By JOHN RABY and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An ex-coal executive who’s running for U.S. Senate after serving a one-year prison sentence has escalated his barrage on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, taking swipes at “China people’’ and calling McConnell “Cocaine Mitch’’ in a new ad. Former Massey Energy CEO Don […]
Elizabeth Warren challenger sues over ‘fake Indian’ sign
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate is suing the city of Cambridge, saying officials violated his First Amendment rights by demanding he remove a sign from a campaign bus that read: “Only a REAL INDIAN Can Defeat the Fake Indian.’’ Shiva Ayyadurai, who was born in India, is running as an independent against […]
Trump’s travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed poised to uphold President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the U.S. by visitors from several Muslim-majority countries, a move that would hand the president a major victory on a controversial signature policy. In the court’s first full-blown consideration of a Trump order, […]
Lam praised for non-violent arrest
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY TORONTO — The Toronto police officer hailed as a hero after refusing to shoot the suspect in a van attack on April 23, has been identified as Constable Ken Lam. People around the world are praising him for his bravery in the arrest of 25-year-old Alek Minassian, the man accused […]
Justice Dept further pressures some sanctuary jurisdictions
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 […]
Student sentenced for fraudulently obtaining visa
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 […]
Researchers mark death of Pearl Harbor mastermind Yamamoto
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 […]
Japanese man pursues construction dream in South Dakota
By TANYA MANUS Rapid City Journal RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Lots of people dream about working in the movie industry. Kaz Kunishige spent 20 years in movie theaters dreaming about construction. Today, Kunishige owns Handcrafted Log Homes in Box Elder. His company builds about two custom houses a year in the Black Hills and […]
Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi surges to win men’s Boston Marathon
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi surged with a mile to go to overtake Geoffrey Kirui to win the Boston Marathon on April 16. Kawauchi crossed the finish line in a time of 2:15:58. He becomes the first Japanese man to win Boston since Seko Toshihiko took the title […]
California city to pay $2M to family of man shot by police
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 […]
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