The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) condemned Wyoming State Rep. John Winter’s use of an anti-Japanese slur, calling it deeply disappointing and inappropriate during a recent committee hearing on the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center.
North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer, a claim met with outside skepticism
North Korea said Friday it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it into the water in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un, about three weeks after it capsized during an earlier, botched launch ceremony.
Air India’s sole crash survivor narrates his escape
The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard couldn’t believe he was alive when he opened his eyes, surrounded by flames, debris and charred bodies.
City of Bellevue holds panel on hate crimes, bias incidents to foster community trust
Against the backdrop of a rise in hate crimes and bias incidents, since President Donald Trump took office, the City of Bellevue held a panel and open Q&A session, in an effort to share information and build trust between the community and police.
London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, and there were no known survivors, officials said.
Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signalling he is continuing Vatican’s controversial accord
Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions.
Miller slammed for Sikh prayer remarks
Civil rights groups and religious advocacy organizations are demanding an apology from Rep. Mary Miller after the Illinois Republican misidentified a Sikh chaplain as Muslim and criticized his participation in the U.S. House of Representatives’ daily prayer.
Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will get magnets and rare earth minerals from China under a new trade framework and that tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%.
Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend.
Raids in Southern California rattle immigrant communities — including those in the US legally
Jacob Vasquez began working at a clothing warehouse in Los Angeles soon after arriving from Mexico less than three years ago.