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.

The Trump administration’s month-long government shutdown cut off food stamp benefits for millions of Asian Americans over the weekend, leaving families across the country struggling to afford groceries as they waited in growing food pantry lines.

DreamWorks Animation announced that a lineup of Filipino and Filipino diaspora artists will headline its upcoming film “Forgotten Island,” set for worldwide release in September 2026 through Universal Pictures. The ensemble includes Filipino American singer H.E.R., Filipina artists Liza Soberano and Lea Salonga and Filipino Canadian actor Manny Jacinto, alongside Dave Franco and Jenny Slate. The studio revealed the casting this week, confirming its latest animated feature will focus on characters and themes rooted in Philippine mythology.

Journalist Lisa Ling confirmed she was among those dismissed from CBS News as part of the company’s latest restructuring. In a video posted Tuesday on Instagram, Ling said her role as a contributor made her “easy to cut” during the layoffs. The announcement followed reports that CBS News and its parent company Paramount Global began eliminating roughly 1,000 positions across divisions after completing a merger with Skydance Media earlier this year.

A woman in her 50s from Miryang, South Korea, lost about 500 million won ($350,000), after scammers used AI-generated photos of “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae and a forged driver’s license to pose as the actor. The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency said the impostors contacted her online, claiming to be filming “Squid Game 3” and requesting help with overseas production expenses. Lee’s agency, Artist Company, confirmed the incident in late October and said the scammers used the actor’s likeness without permission to solicit money from victims.

New York City police arrested 33-year-old Clive Porter on Wednesday in connection with a string of five suspected anti-Asian assaults committed across the Lower East Side in less than a day.

Accomplished actor Ming-Na Wen, who has starred in several high-profile projects including “The Mandalorian,” “The Book of Boba Fett” and Disney’s 1998 animated film “Mulan,” revealed on X this week that her 90-year-old mother continues to criticize her even after decades of professional success. “When my mother can still trigger me with insults when I show her something I’ve achieved. Yep, this is a reminder why I became an actor,” Wen wrote in her post shared Monday. “Thank you to my fans for their love and support. I need you today.” The message has since garnered more than 600,000 views and thousands of responses from fans around the world.

A video showing a young white man hurling racist abuse at an Indian worker inside an Oakville, Ontario, McDonald’s outlet has gone viral, highlighting an alarming pattern of anti-Indian violence and discrimination sweeping across Canada, the U.S. and other nations.

President Donald Trump said he was “very much opposed” to last month’s controversial immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia, while South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned the incident may hinder future U.S. factory construction.