Shohei Ohtani’s historic two-way production and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s commanding debut have earned both Dodgers stars finalist recognition for Major League Baseball’s top National League awards. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) named Ohtani a finalist for MVP and Yamamoto for Cy Young on Monday night. Their dual recognition marks another milestone for Japanese players shaping the league’s modern era.

A deadly shooting inside Z Town – Asian Gastro Bar, an Asian-owned restaurant and nightlife spot in Elk Grove, California, left two men dead and two others injured early Sunday. Police identified the suspect as 43-year-old Roderick Randall of Sacramento, who allegedly opened fire following an argument. Authorities said his girlfriend, Thao Tran, 25, was later arrested for helping him evade capture.

For the first time in the history of St. Paul, Minnesota, a Hmong and Asian American woman will lead the city. Kaohly Her’s election on Tuesday broke multiple barriers as she defeated incumbent Melvin Carter through ranked-choice voting. Her win reflects decades of progress by Minnesota’s Hmong community and growing Asian American political participation across the Midwest. Her narrowly won after ranked-choice tabulation, finishing with 32,295 votes to Carter’s 30,418.

Public filings show more than two dozen billionaires bankrolled a $22 million push against Zohran Mamdani’s platform of rent freezes, corporate tax hikes and free city bus service. The campaign, led by Michael Bloomberg and Bill Ackman, financed ad buys and mailers framing Mamdani’s proposals as threats to business stability. Voters instead delivered him a near nine-point victory, defying the city’s most expensive independent spending effort in decades.

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.