Category: Dateline USA

WITH the New Year just days away, several new, important traffic-related laws will go into effect on Jan. 1, designed to address issues of roadway safety and directly impact California…

ON New Year’s Day, California employees will get a raise. Effective Jan. 1, 2016, the state minimum wage will go up one dollar to $10 an hour. As signed by…

Delinquent taxpayers who owe $50,000 or more to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may have their passports revoked under a new law Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed on…

THERE’S a link between gum disease and breast cancer for middle-aged and older women, according to a new study. The report, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention,…

AUTHORITIES are stepping up security measures at this year’s Rose Parade and Rose Bowl, following the recent terrorist shooting attack in San Bernardino which rattled the Southern California region. “Recent mass…

SIX days before Christmas, the three Democratic presidential candidates faced off in New Hampshire for the final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 and offered their opinions on issues such as…

ABOUT one-fifth of ovarian cancer deaths could be prevented if women were given yearly blood tests that screened for the condition, a new study has found. The findings, published in…

THE United States and Cuba reached an agreement to restore commercial flights between both countries for the first time in more than 50 years, the State Department announced Thursday, Dec….

Avoids shutdown in time for the holidays CONGRESS approved a $1.1 trillion year-end spending package on Friday, Dec. 18 that will fund federal agencies through next fall, avoiding a government…

AS countries across the globe continue fighting against the Islamic State (IS), President Barack Obama on Monday, Dec. 14, said the US-led coalition is hitting ISIS “harder than ever.” “ISIL…

Asian Americans will benefit, experts say THE nation’s highest court has been debating a landmark case regarding US affirmative action in college admissions. The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided last…

WATCHING excessive TV can lead to cognitive decline over time, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) conducted a study on more than…

THE Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal of an Illinois ordinance banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, marking a victory for gun control advocates. The decision on Monday,…

A DIVIDED Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday, Dec. 8, a motion to welcome Syrian refugees to the county. The vote comes days after a mass shooting…

AS reports continue to develop regarding the Dec. 2 shootings in San Bernardino, California, survivors of the attacks carried out by a radicalized Muslim husband and wife are beginning to…

EVERY year, more than 2,700 appointments are made to various boards and commissions in the State of California, each of whom have to go through California Gov. Jerry Brown’s Appointments…

TUESDAY, Dec. 8 marked the beginning of an important year in the Catholic Church–the beginning of the Year of Mercy, a special holy year for Catholics. Pope Francis opened the…

CALIFORNIA Governor Jerry Brown is calling for action on the part of the federal government, pushing for stronger gun laws and vigilance against potential terrorist threats. Speaking from the convention…

Controversial remarks condemned Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday, Dec. 7, called for a ban on all Muslims entering the United States, following a Dec. 2 mass shooting in San…

House passes bill to restrict visa-free travel PRESIDENT Barack Obama somberly addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday, Dec. 6, outlining his administration’s strategy for fighting the war…

After San Bernardino attacks, lack of action in Congress REPUBLICANS in Congress announced on Thursday, Dec. 3 that they would not take immediate action to bring up new gun control…

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook co-founder and chief executive, announced Tuesday, Dec. 1, that he and his wife will give away 99 percent of their shares in the company—which are currently worth…

THE White House announced changes to a visa waiver program aimed at securely screening migrants from 38 nations not required to get visas before traveling to the US. In light…

The superstorm likely to drench key California drought zone ONE of the most powerful El Niño storms on record is gathering strength in California, and is likely to bring heavy…

THE US State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert for Americans citing possible risks due to increased terrorist threats. The warning comes following deadly attacks in Paris claimed by…

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has promised to take executive action on immigration if elected in 2016 to permit undocumented immigrants who have been in the United States for at…

ACCORDING to US Customs and Border Protection data, nearly 5,000 unaccompanied immigrant children were caught crossing the US border with Mexico in October of this year, almost double the number…

Record 2.1 million passengers expected at LAX this Thanksgiving LOS ANGELES Mayor Eric Garcetti and city Councilmember Bob Blumenfield joined airport officials to announce that a record 2.1 million travelers will…

DESPITE the House of Representatives’ swift vote last week that would halt President Barack Obama’s program to admit Syrian refugees into the United States, the large majority of Asian-American members…