Plaintiffs in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill have reached a $211 million settlement with Transocean, the rig owner involved in the environmental disaster. The Swiss-based oil drilling contractor…
According to a new report, the average worker needs to earn at least $30.92 an hour to afford the rent for a typical two-bedroom apartment in Orange County. The “Out…
Attempting to persuade the Chargers to stay in San Diego, a mayoral committee proposed a financial plan this week for building an approximately $1.1-billion new NFL stadium. The plan includes…
THE Los Angeles City Council approved a long-awaited plan to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Under the plan, which passed on Tuesday, May 19, LA will…
THE Los Angeles City Council approved a long-awaited plan to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Under the plan, which passed on Tuesday, May 19, LA will…
ON July 17, 1955, Disneyland theme park opened up its doors for the first time in Anaheim, California. The 160-acre park, formerly a field of orange groves, was so crowded…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama warned in a speech on Wednesday, May 21, that the threat from global warming poses a national risk rivaling that of terrorism, and should be seen as…
Boxing fans across the country and their lawyers are calling the much-anticipated fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. a “fraud,” and want their money back. At least 32…
AN alliance of Asian American groups filed a federal complaint on Friday, May 15 against Harvard University, claiming that the school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas…
TWO Filipino male former registered nurses in San Diego were sentenced to jail last week on Tuesday, May 12, for reportedly engaging in lewd sexual acts in front of their…
TWO Filipino male former registered nurses in San Diego were sentenced to jail last week on Tuesday, May 12, for reportedly engaging in lewd sexual acts in front of their…
LOS ANGELES officials voted Tuesday, May 19 on a fiercely debated plan to hike the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Under a plan endorsed by a key panel…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama is cutting back on shipments of military equipment to local police forces, nine months after multiple complaints about officers using riot gear and armored vehicles to confront…
OVER 2,000 Asian-American national leaders, advocates, artists and community organizers gathered in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 12 for the first-ever White House Summit on AAPIs—the groundbreaking gathering for the…
LOS ANGELES officials voted Tuesday, May 19 on a fiercely debated plan to hike the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Under a plan endorsed by a key panel…
The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation’s lifetime ban of blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a policy in place for 32 years…
To protect consumers against fraud and cyber-theft, JPMorgan Chase is planning to update more than 70 percent of its credit and debit cards with new microchip technology by the end…
FILIPINO shadow play performer group El Gamma Penumbra was named the first-ever winner of the first season of “Asia’s Got Talent,” the pan-Asian talent search based in Singapore. The group…
A FEDERAL jury sentenced Dzhokar Tsarnaev to death on Friday, May 15 for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. He will be transferred to a super-max federal prison…
STUDENTS at the University of California are getting a two-year reprieve from threats of tuition increases, as a result of a large infusion of new state funds to the 10-campus…
DESPITE California leading the nation in expanding healthcare insurance to include everybody, nearly 1.8 million of its residents remain uninsured. According to research from teams at University of California, Los…
TWO foreign ambassadors, including a Filipino, were among seven killed in a helicopter crash on Friday, May 8, in northern Pakistan during an emergency landing. The military helicopter was due…
OVER the first few days in May, three new candidates were added to the GOP’s growing list for the official party nomination of the 2016 presidential race. A total of…
PARENTS nationwide have been expressing their concern for the new Common Core state standards, which proponents say focus on critical thinking and problem solving. In California, which first adopted the…
A lawsuit by the city of Los Angeles claims Wells Fargo Bank employees opened unauthorized accounts for customers, sticking them with bogus fees and damaging their credit to meet rigid…
THE Senate marched ahead on a compromise to the Republican budget on Tuesday, May 5 that calls for future cuts in spending while immediately boosting Pentagon accounts by an additional…
EXTENDING state-subsidized healthcare coverage to undocumented immigrants could cost the state of California as much as $740 million annually, according to a Senate fiscal analysis released Monday, May 4. If…
A lawsuit by the city of Los Angeles claims Wells Fargo Bank employees opened unauthorized accounts for customers, sticking them with bogus fees and damaging their credit to meet rigid…
Why it’s important to get enough vitamin D ACCORDING to a study from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, spending enough time in the sun could protect…
THE minimum wage issue both in the federal and state governments has been long debated, and multiple legislations have been written and changed as different economic, labor and political groups…
