Whether it’s the rising cost of living, lack of affordable housing, severely restricted healthcare options, voting, or increased concerns about federal immigration enforcement, many Asian Americans, Native Hawai’ians, and Pacific Islanders have a lot on their minds in the leadup to November’s midterm elections.
California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe
An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant and his wife amassed a brood of 21 children through a surrogacy scheme and raised them in a “house of horrors,” prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Taiwanese leaders at the opening of an economic and cultural office Monday to aid Taiwanese businesses and citizens in the region, despite pressure from the Chinese government to block it.
FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader’s family for China
The FBI arrested a California real estate agent at the Los Angeles airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying for China on the president of Taiwan’s family, federal officials said.
FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins
FBI Director Kash Patel is engaged to his country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, the pair announced in a post to X on Sunday evening.
Survey finds cost of living, foreign policy top concerns for Chinese Americans
When asked about the most important problems facing the country today, Chinese Americans’ top five issues are the cost of living and inflation, war and U.S. foreign policy (51%), jobs and the economy (32%), health care (32%) and immigration (28%), according to the 2026 AAPI Policy Priorities Survey.
Police arrest a California couple in the public shooting death of their son-in-law
A couple in their late 70s gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend, authorities said, and court documents showed the victim had been in a bitter custody dispute with their daughter.
2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a US-China government agreement
Two giant pandas arrived in Atlanta on Sunday morning as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments.
US and China release reciprocal $30 billion product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, from American hair products to Chinese toys, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.
Melania Trump takes China’s first lady on a museum outing that’s watched for diplomacy and style
Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan on Thursday toured one of the largest Asian art museums in the United States, celebrating cultural ties between the U.S. and China during a high-profile diplomatic visit to Washington.