A woman was arrested and faces a possible hate crime charge after she was captured on video in a racist rant and assault on women of South Asian descent in a suburban Dallas parking lot, in another disturbing example of anti-Asian violence seen across the U.S
Cops: Suspects in attack on elderly woman are ages 11 to 18
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three children ages 11, 13, and 14 and an 18-year-old beat and robbed a 70-year-old Asian woman last month inside her San Francisco apartment building and two of them have been arrested, police said on Aug. 15. The woman was outside her Chinatown building when […]
Hate crimes alleged in robberies of Sacramento Asian women
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man and a teenager arrested in connection with robberies that targeted Asian women in Sacramento are now facing hate crime allegations, police said. Sacramento County prosecutors this week added a hate crime enhancement to robbery charges filed against both suspects, who have been in custody since June, the Sacramento Police […]
City of Denver removes anti-Chinese plaque
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and the Asian American and Pacific Islander community removed an anti-Chinese plaque from a street in what used to be the city’s Chinatown earlier this month.
Nafis Sadik, women’s health and rights champion, dies at 92
Nafis Sadik, a Pakistani doctor who championed women’s health and rights and spearheaded the breakthrough action plan adopted by 179 countries at the 1994 United Nations population conference, died four days before her 93rd birthday, her son said.
Salon shooting suspect indicted for anti-Asian hate crime
A man accused of shooting three Asian American women at a hair salon was indicted on Aug. 9 on multiple counts, including committing a hate crime.
Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says
Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York.
Thao, Keung sentenced for violating Floyd’s right
The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 killing were sentenced on July 27 in federal court to three and 3 1/2 years—penalties that a judge said reflected their level of culpability in a case that sparked worldwide protests as part of a reckoning over racial injustice.
China cuts off vital US contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit
China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues on Aug. 5— including military matters and crucial climate cooperation — as concerns rose that the Communist government’s hostile reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit could signal a lasting, more aggressive approach toward its U.S. rival and the self-ruled island.
Cambodian ambassador: Looted artworks are ‘souls’ of culture
Cambodia’s ambassador to the United States said that the transfer of 30 antiquities by U.S. law enforcement authorities to his country was a return of the “souls of our culture.”
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