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Crime
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...
Carl Samson
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...
China
Chinese vlogger fined $18,500 for eating an endangered baby shark
A Chinese vlogger was fined 125,000 yuan (approximately $18,500) for cooking and eating an endangered baby great white shark during a livest...
Michelle De Pacina
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...
California doctor who drove family off cliff in Tesla charged with attempted murder
Charges have been filed against the doctor accused of intentionally driving his car off a cliff in Northern California while his family was ...
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...
29-year-old woman charged for posing as teen to enroll at New Jersey high school
A 29-year-old woman has been charged for posing as a teenager to enroll at a public high school in New Jersey. Hyejeong Shin, a graduate of ...
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...
Activist sentenced to 28 years in Thai prison for insulting monarchy on Facebook
A political activist was sentenced to 28 years in prison for insulting the Thai monarchy on Facebook. Mongkol Tirakote, a 29-year-old online...
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...
Father of singer-songwriter Sam Kim shot dead in Seattle robbery
The father of Sam Kim, a South Korean singer-songwriter, was fatally shot during a robbery in Seattle. Hansoo Kim, the 58-year-old co-owner...
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-...
Ex-Chicago grad student sentenced to 8 years in prison for spying for China
Chinese engineer Ji Chaoqun has been sentenced to eight years in prison for spying in the United States for the Chinese government. Ji, 31, ...
Manila vows justice for pregnant Filipino worker murdered in Kuwait
The Philippine government has condemned the grisly murder of a pregnant overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait and has vowed to work close...
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...
Fil-Am victim of Monterey Park shooting remembered as ‘loving father,’ ‘life of any party’
Filipino American Valentino Alvero was among those killed during Saturday’s mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park...
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....
Man who wrestled gun away from Monterey Park shooting suspect recalls violent struggle
Before you read: Monterey Park mass shooting suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound Ex-wife of Monterey Park mass shooting suspect spe...
Knife-wielding roosters kill 2 men in cockfighting events in India
Two men have reportedly been killed by knife-wielding roosters in separate cockfights in India. To mark the three-day celebration of the Hin...
Malaysian woman praised for defending hawker against machete-wielding men
A Malaysian woman received praise online after a video of her defending a male hawker against two machete-wielding men went viral on social ...
Sen. Mazie Hirono holds roundtable on needs of Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence
Before you read: Senate passes bill to support Native Hawaiian survivors of sexual violence Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) held a roundtable d...
Iris Jung
3 Colombian nationals arrested for burglarizing South Asian residences in North Texas
Three people have been arrested for allegedly targeting South Asian residents in a series of burglaries in Plano, Texas. Colombian national...
Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion charges
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and Filipino online news site Rappler have been cleared of tax evasion charges. In its ruling on Wedne...
Ryan General
2 dead, 1 critically injured in Philadelphia Chinese takeout shooting
Two people were killed and another person was critically injured during a shooting inside a Chinese takeout restaurant in the neighborhood o...
Man accused of punching two Asian American women in the face in Boston’s Chinatown
Before you read: Asian American woman, 70, punched in the face in unprovoked Boston Chinatown attack A 53-year-old Cambridge man is set to a...
NYPD captain allowed to retire after admitting to collecting around $60K for fake overtime hours
A New York Police Department (NYPD) captain has been forced out of his job after admitting to receiving around $60,000 for over 400 more hou...
Bryan Ke
Woman stabbed teen multiple times on Indiana bus for being Chinese, according to affidavit
A woman was arrested for stabbing an 18-year-old girl in the head multiple times on a Bloomington Transit bus in Indiana. Billie R. Davis, ...
NYC organization Angry Asian Womxn to hold virtual self-defense class in remembrance of Michelle Go
Before you read: ‘Because I’m God’: Man who shoved Asian woman to her death on NYC subway has decades-long rap sheet ‘Asian Lives Matter’: P...
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...
Energy tycoon Li Hejun, once China’s richest man, arrested
Chinese authorities have detained Li Hejun, the billionaire founder of thin-film solar panel firm Hanergy, local media reported on Wednesday...
5 dead, 13 injured after man drives through pedestrians in China
Police have arrested a man who plowed his car into busy pedestrian crossings in Guangzhou, China, killing at least 5 people and injuring 13 ...
Son of Dalian Wanda billionaire accused of punching man for taking photos of him
Wang Sicong, son of billionaire and Dalian Wanda Group founder Wang Jianlin, was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a man in S...
Ines Shin
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...