National News – Page 186

Confused Japanese tourists trigger highway pursuit

March 8, 2014 By Admin

By Brady McCombs Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The first night in the United States for a family of Japanese tourists ended with the parents being pulled from […]

Chinese students lead police on high-speed chase in LA

March 1, 2014 By Admin

By Charles Lam OC Weekly Three University of California Irvine international students from China led California Highway Patrol on a wild ride around Los Angeles on the night of Feb. […]

Kim pleads guilty of leaking to Fox News

March 1, 2014 By Admin

Former senior adviser Stephen Kim agreed to a 13-month sentence in the case stemming from a report on North Korea’s military that he leaked to Fox News. By Frederic J. […]

U.S. asks Chinese to limit shellfish ban to Seattle, Alaska

February 22, 2014 By Admin

SEATTLE (AP) – U.S. officials have asked China to limit its shellfish ban to two localized areas, rather than a wider swath of the U.S. West Coast. A NOAA Fisheries’ […]

Two women to stand trial in L.A. nightclub killing

February 22, 2014 By Admin

By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) – Two women accused of pummeling and kicking a 23-year-old woman, who died after a fight outside a California nightclub that was […]

APA leaders, ABC discuss Jimmy Kimmel incident

February 15, 2014 By Admin

The Rafu Shimpo Los Angeles Japanese Daily News In response to a skit aired on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Oct. 16, 2013, top executives of ABC met with representatives of […]

Sheriff baffled by killing of Chinese family

February 15, 2014 By Admin

By Juan A. Lozano Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – Sheriff’s officials have identified the married couple fatally shot last week, along with their two sons in their suburban Houston home. […]

White House increases outreach to limited English speakers

February 15, 2014 By Admin

Last month, the White House Office of Public Engagement and White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) convened a daylong summit for federal agencies to discuss how […]

Twins arrested in fatal stabbing

February 8, 2014 By Admin

Police in San Jose, Calif., have arrested 18-year-old twin brothers in the stabbing death of a San Jose State University student. Anh and Duc Tong, of San Jose, are suspected […]

White House honors legacy of Fred Korematsu

February 8, 2014 By Admin

On Jan. 30, the White House issued a statement honoring the legacy of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American hero who stood his ground in the face of injustice. After the […]