Japan’s Supreme Court rules against government’s restroom restrictions for transgender employee

“All people should have the right to live their lives in a society based on their own sexual identities” ...

Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban ‘unconstitutional’

A district court in Nagoya, Japan, has become the second district court in the country to rule that banning same-sex couples from marrying i...

Cindy Chung becomes first Asian American Judge to serve on 3rd Circuit

Cindy Chung made history by becoming the first Asian American judge confirmed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. Senate conf...

Singaporean man sues woman for $2.3 million over ‘trauma’ of being friend-zoned

A Singaporean man has sued a woman for 3 million Singaporean dollars (approximately $2.3 million) for causing him “trauma and depression” af...

Man’s ‘animosity towards South Asians’ led to murder of cab driver in Canada, prosecutors say

Okoth Obeing, who is accused of killing taxi driver Balvir Toor in Canada in 2020, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on the openin...

Hong Kong mother pleads guilty to fatally strangling, slashing wrists of her 16-year-old daughter

A 54-year-old mother in Hong Kong, Kwok Lin-choi, pleaded guilty before the High Court to manslaughter for drugging, strangling and slashin...

Ex-officer Tou Thao ignored bystanders’ pleas to help George Floyd, prosecutors claim

Tou Thao, one of three former police officers charged with George Floyd’s death, ignored bystanders who pleaded for help, prosecutors alleg...

SF Chinatown attack victim’s legal team says suspect was on foot, DA never communicated potential plea

A week after Anh Lê filed a federal lawsuit against the San Francisco District Attorney, his lawyers are accusing the office of releasing “...

Michigan judge apologizes for shaming 72-year-old cancer patient over his overgrown lawn

Michigan Judge Alexis Krot apologized for shaming Burhan Chowdhury, a 72-year-old cancer patient, for his overgrown lawn during a Zoom hear...

Elderly Asian man who was kicked while in his walker at the beginning of COVID faces attacker in court

Nearly two years after an attack that required multiple stitches to his head, an 84-year-old Asian man reportedly met his alleged attacker f...

Missouri man who allegedly killed wife tells court he considered divorce before her death

The Missouri man who allegedly murdered his Chinese wife, Mengqi Ji, admitted that he had considered divorcing Ji before her death but did n...

Man who opened fire into a San Diego Asian restaurant pleads guilty to assault charges

The man who opened fire into an Asian restaurant in Hillcrest, San Diego, with a semiautomatic rifle in 2019 pleaded guilty on Thursday. Goi...

Alleged Rioter Bailed Out Twice Before Arrested Again With Guns, Cocaine

A Minnesota man who was bailed out twice by the Minnesota Freedom Fund has been arrested again and is now facing charges for alleged possess...

2 Men Found Guilty of Killing 39 Vietnamese Migrants Trafficked into the UK

Two men have been convicted in the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were smuggled to the U.K. in a refrigerated trailer last year....

Kansas Man Asks Court to Challenge Ex-Wife With ‘Trial by Combat’ Using Japanese Swords

A man in Kansas is hoping to settle a dispute with his ex-wife by challenging her to a “trial by combat” using Japanese swords. ...

Indian Woman Dies After Alleged Rapists Set Her on Fire on Her Way to Court

An Indian woman scheduled to attend a court hearing as a plaintiff of a rape case has died after a group of five men — including two of her ...

Meet the First Asian American Chief Justice to Lead California Supreme Court

To call Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye a badass would be an understatement. Born and raised in a Filipino American household in Sacrament...

Asian Parents Sued By Daughters After Leaving Most of $6.8 Million to Sons

The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that four Indo-Canadian sisters must inherit a much larger proportion of their parents’ estate, ...

Ex-Marine Sentenced to 210 YEARS for Raping Cambodian Girls Might Go Free

A retired U.S. Marine captain who was previously sentenced to 210 years behind bars for raping young Cambodian girls in the early 2000s migh...

Chinese Man Sues Supermarket After They Cheat Him Out of $0.008

A court in northwestern China ruled in favor of a customer who sued a supermarket for short-changing him out of 0.04 yuan ($0.006). The plai...

L.A. Judge Stops ICE From Conducting Raids on Cambodian Immigrants For Now

A judge in Los Angeles ordered federal immigration officials to temporarily halt any surprise raids on Cambodian immigrants living in the U....

Otto Warmbier’s Parents Demand $1.1 Billion From North Korea Over Son’s D‌e‌a‌t‌h

Otto Warmbier’s parents are demanding $1.1 billion from North Korea in compensation for their son’s d‌e‌at‌h. Warmbier was a‌rr‌est‌e‌d for ...

23 Reasons Why Malaysians File for Divorce Will Make You Do a Bit of Soul-Searching

Troubled couples who end up filing for divorce often do so due to infidelity, financial matters, lack of intimacy and abuse among other thin...

EXCLUSIVE: Lil Tay’s Father Ac‌cu‌sed of Inapp‌ropr‌iate Nu‌dity‌, Ab‌u‌se and Child Neglect in Court Documents

Infamous child star Lil Tay is back in the spotlight after recent all‌egat‌ion‌s of child ab‌us‌e against her father surfaced. NextShark exc...

Thai Monk Who Flew on Private Jets Gets 16 More Years in J‌‌‌a‌‌i‌l for ‌‌‌‌Ra‌pi‌ng‌ U‌nd‌erage Girl

A former Thai monk who shot to fame for flying on private jets was sentenced to 16 more years in p‌ri‌so‌‌n for r‌ap‌‌in‌g an un‌d‌er‌ag‌e g...

Women Receive Caning Punishment in Malaysia After Getting Caught Being Lesbian

Two women who were arrested for being intimate with each other were sentenced to six canings each and lasted six minutes at the Terengganu S...

China May Set a 3-Month ‘Calm Down’ Period for Couples Who Want a Divorce

The Supreme People’s Court in China is considering a new measure to reduce the rising numbers of divorced couples in the country with a 3-mo...

American Arrested in Vietnam to Be Deported for ‘Disturbing Public Order’ During Protest

Vietnam is deporting a United States citizen after being convicted of “disturbing public order” for joining a protest in Ho Chi Minh City. H...

Russian Man Gets 9-Years in Pr‌is‌o‌‌n For B‌rut‌al‌ly M‌u‌rd‌er‌in‌g His Girlfriend

Russian bank executive Sergey Kovalchuk was sentenced to what was described by local media as a “lenient” nine-and-a-half year sentence afte...

Detroit Man Gets 4 Years in Chinese Pr‌is‌o‌n for ‘Self-Defense’ in a B‌ar Fi‌ght

Wendell Brown, the Detroit native involved in a bar fig‌ht in China in 2016, was se‌nten‌ced to four years in pr‌is‌on on Thursday morning. ...

Arizona Woman Who K‌il‌led Chinese Student in De‌a‌dly Road R‌ag‌e Gets Plea Deal

A judge at Maricopa County Superior Court accepted a plea agreement in the case of Holly Davis, the woman who fat‌al‌ly s‌ho‌t Chinese Arizo...

Thailand’s Infamous ‘Murder Babes’ Escape Life Sentences, Get Reduced Jail Time

A court in Thailand sentenced three Thai women to a combined jail time of 127 years in connection with the high-profile murder of a female k...

Driver Convicted of Killing an LAPD Officer Gets Off Jail Free

A truck driver convicted in a 2014 crash that killed a veteran Los Angeles police officer will not spend time in jail, a court sentenced las...

Woman Gets Life in Prison For Planning 2015 Shooting Spree in Canada Mall

An American woman who conspired to shoot shoppers in a Canadian mall in 2015 will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Lindsay Souvannara...

Adam Shacknai Found Responsible for Rebecca Zahau’s Death in San Diego, Awards Mom $5 Million

A jury in San Diego has found Adam Shacknai responsible for the death of his millionaire brother’s Burmese girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau, who wa...

Vietnamese Beautician Brutally Raped and Murdered, Killers Ate Curry As She Died

Unnerving details have emerged regarding the case of a Vietnamese beautician who was allegedly raped and murdered by two convicted killers i...