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How Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie won over Asian Americans to become SF mayor

Daniel Lurie secured a decisive victory in the San Francisco mayoral race, denying incumbent London Breed a second full term. Results: As of...

Dave Min wins Orange County seat in tight House race

Democratic State Sen. Dave Min defeated Republican Scott Baugh to succeed Rep. Katie Porter in California’s 47th Congressional District, whi...

Watch: Kelly Clarkson surprises Connie Chung with namesakes

Kelly Clarkson surprised legendary news anchor Connie Chung on Monday’s “The Kelly Clarkson Show” by inviting audience members named after C...

South Korean actor Song Jae-lim found dead at 39

South Korean actor Song Jae-lim, known for his role in “Moon Embracing the Sun” and the reality show “We Got Married,” was found dead at his...

Trump’s re-election sparks economic, geopolitical anxiety across Asia

Donald Trump’s re-election is raising major questions across Asia as countries brace for the impact of his renewed “America First” age...

Driver angry over divorce kills 35 in China’s deadliest attack in a decade

Thirty-five people were killed and 43 were injured after a man rammed his car into crowds at a sports center in the city of Zhuhai in China’...

Why thousands of Chinese students bicycled overnight for dumplings

Nighttime cycling for dumplings has become a viral sensation in central China, drawing thousands of university students who pedal from Zheng...

Watch: First look at Lisa in ‘White Lotus’ Season 3

Max dropped an electrifying teaser for the third season of “The White Lotus” on Monday, giving fans their first look at Blackpink’s Lisa, wh...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol practices golf to prepare for Trump

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has picked up golf for the first time in eight years, preparing for “golf diplomacy” with U.S. Presiden...

DNC official goes on Fox to slam Harris’ loss as ‘$1 billion disaster’

Lindy Li, a DNC National Finance Committee member and Harris campaign fundraiser, called Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presiden...

Nicole Scherzinger sparks fury over ‘pro-MAGA’ comment on Russell Brand post

Singer and actor Nicole Scherzinger is facing backlash after engaging with an Instagram post deemed by users to be supportive of Donald Trum...

Kamala Harris fundraiser receives wave of racist texts, told to ‘go back to India’

Ajay Jain Bhutoria, an Indian American fundraising official for the Harris-Walz campaign and the Democratic Party, has been the target of ra...

‘Overwatch’ actor mistreated by WestJet crew after alleged harassment by white passenger

U.S. actor Charlet Takahashi Chung took to Instagram to share her harrowing experience during a WestJet flight, accusing crew members of mis...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao recalled in historic vote

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled in last week’s election, marking the first successful removal of a mayor in the Bay Area city. What sh...

How Trump won more Asian American voters in 2024

While most Asian American voters cast their votes for Kamala Harris, a record 39% supported Donald Trump in this year’s election. As many Ha...

Meet the first Indian American elected to Congress from Virginia

Democrat Suhas Subramanyam made history as the first Indian American elected from Virginia, securing a seat in the U.S. House of Representat...

Usha Vance celebrated by Indian American supporters, Indian media

With Kamala Harris’ forthcoming exit from the vice presidency following Donald Trump’s reelection, Indian Americans and Indian media a...

Americans looking to move abroad after Trump’s win flood Google

Following Donald Trump’s re-election victory, a wave of Americans has turned to the internet for information on relocating abroad. Google se...

This is the best K-pop song of 2024, according to industry experts

Aespa’s “Supernova” has been named the best K-pop song of 2024, securing 93 out of 200 votes from industry professionals i...

Filipino Americans make historic election in California Legislature

Jessica Caloza and Christopher Cabaldon have been elected to California’s state Legislature, marking the first time a Filipino American duo ...

Sam Liccardo defeats Evan Low in contentious Silicon Valley House race

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo won the race for California’s 16th congressional district, defeating fellow Democrat Evan Low in one of t...

Diverse groups propelled Trump back to the White House: exit polls

Donald Trump secured victory in the 2024 presidential election by successfully mobilizing a diverse coalition of voters and improving his st...

More Asian Americans voted for Trump this time around, exit poll shows

More Asian Americans voted for Donald Trump this election than in 2020, according to an exit poll by NBC. This year, 38% cast their vote for...

Here’s how to cope with election stress, according to experts

Elections can have profound emotional impacts, especially when stakes feel exceptionally high. The intense stress of political outcomes, esp...

Michelle Steel leads Derek Tran in tight Orange County House race

Republican Rep. Michelle Steel leads Democrat Derek Tran 52.5% (117,378 votes) to 47.5% (106,015 votes) in the race for California’s 4...

Thailand takes historic step to end statelessness

Thailand has launched a landmark initiative to end statelessness by granting citizenship to 483,000 long-term residents and members of ethni...

Astronaut Sunita Williams cast her vote from space

Astronaut Sunita Williams, along with her colleagues Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Don Pettit, cast their votes for the U.S. election from t...

Colorado’s Asian business owners targeted in wave of high-tech burglaries

Asian business owners are being targeted in a wave of sophisticated burglaries in Colorado, with suspects employing high-tech tactics to gai...

Chinese Americans hit with culturally specific election disinformation

Chinese American communities are reportedly facing a barrage of election-related disinformation, marked by culturally targeted attacks and w...

Donald Trump reclaims White House in stunning comeback

Donald Trump emerged victorious in the U.S. presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a closely contested race. This ...

Louis Vuitton’s delayed Beijing flagship highlights luxury market woes

Louis Vuitton’s unopened Beijing flagship store symbolizes the struggles of China’s luxury market, which has yet to recover as anticip...

GOP House candidate goes viral for fiery clapback at Democratic rival

Lily Tang Williams, a Republican candidate vying to fill the open seat in New Hampshire’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives,...

Harris beats Trump in Iowa, gains traction in key swing states: polls

Vice President Kamala Harris has overtaken former President Donald Trump in Iowa, leading 47% to 44% in a stunning reversal in the reliably ...

One of K-pop’s most prestigious awards show is coming to the US

For the first time in its 25-year history, MAMA Awards will debut on U.S. soil, bringing the best of K-pop to Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on ...

Seventeen’s Seungkwan speaks out against mistreatment of idols

Seventeen’s Seungkwan took to Instagram to denounce the K-pop industry’s mistreatment of idols, marking the first internal critique from an ...

K-pop idol leaves group hours after return over backlash for smoking, kissing a woman

Amid fan outrage over leaked photos, Seunghan departed Riize on Oct. 13, about 48 hours after Wizard Production, the SM Entertainment produc...