BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was caught trying to sneak snakes into Canada in his socks has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors in Buffalo say 28-year-old Chaoyi Le faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty last week to violating wildlife regulations. He was arrested in 2014 at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in […]
Judge won’t release Iraq War veteran fighting deportation
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An immigration judge in Washington state declined to release an Iraq War veteran from custody on Oct. 4 while he fights the government’s efforts to deport him. Chong Kim, a South Korean immigrant and green card holder from Portland, Oregon, struggled with drug addiction, homelessness and post-traumatic […]
Hawaii files motion seeking to challenge third travel ban
HONOLULU (AP) — Lawyers representing Hawaii in the state’s long-running fight against Trump administration travel bans filed a motion on Oct. 6, seeking to challenge the latest version of the policy. The state asked a federal judge to lift his order halting the state’s previous lawsuit, so it can file an amended lawsuit targeting Trump’s […]
Developers offer to buy Dr. Seuss mural decried as racist
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A real estate developer and his partner have offered to buy a mural featuring a Chinese character from a Dr. Seuss book after it was deemed offensive. The mural inside the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Massachusetts features illustrations from the author’s first children’s book, “And to Think That […]
Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returns to U.S. for questioning
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend, back in the United States after a weeks long trip abroad, will be at the center of the investigation into the shooting deaths of 59 people as authorities try to determine why a man with no known record […]
2 Syracuse men get jail time in death of Chinese student
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Two Syracuse men convicted in the shooting death of a Syracuse University student from China are headed to prison. Twenty-four-year-old Cameron Isaac was sentenced on Sept. 25 in State Supreme Court to life in prison without parole for killing Yuan Xiaopeng a year ago. Isaac’s 20-year-old nephew, Ninimbe Mitchell, was sentenced […]
Diwali festivals grow in US, from Disney to Times Square
By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday of Diwali is starting to light up mainstream America. Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in India and other countries, has long been observed in immigrant communities around the U.S. But now public celebrations of the […]
California board approves textbook changes, after accusations of ‘biased’ portrayal of Hindus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California education panel on Sept. 28 recommended that 10 families of textbooks receive the state’s blessing after incorporating dozens of changes requested by LGBT groups and Hindus. The Instructional Quality Commission rejected two textbook families, saying the publisher submitted more than 1,000 pages of changes during a process that should […]
Lawyers seek $400K court award for challenging marriage law
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A team of attorneys is seeking nearly $400,000 in fees and costs after successfully challenging a Louisiana law that blocked foreign-born U.S. citizens from getting married if they couldn’t produce a birth certificate. In a court filing on Sept. 26, the attorneys asked a federal […]
Asian American woman killed in Las Vegas massacre
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Michelle Vo, 32, was among the casualties in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Diane Hawkins, Vo’s sister who lives in Washington state, said in a post on Facebook that Vo “had an infectious smile.” Vo is one of 59 people killed by 64-year-old gunman Stephen Paddock on the […]
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