By DEE-ANN DURBINAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is expanding delivery to more stores in the U.S. and China as it tries to accelerate growth in those two markets. The company says it will offer delivery from 2,000 U.S. stores by next summer through a partnership with Uber Eats. It isn’t yet saying […]

By SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The chief justice of the California Supreme Court said on Dec. 14 that she gave up her Republican Party affiliation over concerns about increasing political polarization and incivility in the U.S. Tani Cantil-Sakauye said in a telephone interview that she switched her voter registration to “no party’’ […]

NEW YORK — A federal lawsuit filed on Dec. 13 by Pacific Legal Foundation targets New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s thinly veiled attempt to racially balance specialized high school enrollment. Right now, the city’s Discovery program admits a small number of students to these world-class public high schools. The lawsuit alleges the mayor […]

By ARELIS R. HERNANDEZThe Washington Post ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — As a first-generation Asian American running for a seat in the Maryland state legislature, Democrat Lily Qi felt disconnected from the party establishment. She had worked for years as Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett’s chief administrator overseeing economic and workforce development. But she lacked the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed S. 1050 on Dec. 12, the Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act. This bipartisan legislation — led by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Congressmen Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) — will recognize the tremendous contributions […]

By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY WASHINGTON (AP) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai — and other tech executives who may be watching — got hints on Dec. 11 of what issues they can expect to face as Democrats take control of the House. While Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee grilled Pichai on what they […]

By JAKE COYLEAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the calm before the Christmas storm at the box office, the upcoming DC Comics superhero film “Aquaman’’ arrived with a cannonball-sized splash in Chinese theaters. The Warner Bros. film starring Pacific Islander Jason Momoa in the lead role debuted with $93.6 million in ticket sales. […]

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded nearly $3 million to an Eastern Michigan University educator to lead an effort to improve the health of under-served Asian American populations in Wayne and Kent counties. Eastern Michigan says Professor Tsu-Yin Wu will serve as principal investigator on a cooperative […]