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Crime
Confusion, terror heard in newly released 911 calls made during Monterey Park shooting
The city clerk of Monterey Park, California, has released recordings of 911 and Fire Department calls made during the deadly mass shooting a...
Carl Samson
Man accused in SF brick and metal grate attack on 3 Asian Americans charged with hate crimes
A man is facing multiple charges with hate crime enhancements after allegedly attacking three Asian Americans while making racist comments i...
Keanu Reeves granted restraining order against alleged stalker who thinks they’re related
Keanu Reeves has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man whom he says had been harassing him and trespassing into his prope...
Bodycam footage shows arrest of self-proclaimed ‘Chief of Tokyo’ for shooting at Ohio Asian grocery
The Cincinnati man accused of firing multiple rounds at an Asian grocery store in Evendale, Ohio, made bizarre claims at the time of his arr...
China
China’s Sichuan province drops ban on unmarried people having children
The Chinese province of Sichuan will legalize childbearing for unmarried couples beginning Feb. 15, with no limits on the number of kids the...
Chinese-born woman sues adoptive US parents for using her as a slave, locking her in a ‘dungeon’ for years
A young Chinese American woman is suing her adoptive New Hampshire parents for treating her like a slave for years. The suit, which was file...
Monterey Park shooter reported his attempt to stop a robbery in 1990, police docs reveal
The deceased man accused of firing 42 bullets that ultimately killed 11 people in Monterey Park, California, on the eve of Lunar New Year sa...
Half Moon Bay mass shootings may have been sparked by $100 repair bill dispute, DA says
A dispute over a $100 repair bill might have motivated the suspect in the Half Moon Bay mass shootings, according to San Mateo County Distri...
Monterey Park hero awarded medal of courage, invited to Biden’s State of Union
The man hailed as a hero for disarming the Monterey Park mass shooting suspect was awarded a medal of courage and invited to attend Presiden...
Registered sex offender convicted of sexually assaulting woman at NYC construction site
A registered sex offender accused of raping a woman at a Manhattan construction site in late 2021 was found guilty of sexual abuse and sexua...
Business
Adani Group losses swell to $65 billion despite 413-page rebuttal to fraud allegations
Shares of most Adani firms took a nosedive on Monday as the group continues to suffer fallout from fraud allegations, with stock losses repo...
Woman accused of stabbing Indiana student for being Chinese has ‘severe mental illness,’ defense attorney says
The woman accused of repeatedly stabbing an Asian American teenager in the head earlier this month has been suffering from “severe mental il...
91-year-old woman with dementia punched, knocked into concrete in SF attack
A 91-year-old woman has reportedly fallen victim to a seemingly random attack in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The incident occurred at...
Half Moon Bay mass shootings suspect admits to killings, claims he was bullied for years
The man accused of carrying out back-to-back mass shootings on two mushroom farms in Half Moon Bay, California, has confessed to the murders...
Monterey Park shooting suspect had no connection to victims, sheriff says
Huu Can Tran, the deceased suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, had no known connection to his victims, Los Ang...
San Francisco launches new response protocol to hate incidents
San Francisco officials recently announced a new response protocol to hate incidents in the city, making it easier for victims to find much-...
News
‘I will not be silent’: Biden calls for end to hate in White House’s first Lunar New Year celebration
President Joe Biden hosted the White House’s first Lunar New Year reception on Thursday, assuring Asian Americans of his support on the heel...
Half Moon Bay shootings suspect charged with 7 murders
The man accused of two mass shootings in Half Moon Bay, California, on Monday has been charged with seven counts of murder and one count of ...
Politics
Elaine Chao fires back at Trump in rare rebuke after another racist attack
Months after Donald Trump attacked her with a racist nickname, Elaine Chao is finally addressing the offensive rhetoric, suggesting that her...
1 dead, several wounded during music video filming in California’s third mass shooting this month
One person died and several others were injured in a shooting at an Oakland gas station Monday. The incident, which marks the third mass sho...
Half Moon Bay mass shootings suspect accused of threatening, suffocating coworker in 2013
Before you read: Suspect arrested in Half Moon Bay mass shootings that killed 7 The man arrested in connection to the fatal mass shootings a...
Rifle, hundreds of ammo rounds found in Monterey Park shooter’s home; jealousy raised as possible motive
A .308 caliber rifle and hundreds of rounds of loose ammunition have been discovered in the home of Huu Can Tran, the lone suspect in Saturd...
Ohio man claiming to be ‘president of Tokyo’ arrested for shooting at Asian grocery
A Cincinnati man has been arrested and charged after allegedly firing multiple shots at an Asian grocery store in Evendale, Ohio, on Sunday....
Suspect arrested in Half Moon Bay mass shootings that killed 7
Seven people died and one person sustained critical injuries in two separate shootings in Half Moon Bay, California, on Monday night. The sh...
11th person dies in Monterey Park mass shooting as victims identified
Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Ex-wife of Monterey Park mass shooting suspect sp...
Culture
Why Vietnam celebrates the Year of the Cat instead of the Rabbit
While most Asian countries and diasporas welcomed the Lunar New Year celebrating the rabbit, Vietnam, which observes the equivalent Tết Nguy...
Entertainment
Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner unveils ‘Crying in H Mart’ book tour schedule
Before you read: Michelle Zauner’s ‘Crying in H Mart’ set for feature film adaptation Nearly two years after publishing her bestselling memo...
Ex-wife of Monterey Park mass shooting suspect speaks out, says he was ‘quick to anger’
Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Simu Liu, Daniel Dae Kim, George Takei and more sp...
Simu Liu, Daniel Dae Kim, George Takei and more speak out on Monterey Park mass shooting
Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Editor’s Note: This article has been updated...
Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include a GoFundMe page organized for the benefit of the victims. A man linked to the ...
NYC man pleads guilty to killing senior can collector because he’s Asian
Before you read: Man arrested for brutally stomping on head of Asian American man, 61, in Manhattan Man who stomped on elderly Chinese man’s...
Vietnamese university, military school deny sexual assault and suicide of female students during retreat
A university and a military school in Vietnam have denied rumors of sexual assault and suicide involving female students in mandatory traini...
Chinese man accused of killing Nigerian ex-girlfriend says he spent $132,000 on her
Before you read: After ‘confessing,’ Chinese man pleads not guilty to killing Nigerian ex-girlfriend Arraignment of Chinese man accused of k...
Kyle Richards, Megyn Kelly defend Gwen Stefani amid backlash over ‘I’m Japanese’ claim
Before you read: Gwen Stefani insists she is ‘Japanese’ in new interview ‘Those are my homies’: Gwen Stefani shuts appropriation claims over...
Search continues for 5-year-old swept away from mother’s arms in California flood
The search for a 5-year-old boy in California who went missing due to recent flooding is still ongoing, with more than 100 National Guard me...
Repeat offender sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Guiying Ma in NYC rock attack
Before you read: Repeat offender pleads guilty to killing Guiying Ma in NYC rock attack Guiying Ma, grandmother struck in the head with a ro...