National News – Page 187

NPR receives $1.5 million for race, ethnicity coverage

August 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — National Public Radio, criticized in recent years for their lack of diversity of its staff and coverage, is using a […]

Sikh temple shooter’s motives might never be known

August 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Richmond and Dinesh Ramde The Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — There’s no trial to prepare, no jury to persuade, no judge to hand down a sentence.

Council to help with Asian American employment

August 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new law that will create an employment council to help Asian Americans find state government jobs.

Army sergeant sentenced in Danny Chen abuse case

August 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An Army sergeant was sentenced

Guilty plea for Seattle bicyclist hit-and-run

July 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press Staff SEATTLE (AP) — A 28-year-old man charged in the 2011 hit-and-run death of a Seattle bicyclist has pleaded guilty. Erlin Garcia-Reyes of suburban Normandy Park entered […]

American Samoa lawsuit seeks U.S. citizenship

July 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press Staff PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — A group of five people have filed a federal lawsuit arguing they should be U.S. citizens by virtue of being […]

Court martial set in North Carolina after private’s suicide

July 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Allen Reed Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A sergeant accused of hazing a private because of his Chinese heritage will go on trial this week on charges the […]

King County judicial ratings raise more questions

July 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — In her campaign for an open seat on the King County Superior Court, Seattle lawyer Elizabeth Berns has been endorsed by […]

Chinese slaughterhouse fights hard to stay open

July 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Associated Press Staff ROSEMEAD, Calif. (AP) — A slaughterhouse in a small Los Angeles suburb is raising a big stink as the owners fight an order to shut […]

Iowa Town struggles to comfort victims’ family

July 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Associated Press Staff MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Residents in an eastern Iowa town are struggling with a severe language barrier, as they try to comfort two refugee families […]