Massachusetts driver who rammed Asian man into ditch sentenced for hate crime

John Sullivan, of Quincy, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing a...

4 men arrested for 43 burglaries targeting South Asians across Massachusetts

Four men from Rhode Island have been arrested for their involvement in 43 burglaries that targeted people of South Asian descent across 25 t...

Massachusetts driver who rammed Asian man into ditch pleads guilty to hate crime

John Sullivan, a man from Quincy, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge after attacking an Asian American family outs...

Massachusetts family helps return looted artifacts found in later father’s attic to Japan

A Massachusetts family called the FBI for help in returning the nearly two dozen looted Japanese artifacts they discovered while sorting thr...

House passes bill to rename Boston post office after late activist Caroline Chang

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to name a U.S. Postal Service office in Boston after the late Asian American and Pacif...

Late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to be honored in free online series from UMass

The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Fine Arts Center is honoring the late legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto with a fr...

Massachusetts residents can now go to community college for free

Following the launch of a new program by Gov. Maura Healey’s administration, Massachusetts residents aged 25 and older can now go to communi...

Fugitive on the run for 16 years after sexual assault trial sought in Massachusetts

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a convicted fugitive who fled before the end of his trial for rap...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks up about car collision she was involved in

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu revealed minor details surrounding the car collision she was recently involved ...

‘How to survive the fall in 3 easy steps’: Michelle Yeoh delivers speech at Harvard Law School

Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh delivered a speech to Harvard Law School’s Class of 2023 during the university’s Class Day ceremony at Ho...

Vanessa Hudgens searches for the supernatural in new documentary film

Vanessa Hudgens and GG Magree star in “Dead Hot: Season of the Witch,” an unscripted documentary film that premieres on Tubi on Friday, Apri...

Duo wanted for assaulting, yelling racial slurs at Asian woman in Massachusetts

Massachusetts transit police are searching for two individuals accused of a racially motivated attack on an Asian woman in the city of Somer...

Massachusetts driver charged with hate crime for ramming Asian man into ditch, yelling ‘Go back to China’

A Massachusetts motorist accused of hitting an Asian man, dragging him for 200 yards and ramming him into a ditch while making anti-Chinese ...

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...

Chinese Berklee student arrested for stalking, harassing pro-democracy peer

Before you read: Chinese students filmed shouting at Japanese student, blocking his presentation on Taiwan at a UK university ...

Massachusetts driver accused of ramming Asian man into ditch released after dangerousness hearing

John Sullivan, 77, has been released from custody on several conditions after a dangerousness hearing at the Quincy District Court in Massa...

‘Go back to China’: Massachusetts driver charged for ramming Asian man 200 yards into ditch

John Sullivan, 77, has been slammed with multiple charges after allegedly hitting and dragging an Asian man with his car in Quincy, Massach...

‘He beat her until her dentures fell out’: Man held without bail for kidnapping, sexual assault of senior Asian woman

Christian M. Lynch, 26, was ordered held without bail at a dangerousness hearing on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping, torturing and rapin...

Man charged with kidnapping, sexual assault of senior Asian woman in Massachusetts

Christian M. Lynch, 26, has been arraigned on multiple charges in connection with the kidnapping, torture and rape of a 64-year-old Asian w...

Massachusetts woman kills former landlord with hammer, steals $40,000 through forged checks

Xiu Fang Ke, a 43-year-old woman from Newton, Massachusetts, was charged with the murder of her former landlord, Leonard Garber, 65. Ke wa...

Massachusetts man accused of tampering with young women’s cars so he could offer them rides home

Police in Massachusetts have arrested a man accused of tampering with young women’s cars and subsequently offering to drive them home. Alexa...

Arrest warrants issued for two NYC men suspected of targeting, breaking into Asian homes in Newton

Local authorities issued arrest warrants for two suspects accused of breaking into homes of Asian residents in Newton, Massachusetts, last y...

Massachusetts’ Sokhary Chau becomes first Cambodian American mayor in US

Sokhary Chau, a 49-year-old Cambodian refugee and former city council member, was sworn in as mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts, on Monday. H...

‘Will it make it home?’: An eagle from Asia has been lost traveling around North America for over a year

A Stellar Sea Eagle from Asia who is thousands of miles away from home has been traveling around North America for more than a year.  The lo...

UMass Lowell to build AAPI center, give scholarships to Southeast Asian refugee students with $1.5M grant

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over the course of five y...

Vietnamese refugee Thu Nguyen makes history as first nonbinary city council member in Massachusetts

Thu Nguyen has become the first nonbinary Worcester City Council member in Massachusetts. LGBTQ+ representation: Asian Americans have made h...

Michelle Wu makes history as Boston’s first female and first POC elected mayor

City Councilor Michelle Wu has become the first woman and first person of color to be elected mayor of Boston.  Road to victory: Wu, the 36-...

‘That choice is very clear’: Boston Globe endorses Michelle Wu for mayor

The Boston Globe, the city’s oldest and largest daily newspaper, announced that it is endorsing City Councilor Michelle Wu in the Boston may...

State GOP poured thousands into Boston Council candidate’s campaign despite his anti-Asian messages

Massachusetts’ Republican officials reportedly spent thousands of dollars to support the campaign of a Boston City Council candidate who has...

Asian residents in Massachusetts allegedly targeted in string of burglaries, police say

Local authorities are investigating five recent burglaries in Newton, Mass. that are possibly targeting Asian residents. Possible links: New...

Indian American Convenience Store Owners Praised for Returning $1 Million Lottery Ticket

People are praising the Indian American owners of Lucky Stop, a convenience store in Southwick, Mass., for returning a $1 million lottery ti...

Off-Duty Officer’s Friends Trash Chinese Restaurant When Asked To Wear a Mask

A group of customers turned violent toward owners of a Chinese restaurant in Plymouth County, Massachusetts after being told to wear face ma...

College Professor Violently Assaults Female Colleague for Not Loving Her Back

A professor and chair of Art Studio at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly beating her c...

Woman Uncovers Police Embezzlement Scandal After Cop Asks Her an Allegedly Racist Question

An Asian American driver was instrumental in exposing an overtime scandal involving officers of the Massachusetts State Police.  Debbie reca...