By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94. The World […]
Car plows into pedestrians in Manhattan’s Chinatown
NEW YORK (AP) — A 70-year-old driver trying to parallel park on a New York City street lost control of his minivan and struck several pedestrians standing next to a fruit stand, killing one person and injuring six others, police said. “The car just suddenly appeared and banged into the wall backward. I was just […]
Taiwanese student accused of school threat to be deported
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Taiwanese exchange student accused of threatening to “shoot up’’ his high school near Philadelphia was spared additional time in prison at his sentencing, but he will be deported and barred from returning to the U.S. After nearly two hours of testimony on Nov. 19, a federal […]
Connecticut’s first Asian American attorney general
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. William Tong won the race for Connecticut attorney general over Republican Sue Hatfield in a campaign that centered heavily on President Donald Trump’s policies. Tong succeeds Democratic Attorney General George Jepsen, who did not seek re-election. Tong is the first Asian American to be elected to both the […]
Rhodes scholar class includes first DACA recipient, women, immigrants
By PHILIP MARCELO and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The latest crop of U.S. Rhodes scholars has more women than any other single class, and almost half of this year’s recipients of the prestigious scholarship to Oxford University in England are either immigrants or first-generation Americans, the Rhodes Trust announced on Nov. 18. […]
Utah dance troupe apologizes for furor over Asian number
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dance group is promising to revise its holiday show after a TV appearance that many slammed as racist toward Asians. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Odyssey Dance Theatre apologized on Nov. 21 to “the entire Asian community and anyone else whom we may have offended.’’ Some dancers […]
Divers find body of hiker at waterfall
STEVENS PASS, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say divers found the body of a missing Chinese businessman, who disappeared while hiking near a waterfall in the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle. King County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Abbott says investigators believe the 50-year-old man fell on Nov. 13, while visiting the Deception Falls area. Divers found the […]
Chinese restaurant owners sue Philadelphia over ordinance
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of Chinese restaurant owners have sued Philadelphia, alleging the city used a late-night ordinance to discriminate against them. Philly.com reports the federal lawsuit filed by 23 owners claims police selectively enforced the ordinance by only fining Chinese restaurants for serving food past 11 p.m. The owners say other, non-Chinese establishments […]
Newcomer Andy Kim beats GOP Rep. MacArthur in New Jersey
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democrat Andy Kim, a political newcomer and former national security aide in the Obama administration, defeated Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur in a tight race in which the incumbent’s vote to roll back the Affordable Care Act was a hot issue. Kim upset MacArthur in the hotly […]
Harvard bias suit now in judge’s hands
By COLLIN BINKLEY BOSTON (AP) — A trial alleging racial bias in Harvard University’s admissions system has presented two starkly different images of the elite Ivy League school. One side depicts a Harvard that plays racial favorites, lowering the admission bar for certain races and raising it for others, to the detriment of Asian Americans. […]
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