The U.S. Postal Service announced plans to honor Bruce Lee with a national commemorative Forever stamp to be issued in 2026. Designed by art director Antonio Alcalá and illustrated by artist Kam Mak, the stamp portrays the martial arts legend executing a mid-air kick against a yellow brushstroke background inspired by his iconic costume in the film “Game of Death.” The Forever stamp, which always covers the current first-class postage rate regardless of price changes, is described by USPS as a tribute to Lee’s “skill, charisma and screen presence” that reshaped global cinema and advanced the visibility of Asian actors in American film.

A new study published in JMIR Serious Games in August has found that watching Studio Ghibli films or playing “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” can measurably improve happiness in young adults. Conducted by researchers from Imperial College London, Kyushu Sangyo University, and Georgia State University, the study tested more than 500 postgraduate students through film, gameplay and combined activities.

A long-lost piece of Philippine cinema history has been found in Brussels, Belgium, nearly a century after it vanished. The 1936 film “Diwata ng Karagatan,” directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa and produced by Jose Nepomuceno, was uncovered at the Cinémathèque royale de Belgique. Its rediscovery shifts the historical timeline of surviving Filipino films, predating the 1937 film “Zamboanga,” previously considered the oldest extant title.

City officials of Surrey, British Columbia, have renamed Senator Reid Park to North Ridge Park following public outcry over the historical figure’s support for anti-Asian policies during the Second World War.

President Donald J. Trump has repeated his claim that Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured him China would not move militarily against Taiwan while he remains in office.

U.K. authorities have charged a 32-year-old Birmingham man with rape and other offenses following what police describe as a racially aggravated attack on a Sikh woman in her 20s in Walsall, the second such incident targeting Sikh women in the region in less than two months.

A Michigan defense attorney is disputing FBI Director Kash Patel’s claims that five young men arrested over Halloween weekend were plotting a terrorist attack, intensifying scrutiny of the director who is already facing backlash over his personal use of government aircraft.

Vice President JD Vance has defended his public statements about wanting his Hindu wife, Usha, to embrace Christianity, dismissing criticism as “disgusting” and labeling it “anti-Christian bigotry.”

Federal immigration officers deploying chemicals against Chicago protesters are using tactics that experts say breach professional norms and push the limits of legal force standards.

Texas Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock has frozen the state’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program, blocking Asian American, Hispanic, Black, women-owned and disabled veteran-owned enterprises from receiving new certifications needed to compete for government contracts.