National News – Page 183

Asian American unemployment rises according to study

July 26, 2014 By Admin

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The United States Department of Labor provides some disturbing data on Asian American unemployment among young people. In its recent release, which covers July […]

China gives a rare glimpse at Naval ships

July 12, 2014 By Admin

By Marco Garcia Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) – China gave Western journalists a rare look aboard two People’s Liberation Army vessels on July 5 during the Rim of […]

Judge: Bad science led to S. Korean immigrant’s murder-by-arson sentence

July 4, 2014 By Admin

By Michael Rubinkam Associated Press The arsonist who killed Ji Yun Lee was especially cruel and calculating, dousing her small cabin in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains with more than 60 gallons […]

U.S. hospitals compete for aff luent immigrant patients

June 28, 2014 By Admin

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – When it comes to ordering meals at Houston’s Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, immigrant patients can choose from dishes similar to those they […]

Scientists note increase in seismic activity at Mauna Loa

June 28, 2014 By Admin

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) – Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have recorded increased seismic activity on the flanks and summit of Mauna Loa over the past 13 months. […]

Graduation heals Calif. man’s World War II internment wounds

June 28, 2014 By Admin

By Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, California (AP) – A California man who missed his 1942 high school graduation because he was locked in an internment camp for Japanese Americans finally […]

Killer convicted at age 14 can now ask for parole

June 12, 2014 By Admin

By Adam Lynn/The News Tribune Associated Press Massey was convicted of killing Steilacoom marina owner Paul Wang in 1987. On June 6, Superior Court Judge Thomas Larkin erased Barry Massey’s […]

Shinseki had support of many vet groups until end

June 7, 2014 By Admin

By Associated Press That bond is why veterans groups had overwhelmingly endorsed Eric Shinseki as Veterans Affairs secretary in 2009. And it’s part of the reason many continued to support […]

Immigrants fueling a U.S. boom in cricket

June 7, 2014 By Admin

By Frank Eltman Associated Press EAST ISLIP, New York (AP) – Cricket, the international game of bats and balls that isn’t baseball, is enjoying a surge of popularity in America, […]

California city votes to end Sriracha dispute

June 7, 2014 By Admin

By Associated Press IRWINDALE, Calif. (AP) – The fiery fight is apparently over between the makers of a popular hot sauce and a small Southern California city that said its […]