SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Chinese scientist charged with visa fraud after authorities said she concealed her military ties to China in order to work in the U.S. made her first appearance on July 27 in federal court by video. Juan Tang, 37, was appointed a federal public defender and U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes […]
Reporter for CBS affiliate in New York dies in moped crash
NEW YORK (AP) — A reporter for a CBS affiliate in New York has died in a moped crash, the station announced. CBS2 New York reporter Nina Kapur was riding as a passenger on a moped that crashed in Brooklyn on July 18, police said. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she died. The […]
Man accused of running over Sikh man charged with hate crime
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press A man accused of running over the Sikh owner of a suburban Denver liquor store after reportedly telling him and his wife to “go back to your country’’ is now facing a hate crime charge in addition to 16 other charges, including attempted murder. Prosecutors said the hate crime charge […]
US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department said on July 21 as it announced criminal charges. The indictment does […]
Minnesota woman sentenced to 4 years in ginseng scam
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty in an elaborate ginseng farm fraud scheme, prosecutors said. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Mai Vang, 51, of Brooklyn Center pleaded guilty on June 30 to theft-by-swindle charges. Vang also must pay restitution of more […]
Man goes on racist rant against Asian family dining at restaurant
A video of a man racially abusing diners at a restaurant in Carmel Valley, California over the holiday weekend has gone viral after it was retweeted by “The Voice” judge Kelly Clarkson. Jordan Chan originally shared the video on Instagram on July 6, showing the man cursing and gesturing with his middle finger at the […]
Hair weaves from Chinese prison camps seized
By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Federal authorities in New York on July 1 seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told The Associated Press that 13 tons of hair products […]
Professor who asked student to “Anglicize” name put on leave
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A professor at a San Francisco Bay Area community college was put on leave late last month after asking a Vietnamese American student to “Anglicize” her name because it sounds like a vulgarity in English, school officials confirmed. Laney College President Tammeil Gilkerson said that as soon as campus […]
APIs Duckworth and Yang could join team Biden
Two Asian Americans could potentially join Joe Biden if he wins the White House.
Woman apologizes after backlash from confronting homeowner
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The CEO of a cosmetics company issued an apology on June 14 after a video was widely shared online showing her and her husband confronting a man and threatening to call police because he stenciled “Black Lives Matter’’ in chalk on his San Francisco property. The […]
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