Wataru “Wat” Misaka, the first player of Japanese descent to play in the league that was the predecessor to the NBA, has died. He was 95. The University of Utah […]
Inslee meets with Nepal delegation
On Nov. 14, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee met with a delegation from Nepal led by Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Prithvi Subba Gurung and Attorney General Rajendra Ghimire. Gurung proposed […]
UW team wins award at inventors competition
A student team from the University of Washington (UW) won the Graduate Runner-Up award at the Collegiate Inventors Competition last month. Finalist teams (five undergraduate and five graduate), consisting of […]
Xinh Dwelley honored with 2019 Flame Award
Xinh Dwelley was honored at a gala in Shelton on Nov. 23, when the Mason General Hospital Foundation (MGHF) presented her with the 2019 Flame Award. MGHF Board President Whitney […]
K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop star and TV celebrity Goo Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Nov. 24, police said. Police said an acquaintance found […]
Ang Lee says China boycott of Taiwan awards show a loss
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee says China’s boycott of Taiwan’s Golden Horse film awards demonstrates how politics can take its toll on the arts. Beijing’s order to […]
Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer. The Wildlife Department in eastern […]
US-born Bei Bei settles into new home at Chinese panda base
By YANAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — After an intercontinental flight on the “Panda Express,’’ a furry American darling arrived in his new Chinese home on Nov. 21. Giant […]
$15,000 reward in shooting deaths of 4 Hmong American men
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A $15,000 reward is being offered for tips leading to the arrest of two suspects who fatally shot four men at a party as grieving family […]
Chinese woman sentenced to 8 months for Mar-a-Lago trespass
The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Nov. 25 sentenced a Chinese businesswoman to eight months in prison for trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago […]