National News – Page 212

In Georgia, Dalai Lama urges science and religion balance

October 21, 2010 By Admin

ATLANTA (AP) — Scientists and religious practitioners can learn a lot from each other and should work together to find a productive balance between spirituality

Latino and Asian spat erupts in changing Orange County district

October 14, 2010 By Admin

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The changing face of one of Southern California’s wealthiest counties helped Democrat Loretta Sanchez win an upset election to Congress 14 years ago

Filipino WWII veterans sue feds over benefits

October 14, 2010 By Admin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit claims the federal government is discriminating against Filipino World War II veterans by giving them benefits far below what U.S. veterans receive.

Mass grave of Japanese soldiers unearthed on Tarawa

October 14, 2010 By Admin

HONOLULU (AP) — Forensic anthropologist Gregory Fox and his team sifted dirt on the remote Pacific atoll of Tarawa at what they thought might be the graves of U.S. Marines

Nepalese refugee’s Boise garden offers more than fresh food

September 30, 2010 By Admin

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Harvesting vegetables from a garden on Cole Road reminds Tulashi Regmi of life in his former homeland, the “happiest place in Asia.”

Snag in Nepal adoptions by U.S. families

September 30, 2010 By Admin

MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Michael and Karyn Brown of Starkville are one of about a dozen U.S. families who were planning to adopt a child from Nepal

Charlie Chan: More than a Hollywood stereotype?

September 22, 2010 By Admin

NEW YORK (AP) — The Swede played him most memorably, followed by the portly middle-aged white guy from Missouri.

Racial violence changes U.S. student and his school

September 9, 2010 By Admin

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) — Duong Nghe Ly cannot wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School.

Asian gunman who held hostages in Discovery Channel headquarters now dead

September 2, 2010 By Admin

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police shot an armed man who took three hostages at the Discovery Channel network’s headquarters Wednesday.

Former UW law dean to be president of U-Md

August 26, 2010 By Admin

Wallace D. Loh, a former dean of the University of Washington (UW) School of Law, was selected as the new president of the University of Maryland (U-Md).