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

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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

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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

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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

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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, […]

3 Chinese students among UCSB gunman’s victims

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By Associated Press GOLETA, California (AP) – A gunman went on a rampage May 23 near the University of California, Santa Barbara that left seven people dead, including him. Three […]

VA’s top health official resigns amid furor — But some calling for Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down from office

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By Pauline Jelinek Associated Press WASHINGTON – The top official for the health care of veterans resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified records at […]

U.S. will allow some high-skilled immigrant spouses work in country

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By Alicia A. Caldwell WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration wants to allow some spouses of high-skilled immigrants to work in the United States, the departments of Homeland Security and […]

‘Troubling’ reports of schools make it tough to enroll immigrants

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By Kimberly Hefling Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite a 32-year-old court ruling, school districts continue to raise barriers to enrollment for children brought into the United States illegally, the […]