Immigrants sue DHS, ICE over ‘inhumane’ conditions at California detention center

Seven immigrants detained at California’s largest ICE facility filed a federal class-action lawsuit last week against the Department of Home...

Kash Patel under fire for providing girlfriend FBI detail

FBI Director Kash Patel faces another round of backlash following reports that his girlfriend receives an elite FBI security detail despite ...

Japan eyes tripling departure tax to combat overtourism

Japan is weighing a plan to triple its departure tax from 1,000 yen ($6.40) to 3,000 yen ($19.20) per person as record visitor numbers fuel ...

Chinese mother’s tearful plea in Texas court sheds light on border desperation

A Chinese woman arrested last week after crossing the Rio Grande wept in federal court as she explained her desperate journey to support her...

It’s time to teach our parents how to spot AI fakes

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools develop at an unprecedented rate, it is becoming more and more difficult for people to tell digital fa...

Korean masterworks make US debut at Smithsonian

More than 200 rare works from Korea’s most significant private art donation opened to the public on Saturday at the National Museum of Asian...

Landmark study links ultra processed foods to chronic diseases worldwide

A global review published by The Lancet reports that many familiar convenience foods, including instant noodles, sweetened beverages and pac...

New research dismantles 2,000-year-old Chinese legend that blamed a woman for dynasty’s collapse

A new study decisively challenges the historical portrayal of Bao Si, a figure long scapegoated for the collapse of the Western Zhou Dynasty...

Your podcast queue needs more diverse voices

A new study from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California finds that the hosts of the top 100 podcasts of...

Michelle Yeoh says she was taught to be ‘seen and not heard’ while growing up

International superstar Michelle Yeoh said in a new interview on Wednesday that she grew up believing she should be “seen and not heard,” ex...

Beijing unleashes economic pressure on Japan over escalating Taiwan dispute

Japan dispatched a senior diplomat to Beijing Monday to calm a deepening dispute after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Tokyo mi...

Khanna-led Epstein files bill heads to Trump’s desk

The bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), which secured the 218...

Texas student and permanent resident released after prolonged immigration detention

Tae Heung “Will” Kim, who has lived in the U.S. since age 5, was freed on Nov. 15 after almost four months in detention. The Texas A&M r...

Italian pizzeria owner apologizes for mocking Taiwanese tourists

An Italian restaurant owner has issued a video apology to the Taiwanese community following a wave of negative online reviews sparked by his...

Alice Wong, pioneering disability rights advocate and author, dies at 51

Alice Wong, the trailblazing disability rights activist and author who amplified underrepresented voices in American society, died Nov. 14 i...

Oregon unveils historical marker detailing service of Japanese American WWII soldiers

A historical marker unveiled on Veterans Day along Highway 35 in Hood River documents the World War II service of Oregon’s second-generation...

Dinesh D’Souza criticized over ‘whiteys’ remark backing Ramaswamy

Conservative author Dinesh D’Souza is facing backlash after referring to white conservatives as “whiteys” in a Nov. 13 post on X. He made th...

He was deported to Laos despite court order blocking removal

A father claiming U.S. citizenship was deported to Laos last month even as a federal judge ordered immigration authorities to keep him in th...

Another Chinese national dies in ICE custody

Another Chinese national died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in late October, contributing to what has become th...

Katseye speaks out on death threats, racist attacks

Members of global girl group Katseye say they have received multiple death threats online targeting them and their families, with Lara Raj e...

Family sues US government over Chinese immigrant’s death in ICE custody

A Chinese national’s death in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody is now the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by his family,...

Westminster to rename street for Charlie Kirk amid community opposition

The City Council of Westminster, California — home to the nation’s largest concentration of Vietnamese Americans — voted 4-1 last Wednesday ...

Filipino Canadian elected mayor of Montreal borough

Stephanie Valenzuela won the Cote des Neiges–Notre Dame de Grace mayoralty earlier this month in Montreal, becoming the first Filipino Canad...

Sydney Sweeney dismisses American Eagle ad backlash: ‘I did a jean ad’

Sydney Sweeney gave GQ only a brief explanation for the uproar over her American Eagle ad, saying, “I did a jean ad.” She told the magazine ...

UK jails Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ after $6.3 billion bitcoin seizure

A London court on Tuesday sentenced 47-year-old Zhimin Qian, dubbed the “cryptoqueen,” to 11 years and eight months in prison for laundering...

Four Filipino WWII veterans receive Congressional Gold Medals

Four Filipino World War II veterans were posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at the Philippine Embassy in Wa...

Former JACL president David Lin, wife killed in New Jersey double homicide

A former president of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and his wife were found killed in their Hillsborough, New Jersey, home in...

California immigration detainee alleges sexual abuse by officer

A 28-year-old immigration detainee identified only as “E” has reportedly filed a $10 million federal complaint alleging repeated sexual assa...

Laotian man has spent months in ICE custody despite seeking to self-deport

A 56-year-old Colorado refugee who wants to return to Laos has spent nearly three months in immigration detention, highlighting potential dy...

Illinois DOT worker, who is Indian American, stopped and questioned about Mamdani

An Indian American Illinois Department of Transportation employee was allegedly stopped and questioned about his immigration status before b...

Rosé, Bruno Mars lead Asian talent nominated at 68th Grammy Awards

Rosé and Bruno Mars lead Asian representation at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards with three major nominations for their collaboration “APT.” O...

Asian American lawmakers demand Dems fight harder after shutdown deal

Asian American members of Congress are pressing Democratic leadership to adopt more aggressive tactics against the Trump administration afte...

Shohei Ohtani wins historic 4th unanimous MVP

Shohei Ohtani made baseball history in Los Angeles on Thursday night when he captured his fourth unanimous Most Valuable Player award. The D...

South Korean workers prepare class action suit after Georgia ICE raid

Nearly 200 South Korean engineers detained at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solution battery plant in Georgia in September intend to sue Immigration...

ICE has detained over 170 US citizens in its immigration sweeps: report

More than 170 U.S. citizens were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between January and early October, a ProPublica inves...

US appeals court OKs Florida’s ban on Chinese citizens buying property

A federal appeals court ruled last Tuesday that Florida can enforce a 2023 law restricting property purchases by Chinese nationals, dismissi...