BOSTON (AP) — The former owner of a Boston-area chain of high-end jewelry stores is facing wire fraud charges after authorities say he created bogus inventory reports for lenders to […]
California senator Nguyen removed after criticizing late lawmaker
By Jonathan J. Cooper Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker was removed from the state Senate floor on Feb. 23 after refusing to stop delivering a speech […]
Special delivery: US-born panda cub Bao Bao back in Central China
After a 16-hour flight, American-born panda celebrity Bao Bao landed at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Sichuan Province at 7:10 p.m. local time on Feb. 22. Quarantine officials cleared Bao […]
Man at head of Bay Area prostitution ring sentenced
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Mateo man at the head of a Bay Area prostitution ring that trafficked women from overseas has been sentenced to nearly four years in […]
Members of president’s commission on Asian Americans resign
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten members of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have resigned to protest the Trump administration’s policies […]
Beverly Hills man pleads guilty in student immigration scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Beverly Hills man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling hundreds of foreigners as students in his vocational schools so they could stay in the U.S. […]
NYC man pleads guilty to smuggling exotic turtles
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has pleaded guilty to smuggling endangered turtles to and from Hong Kong by stashing them in socks or boxes labeled as […]
Iowa resident hopes to take flavored tofu mainstream
By Kevin Hardy The Des Moines Register DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bob Rees wants you to look around the refrigerated yogurt section the next time you’re at your local […]
San Francisco to build memorial for WWII ‘comfort women’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco will soon have the nation’s first memorial to so-called “comfort women,” of women who were forced into sex slavery by the […]
Lawyer: Iranian family thrilled baby to be treated in US
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The family of an Iranian infant who was temporarily banned from coming to the United States for life-saving heart surgery is “overwhelmingly relieved and thrilled” the […]
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