By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019—weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials. The analysis is not […]
Suni Lee, first Hmong American to make the US Olympic gymnastics team
Sunisa “Suni” Lee has made history—she will be the first Hmong American to represent the United States at the Olympics. Lee assured her spot on the women’s gymnastics team by placing second at the Olympic trials on June 27. She scored a total of 115.832 points, second only to Simone Bile’s score of 118.098. “Unreal. […]
Chef Molly Yeh’s lockdown life full of recipes, baby firsts
Somewhere between testing beet and carrot juice, blueberries and mint in search of the precise hues for a four-tiered rainbow cake celebrating her daughter’s first birthday in spring 2020, Food Network star Molly Yeh was forced by COVID’s gathering storm clouds to abruptly cancel the party she’d spent six months planning.
Andrew Yang concedes, vows to work with next NYC mayor
By The Associated Press The votes are in. The polls are closed. But the top contenders may have a long, anxious wait ahead of them for accurate results in New York City’s mayoral primary, the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting. Several candidates in the race to succeed Mayor Bill de Blasio have […]
Asian San Francisco officer attacked in possible hate crime
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco police officer responding to a call about a man making threats to people in Chinatown was attacked by the suspect, who was later arrested on assault and hate crime charges, authorities said. Surveillance video shows the female officer, who is of Asian descent, approach Gerardo Contreras on May […]
Osaka steps out of French Open—Grand Slam leaders pledge to address concerns
By JIM LITKE Most athletes are comfortable talking about injuries, so long as they can point to a bruise, a bandage, a cast or a spot on an X-ray. Some will even venture an educated guess at how long they might take to heal. Their mental health is a different story. Or at least it […]
Alexandra Huynh, 18, is the new National Youth Poet Laureate
NEW YORK (AP) — An incoming first-year student at Stanford University has been named the new National Youth Poet Laureate. Alexandra Huynh, 18, is a second-generation Vietnamese American from Sacramento, California, who sees poetry both as a means to self-expression and social justice. “I spend a lot of time in my head, so poetry is […]
Feds: Interstate burglary ring targeted Asian homeowners
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey announced charges on May 25 against eight people who allegedly ran a coordinated, multi-state residential burglary ring that targeted people of Asian descent. The group gained information on potential victims by burglarizing their cars and, in some cases, placing makeshift tracking in the vehicles, according to […]
Qinxuan Pan, UW grad, arrested in murder of Yale student
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A fugitive wanted in the killing of a Yale graduate student in Connecticut in February was arrested on May 14 in Alabama, U.S. marshals said. An international arrest warrant had been issued for Qinxuan Pan on murder and larceny charges in connection with the killing of […]
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic message
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At this stage in the pandemic, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta is concerned that Americans are not getting clear enough messages about what they should or shouldn’t be doing to keep themselves and others protected. Should people still be wearing a mask outside? (He doesn’t.) What […]
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