By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sent another round of letters to the so-called sanctuary cities of Seattle and Oakland and the state of Vermont demanding further proof that they are cooperating with immigration authorities. The letters sent on April 12 warn that the department could use subpoena power […]

BOSTON (AP) — A Chinese national has been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining a student visa. Twenty-one-year-old Leyi Huang pleaded guilty for one count of conspiracy to defraud the Department of Homeland Security in its administration of a student visa program. On April 2, U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Taylor sentenced Huang to time served […]

By CHRIS CAROLA Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group from the U.S. and Japan was planning to trek to a remote Pacific island jungle to document what is considered one of the most important wreck sites of World War II: where American fighters shot down a Japanese bomber carrying the mastermind of the […]

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Long Beach will pay $2 million to the family of a mentally disabled man who was killed by police at an arcade three years ago. Attorneys for the family of Mharloun Saycon announced on April 4 that the City Council had settled a civil rights lawsuit. The lawyers filed court […]

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of federal and local law enforcement agents have seized roughly 100 Northern California houses purchased with money wired to the United States by a Chinese-based crime organization and used to grow massive amounts of marijuana illegally, authorities said last week. The raids culminate a monthslong […]

By EMILY PYREK La Crosse Tribune LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Ka Bao Vue began breaking barriers the first time she stepped on stage last December. The 19-year-old Central High School graduate and first-time entrant in the Miss Hmong America Pageant was convinced she didn’t fit the mold of pageant queen, insecure about her appearance. […]

NEW YORK — On March 29, the New York City Department of Health issued its first report that compares health behaviors and outcomes among different Asian populations in the city, as well as against overall measures for all New York residents. An estimated 1.2 million people in the city identify as Asian, or 14 percent […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Some of Oregon’s agricultural producers are waiting to see the effect trade disputes between the United States and China will have on their products. China announced on April 1 that it would put extra tariffs of up to 25 percent on certain U.S. products, such as fruits and nuts, including a […]