BANGKOK (AP) — Two Americans who maintained a social media account called “Traveling Butts’’ have been arrested in Thailand after posting a photo of themselves at a famous Buddhist temple […]
Group calls for Indonesian forces to stop virginity tests
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military and police continue to perform abusive virginity tests on female recruits three years after the World Health Organization declared they had no scientific validity, […]
Attack siren blares in Hawaii for first time since Cold War
By CALEB JONES and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A siren blared across Hawaii on Dec. 1 for the first time since the end of the Cold […]
Hmong woman appointed judge in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman has become the state’s first judge of Hmong descent. Gov. Mark Dayton named attorney Sophia Vuelo to the Ramsey County District Court […]
2 men arrested in Asian-owned business robberies
ATLANTA (AP) — The two men who FBI officials said are behind a recent series of violent armed robberies targeting Asian-owned businesses in metro Atlanta, appeared in federal court on […]
Bus line apologizes for racist ad
CHAMPAIGN, IL — A bus company that shuttles students from the main University of Illinois (UI) campus around the Chicago area is facing criticism from some for a promotional ad […]
Chinese actress Liu Yifei cast as Disney’s Mulan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took a year of searching and nearly 1,000 candidates, but the Walt Disney Studios has found its Mulan. The studio said on Nov. 29 that […]
Hangzhou aims to be China’s Seattle
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The 2017 “China Global Investment Forum: Hangzhou,” held in the capital city of Zhejiang province from Nov. 20-22 — drew nearly 1,000 experts, scholars, and […]
Fight over Trump travel restrictions back to appeals courts
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — For most of the time Syrian refugee Mohammad Al Zayed has been in the United States, judges have been wrestling with the Trump administration’s efforts […]
Police: Group of restaurant patrons chase, restrain thief
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a sizable crowd of restaurant patrons chased down a thief and held him for police near downtown Seattle. Police say a woman was sitting in […]
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