Volunteers patrol Chinatown streets in wake of violent attacks on Asians
Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Attacks on Asians are putting many on the edge but…
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Church of suspect condemns Atlanta spa killings in ‘strongest possible terms’
The church attended by the suspect in Tuesday’s killings of eight people — including six Asian women — at Atlanta-area spas…
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US and Chinese officials meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, ended talks Friday that national security adviser Jake Sullivan described as “tough and…
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Cemetery offering environmentally friendly ‘green burial’
Click here for updates on this story PLACER COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A Placer County cemetery hopes to provide life…
Continue Reading ‘I’m doing this to save her life’: Sister of woman living on the streets with mental illness says law prevents her from taking action
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A local woman Thursday went public with a very personal…
Continue Reading How Black Americans have — and can — show up for Asian Americans
On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta to confront the racial hatred that is forcing millions of people…
Continue Reading As March Madness descends on Indianapolis, the city struggles with some of its highest homicide numbers ever
As Indianapolis hosts the NCAA Tournament this month, it does so against the backdrop of a rise in homicides that threaten to thwart this sprawling…
Continue Reading Mom honors daughter she lost to cancer by making PPE during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story DANVERS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A company that formed out of a mother’s desire to…
Continue Reading Public libraries want to dump fees for overdue books, materials
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you forget to drop off your overdue book at an Omaha…
Continue Reading A court could decide who really owns a $1.9 million Ferrari seized at the US-Canada border
The US government is going to court to sort out who really owns an almost $2 million Ferrari supercar with a top speed of more than 200 mph and a…
Continue Reading Cancer survivor pays it forward, sends more than 1K care kits to patients battling disease
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland cancer survivor is making it her mission to spread…
Continue Reading Deputies wait 15 hours to take man with broken hip to hospital after altercation with guards
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Video evidence and medical records…
Continue Reading Nearly half of Americans think Black people face a lot of discrimination, survey says
Most Americans say that people of color in the United States face at least some discrimination, according to a survey published Thursday by the Pew…
Continue Reading Deputies: Alleged spa shooter asked if he would be in jail the rest of his life after capture
Click here for updates on this story CRISP COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Crisp County Sheriff’s deputies said alleged…
Continue Reading Unmanned technology helped police catch wanted man
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Continue Reading Blessing Boxes spreading across Alabama county and beyond
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — A wave of blessings is sweeping across Baldwin…
Continue Reading Kidnapping suspect arrested during traffic stop
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Continue Reading Father trying to find peace with death of his son
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Continue Reading State Fair Park Covid-19 facility closing as Covid-19 hospitalizations in Wisconsin trend downward
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Continue Reading Prosecutor demoted for moonlighting as DoorDash driver during work hours
A prosecutor in Pennsylvania has been demoted after staff members in the district attorney’s office learned he was working as a DoorDash food…
Continue Reading Arkansas welders say they lost their jobs due to ending of Keystone pipeline project
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — Two welders from Arkansas say they were laid off…
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Continue Reading Emergency dispatcher helps couple deliver baby
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Williamson County emergency dispatcher had a…
Continue Reading The county attorney for a largely Black community in Georgia was pushing to limit voting access in the state. Residents there protested — and now he’s out
A state lawmaker leading an effort to restrict voting rights in Georgia has been asked to resign from his role as attorney for a majority-Black…
Continue Reading Soldier’s letters make final journey home
Click here for updates on this story PARK HILLS, Missouri (Daily Journal) — Connie Garner was just 2 when her dad was…
Continue Reading Michigan sees worrying spike in Covid-19 cases as state prepares to open mass vaccination site
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Continue Reading County dispatcher helps couple deliver baby
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Continue Reading Claire, a 12-year-old elephant at Omaha’s zoo, is pregnant and due in 2022
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Continue Reading Woman gains national attention for returning library book after 63 years
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Continue Reading Fate of stolen $2M Ferrari in Buffalo court: Home to Italy or to a Florida car collection?
Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — A fight for a Ferrari is brewing in federal…
Continue Reading Biden ‘proud’ of Blinken after tense exchange with Chinese officials
President Joe Biden said Friday he was “proud” of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a day after the top US diplomat pushed back against…
Continue Reading Migrant family stuck at border in Tijuana details harrowing violence in homeland
Click here for updates on this story TIJUANA, Mexico (KABC) — Hundreds of families from Mexico, Central America and…
Continue Reading Video shows what led up to undercover officer’s beating during protest
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Continue Reading EU regulator declares AstraZeneca vaccine safe, but experts fear damage has been done
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 Modern-day miracle as two men find kidnapped baby girl
Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — It’s a modern-day miracle. “I’m very blessed…
Continue Reading Environmentalist icon unveils bridge repurposing project “Bison Bridge”
Click here for updates on this story Environmentalist icon unveils bridge repurposing project “Bison Bridge”…
Continue Reading Spanish porn star charged with reckless homicide after toad venom death
Spanish porn star Nacho Vidal has been charged with reckless homicide after a man died during a ceremony involving toad venom. Vidal, whose real name…
Continue Reading Watch astronauts relocate a spacecraft outside the International Space Station
The astronauts on the International Space Station have already conducted five spacewalks so far this year — and now they’re going to…
Continue Reading Some officials call for hate crime charges in the Atlanta-area spa shootings that left 8 dead
As investigators piece together the movements and the motive of the suspect in this week’s deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area spas, fierce…
Continue Reading Doctor accused of raping and sexually assaulting patients
Click here for updates on this story HELENA, Montana (Missoulian) — A 58-year-old medical doctor from Missoula is…
Continue Reading Nursing home hit with second-highest federal fine in N.Y. for Covid-19 violations
Click here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — A recently imposed $50,869 fine against a…
Continue Reading Breaking and entering suspect turns out to be critter in search of a snack
Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WLOS) — Greenville Police were sent to check on a…
Continue Reading Victims of the spa shootings highlight the vulnerability of working-class Asian women as more Asian Americans get attacked
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…
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Click here for updates on this story TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — In this Senior Spotlight, FOX 12 went to Tigard High…
Continue Reading Good Samaritan rescues Asian woman from assault
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — Early in the morning on March 10, Brandon Haase heard…
Continue Reading Man stabbed Jack in the Box manager 3 times after refusing to wear mask, police say
Click here for updates on this story LEAGUE CITY, Texas (KTRK) — Police in League City are looking for a man they say…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the metro Atlanta spa shootings that left 8 dead
At least eight people were killed March 16 after shootings at three spas in the Atlanta area. Police say video evidence led them to believe one…
Continue Reading Just one day after completing CPR training, a teen saves her friend’s life
With 30 compressions and two rescue breaths, 16-year-old Torri’ell Norwood saved her best friend’s life, just a day after completing a…
Continue Reading Chiefs fan receives notice of ordinance violation for Mahomes mural
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — A Chiefs fan was shocked to receive a letter telling…
Continue Reading City denies homeowner’s sewer back-up claims
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Continue Reading Asian American lawmakers implore Republicans to tone down rhetoric in wake of attacks
Several Asian American members of Congress implored Republicans on Thursday to tone down their rhetoric in the wake of attacks on the Asian American…
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In the pitch-black night, the teens’ eyes blink in confusion as the bright beam of a constable’s flashlight shines in their direction.…
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President Joe Biden is suddenly waging a bitter two-front confrontation with America’s foe in the last Cold War — Moscow — and the…
Continue Reading 2 adjacent buildings. 2 horrific attacks. 24 years apart
Tuesday was not the first time the street with two of the three spas targeted in shootings has witnessed horrific violence. Next door to one of them,…
Continue Reading Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave. The US could be next
Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic before it got out of control. Now it’s paying a high price for…
Continue Reading Tanzania swears in Samia Suluhu Hassan as first female president
Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in Friday as the country’s first female president, two days after the death of President…
Continue Reading Asian Americans have always faced hate. The pandemic amplified it
A cardiologist at a grocery store almost had her mask ripped off. A young man was verbally accosted, and his White friend didn’t notice. A…
Continue Reading South Korea to revise rules on mandatory Covid-19 testing of foreigners
Officials in the South Korean capital Seoul have reversed course on controversial plans to require all foreign workers to undergo Covid-19 testing…
Continue Reading 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 Reading 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
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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…
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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…
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Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for alleged sexual assault by three women he had contacted to perform massage therapy,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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