the US…
Continue Reading Hate turned my Asian-American mom into a shut-in. This isn’t the country she left her homeland for
Hate has turned my once proud and confident Asian-American mother into a shut-in. It’s not because of the virus as Covid-19 continues to rage…
Continue Reading Jewelry store owner arrested in connection with Bowling Green theft
Click here for updates on this story BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (WSMV) — The owner of a Brentwood jewelry store is among…
Continue Reading New York is poised to limit solitary confinement in prisons and jails to 15 consecutive days
The New York Senate passed a bill Thursday limiting the amount of time an inmate can spend in solitary settings and ban it altogether for some…
Continue Reading NFL star Deshaun Watson facing three lawsuits for alleged sexual assaults
Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for alleged sexual assault by three women he had contacted to perform massage therapy,…
Continue Reading EPA relaunches climate change website previously modified by Trump administration
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it has relaunched its climate change website as part of the Biden administration’s…
Continue Reading A 75-year-old Asian woman says she fought back after being attacked in San Francisco
A 75-year-old Asian woman says she fought back after being punched in the eye Wednesday morning in what police believe was an unprovoked assault.…
Continue Reading Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s spokesperson allegedly posted a photo of a racist, anti-Asian Covid-19 shirt on Facebook
A photo allegedly posted by Capt. Jay Baker, a public information officer at the Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office, shows shirts with…
Continue Reading Elementary students take advantage of outdoor learning spaces
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Isaac Dickson students have a special place to…
Continue Reading Job hunters dealing with “bread crumbing” during the pandemic
Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — Job hunters in Connecticut are dealing with a new trend they…
Continue Reading NFL kicker Robbie Gould donates $200,000 to help build sports complex in hometown
Click here for updates on this story LOCK HAVEN, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — 16-year NFL veteran and the current kicker for…
Continue Reading Emiratis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting normalization deal for election gain
The United Arab Emirates has publicly distanced itself from Benjamin Netanyahu over concerns the Israeli Prime Minister was using Abu Dhabi to boost…
Continue Reading Here’s how unhoused people can get the $1,400 stimulus check — and how others can help
As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in…
Continue Reading 5-year-old helps come up with safe way to hug kindergarten teacher battling breast cancer
Click here for updates on this story AQUEBOGUE, New York (WCBS) — When hugging isn’t allowed during the pandemic,…
Continue Reading ‘No one was listening.’ Asian business owners react to Atlanta shootings
Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…
Continue Reading Retired firefighter helps homeless with supply distribution
Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A retired Boynton Beach firefighter and paramedic…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula leaves door open for return as he slams leaders’ pandemic response
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he would not rule out running again in 2022, and criticized world leaders for…
Continue Reading Tow truck driver suspected of stealing cars
Click here for updates on this story FULLERTON, California (KCAL/KCBS) — An Orange County businessman is coming forward…
Continue Reading Hmong American Center in Wausau targeted with graffiti
Click here for updates on this story WAUSAU, WI (Madison365) — The Hmong American Center in Wausau was targeted with…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Assembly approves bill to reduce barriers to natural hair braiding
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (Madison365) — A bipartisan bill that would allow hairstylists in…
Continue Reading Here’s how houseless people can get the $1,400 stimulus check — and how others can help
As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in…
Continue Reading Sgt. Nate Kyelberg wakes from life support after 6-week-long battle
Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A sergeant with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Man meets stranger who donated his liver and changed his life
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Martin Yucha has so much to be thankful for. Yucha is a cancer…
Continue Reading Buses carrying what are believed to be migrant teens from the border arrive
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Hundreds of migrant teens have apparently begun arriving in North…
Continue Reading Two men kidnapped, robbed when arriving for dates set up online
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two first dates went horribly wrong when unsuspecting men showed…
Continue Reading Why anti-Asian American violence is rising — along with White supremacist propaganda
We don’t yet know exactly what motivated the alleged killer of eight people at Atlanta area spas on Tuesday night, six of whom were Asian…
Continue Reading Community turns out for birthday parade for boy with autism who said he had no friends
Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 10-year-old boy told his mother he didn’t…
Continue Reading Surveillance shows Amazon driver suspected of stealing from baby shrine
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A Sacramento County family says an Amazon driver stole from a…
Continue Reading Witnesses: Elderly Asian woman beats up man attacking her in San Francisco
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — An elderly woman being attacked on Market Street in San…
Continue Reading Better Together: Neighbors stay connected with nightly wave
Click here for updates on this story SUNNYVALE, California (KPIX) — At the start of the pandemic many bay area…
Continue Reading Study shows high suicide rates among veterinarians
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — While we live through this pandemic, there’s one…
Continue Reading Five years of elephants: Omaha zoo announces calf expected next year
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is celebrating…
Continue Reading FBI releases new video footage of officers being assaulted at the US Capitol
The FBI released on Thursday several new video clips of violence toward police during the Capitol riot, as investigators continue their hunt for…
Continue Reading
Why hate crime data can’t capture the true scope of anti-Asian violence
There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday…
Continue Reading Asian Americans reported being targeted at least 500 times in the last two months
A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last…
Continue Reading Musicians to perform at mass vaccination event, volunteers still needed
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Hands On Nashville is looking for medical volunteers to help…
Continue Reading Russia reacts angrily after Biden calls Putin a ‘killer’
The Kremlin has reacted angrily to US President Joe Biden‘s remarks that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “a killer,” calling the…
Continue Reading Collinsville boy’s drawing selected to be made into soft toy for IKEA
Click here for updates on this story COLLINSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — A local 11-year-old is making history with IKEA!…
Continue Reading ‘I saw myself.’ Asian business owners are scared and wary after Atlanta spa shootings
Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…
Continue Reading A dozen gambling machines seized in Wai’anae illegal game room raid
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) raided another illegal game…
Continue Reading Hear the Perseverance rover’s wheels crunch across the Martian surface
We first heard the sounds of Martian wind and a laser zapping rocks on Mars. Now, the Perseverance rover has returned audio of itself driving across…
Continue Reading Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
Continue Reading The victims of the spa shootings highlight the vulnerability of working-class Asian women as Asian Americans face rising fears
At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee…
Continue Reading Small-town Iowa pastors keep serving even after retirement
Click here for updates on this story MONMOUTH, Iowa (WQAD) — A couple from Monmouth, Iowa was ready to retire as…
Continue Reading To save the planet, Tide wants you to quit using warm water for laundry
Doing your laundry with cold water can help save the planet, and maybe save you some money along the way. That’s the message from Tide in a…
Continue Reading Kyoto Protocol Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, mandating that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse…
Continue Reading A man is found guilty of keeping live sharks in his pool and offering them for sale online
Seven sandbar sharks now swim the waters of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. Their new digs are definitely more spacious than their previous…
Continue Reading ‘Catch of a lifetime’: Great white shark caught from shore on Pensacola Beach
Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA BEACH, Florida (WALA) — A group from Idaho has a remarkable story to…
Continue Reading EU regulator declares AstraZeneca safe for use after clotting concerns. Will anyone take it?
The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries…
Continue Reading COVID-19 reinfections are rare, unless you are over 65
Coronavirus reinfections are rare, but it’s more common for people 65 and older to get infected more than once, according to a study published…
Continue Reading First images of the ‘cosmic web’ reveal hidden dwarf galaxies
Scientists have discovered a “myriad” galaxies that were of previously undetected. The newly found systems were observed with the…
Continue Reading Jack Daniel’s makes history with first female assistant distiller
Click here for updates on this story LYNCHBURG, Tennessee (WSMV) — Lexie Phillips makes history becoming Jack…
Continue Reading Seriously, stop sharing your vaccine cards on social media
When one of my editors recently shared a celebratory picture of his vaccine card on Instagram, I sent him a direct message: “Didn’t you…
Continue Reading Asteroids named after African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts
Your name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it’s a reality for 27 space…
Continue Reading K9 officers out on patrol will now have an added layer of protection
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — K9 Wick, from Conyers Police Department who is handled by Officer…
Continue Reading Marine awarded for saving child caught in rip current in 2019
Click here for updates on this story CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A 2d Marine Division Marine has received the…
Continue Reading Mother and daughter thrown from home after tornado took aim at their house
Click here for updates on this story CAMPBELL, Alabama (WALA) — We are getting video of the aftermath of a reported…
Continue Reading What we know about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in Atlanta spa shootings
State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three…
Continue Reading Suspect set off explosives in home, arrested after standoff with deputies
Click here for updates on this story COWLITZ COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A 41-year-old Kelso man, who was wanted for a…
Continue Reading Unsettling questions surround the motive behind the Atlanta-area spa shootings as Asians in the US face increased hate
At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee…
Continue Reading Stolen SUV found, 1-year-old girl still missing
Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb County police have found a stolen SUV that…
Continue Reading Family of massage parlor victim remember woman with “heart of gold”
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A family was torn apart Wednesday after their loved one was shot…
Continue Reading Unsettling questions surround the motive behind three Atlanta-area spa shootings as Asians in the US face increased hate
Through hushed tones, a woman called 911 from an Atlanta spa Tuesday to say that she believed a man with a gun was going to rob them.…
Continue Reading Suspect in Atlanta-area spa shootings might have intended more shootings in Florida, mayor says
A man suspected of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was headed to Florida “perhaps to carry out additional shootings” when…
Continue Reading Spain approves euthanasia law
Spain approved a law permitting euthanasia on Thursday by a 202 to 141 vote in parliament, making it the fourth European Union country to do so.…
Continue Reading Dolly Parton Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Dolly Parton, the Grammy Award-winning singer, song writer, producer and actress. Personal Birth date: January 19,…
Continue Reading Woman, 95, ‘totally incapacitated’ after receiving 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine a day apart
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A 95-year-old woman in Toronto has been stuck in a…
Continue Reading Reports of Anti-Asian hate crimes are surging in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Research shows that there has been a significant…
Continue Reading Violence towards Asian Americans is ‘hitting differently’ amid the pandemic, says former NBA star Jeremy Lin
Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says violence towards Asian Americans is “hitting differently” amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lin was speaking…
Continue Reading White supremacy and hate are haunting Asian Americans
In one sense, it’s immaterial whether the accused killer in the Atlanta spa shootings admits to a racist motivation. Asian Americans, already…
Continue Reading South Korea president welcomes ‘return of diplomacy’ in first meeting with top US diplomat
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in welcomed the “return of diplomacy and alliance” with the United States and reiterated the goal…
Continue Reading Covid-19 drove hundreds of Africans out of Guangzhou. A generation of mixed-race children is their legacy
When the coronavirus pandemic ground China to a near-halt in early February last year, Youssouf Dieng jetted back to Dakar for, he thought, a brief…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 18: Spa killings, Covid-19, China, Amazon, storm danger
All 68 teams in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament have been cleared to play ahead of today’s First Four games. Here’s…
Continue Reading Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died after weeks unseen
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
Continue Reading Vanessa Bryant names deputies who allegedly took photos of crash site
In a series of Instagram posts on Wednesday, Vanessa Bryant revealed the names of the four Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies who…
Continue Reading San Francisco police increase patrols following recent assaults against Asian Americans
The San Francisco Police Department is increasing patrols in predominately Asian neighborhoods following an “alarming spike in brazen…
Continue Reading Tanzania’s President John Magufuli dies after weeks unseen
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
Continue Reading Boston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt has died at age 80
Boston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt died Wednesday morning at age 80, according to his son, Russ Hoyt. He passed peacefully in his sleep due to heart…
Continue Reading Jackson, Mississippi, gets clearance to lift boil water notices weeks after brutal winter storms
All boil water notices in the city of Jackson, Mississippi — put in place after last month’s powerful winter storms — have been…
Continue Reading There have been at least 10 suspected hate crimes against Asians this year in New York City, police say
At least 10 suspected anti-Asian hate crimes have been committed in New York City between January 1 and March 14 this year, according to statistics…
Continue Reading There have been at least 10 suspected hate crimes against Asians in 2021 in New York City, police say
At least 10 suspected anti-Asian hate crimes have been committed in New York City between January 1 and March 14 this year, according to statistics…
Continue Reading Court dates set for two Canadians detained in China on espionage charges
Two Canadian citizens charged with espionage in China will go on trial Friday and Monday, more than two years after they were first detained. In a…
Continue Reading China’s ambassador to US says he doesn’t have ‘high expectations’ for Alaska summit with Biden officials
Beijing does not have “high expectations” for upcoming talks with the United States in Alaska, China’s ambassador to the US told…
Continue Reading San Francisco police increase patrols following new assaults against Asian Americans
The San Francisco Police Department is increasing patrols in predominately Asian neighborhoods following an “alarming spike in brazen…
Continue Reading Black US Capitol Police officer recounts January 6: ‘They showed that they hated us and they hated our skin color’
A Black US Capitol Police officer said he and his fellow Black officers are still grappling with their harrowing experience on January 6, when they…
Continue Reading Intelligence report contradicts claims by Trump and his team on China election interference
The US intelligence report released Tuesday detailing foreign election interference in the 2020 election contradicts repeated statements from former…
Continue Reading NFL star Deshaun Watson sued for alleged sexual assaults
Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for alleged sexual assault by two women. The lawsuits were filed in Harris County,…
Continue Reading Tornado demolishes chicken houses in Mississippi’s Wayne County
Click here for updates on this story WAYNESORO, Mississippi (WALA) — A tornado on Wednesday damaged houses, split…
Continue Reading NFL star Deshaun Watson sued for alleged sexual assault
Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for an alleged sexual assault. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Harris County, Texas,…
Continue Reading To be an Asian woman in America
Last night, just like the rest of the world, I watched news reports of the Atlanta shootings. I saw images of Atlanta businesses, the photo of a…
Continue Reading Woman taken to hospital after Metro Courthouse evacuated due to suspicious package
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — After opening a package with a suspicious powder…
Continue Reading Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence
Of the eight people who were killed when a White man attacked three metro Atlanta spas, six were Asian women. Investigators said it was too early to…
Continue Reading Former Dallas Maverick Shawn Bradley paralyzed after car hit his bike, team says
Former Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley was left paralyzed after a car struck him from behind while he was riding his bicycle in January, the…
Continue Reading IRS plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline to mid-May
The Internal Revenue Service plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline by roughly a month, to mid-May. Democratic Reps. Bill Pascrell of…
Continue Reading