National News – Page 197

Trial starts for aides of Asian NYC mayoral hopeful

April 27, 2013 By Admin

By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trial of two former associates of a candidate seeking to become New York City’s first Asian-American mayor began Monday, […]

US, Vietnam far apart on human rights

April 27, 2013 By Admin

By Chris Brummitt and Matthew Pennington The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese authorities seeking to stop a well-known democracy activist from meeting an American diplomat last weekend deployed […]

Binational couples await Supreme Court DOMA ruling

April 20, 2013 By Admin

By Dave Gram The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Jason Kirchick and Christian Pinillos are worried not only about their future working at a struggling ski lodge, but also […]

14-year-old Chinese golfer makes Masters cut

April 20, 2013 By Admin

By Staff The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Guan Tianlang had plenty of adult supervision at the Masters. Officials kept a close eye on the 14-year-old Saturday, April 13, […]

Japanese fish hitch ride on boat to Washington beach

April 14, 2013 By Admin

By Staff The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — What a long and strange trip it’s been for a small striped fish native to Japan that apparently hitched a […]

California governor looks to China for investments

April 13, 2013 By Admin

By Juliet Williams The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and […]

Oakland board closes 3 top schools serving Asians

March 30, 2013 By Admin

By Staff The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland school board has narrowly voted to shut down three of California’s highest-performing public schools amid allegations of fraud and […]

Japanese diplomat sentenced in violence case

March 30, 2013 By Admin

By Rafu Shimpo Staff New America Media REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Yoshiaki Nagaya, 33, vice consul at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco, has been sentenced to one year in […]

No bail for man who leaked US secrets to China

March 28, 2013 By Admin

By Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — A federal judge denied bail Monday, March 25 to a civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a […]

Vermont nonprofit removes racist ad

March 23, 2013 By Admin

By Dave Gram The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont nonprofit housing group took down an online video ad Tuesday, March 19 after criticisms that it played on […]