Category: Dateline USA

AIR pollution is killing 3.3 million people a year worldwide, according to a new study. Scientists in Germany, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and Harvard University calculated the most detailed estimates yet…

A BALLOT proposal that could completely abolish California’s death penalty is already on life support. The initiative would strike death as a possible punishment from the state’s Penal Code, substituting…

PRESIDENT Barack Obama has nominated a Filipina for a high-ranking promotion in the United States Navy. Rear Admiral Raquel C. Bono, who was promoted in September 2014, was nominated by…

Garcetti joins in celebrating the US Constitution and young new citizens SEPTEMBER 17 marks an important day in American history–the Constitution of the United States was officially signed by delegates…

RULES for taxpayers who owe more than $100 million to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have changed: in 2016, the agency will no longer accept checks with amounts greater than…

THIS week, satellite images showed a low-pressure storm system approaching Southern California from the north, bringing with it cooler temperatures and periods of rain. The late summer storm system, combined…

IN recent years, California has adopted a series of laws to help immigrants and undocumented populations with better opportunities, including obtaining driver’s licenses and education for youth. Polls generally show…

Community calls on politicians and leaders to take action FROM police officers to community leaders to elected officials, hundreds packed the pews of Hamilton United Methodist Church on Sunday, September…

CALIFORNIA lawmakers approved and sent to Governor Jerry Brown a plan to help low-income residents have greater access to legal services. The bill, known as Senate Bill 134, would allow…

A new one-stop hotline for Filipinos with concerns about their working conditions, rights and other related issues was unveiled on Tuesday, Sept. 8, during the announcement of an alliance between…

The People’s Champ is calling for a rematch FILIPINO boxer Manny Pacquiao, 36, called for punishment and a rematch on Friday, September 11 after his rival Floyd Mayweather was accused…

ON Labor Day 2015, President Obama unveiled a new executive order that will require federal contractors to offer employees up to seven days of paid sick leave. Contrasting with Republican…

A NEW report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that three out of four Americans has a “heart age” that is older than their actual…

CALIFORNIA has agreed to reform its use of solitary confinement in prisons by ending unlimited isolation for certain inmates under conditions outlined in a landmark legal settlement. As part of…

THE right to die in California on Tuesday, Sept. 1, moved one step forward when a state Assembly committee advanced a bill that would allow terminally-ill patients to take medication…

Fil-Am Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson has been cleared to play for the Philippines in the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship, but his father says he won’t be participating. “As…

A committee under the Transportation Department on Tuesday, Sept. 1, approved a recommendation stating that airlines should possess discretion in whether to allow passengers to make phone calls during flights….

AMERICAN investors were seriously woken up when the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 1,000 points minutes after the market opened on Monday, Aug. 24 in a worldwide wave of selling…

Gov. Brown expected to sign The state Senate on Monday, Aug. 24, approved a measure that would allow about 5,000 California high school students that fulfilled graduation requirements this year…

A recent study from the Pew Research Center suggests that subconscious preferences for different racial groups persist, even among multiracial adults. Researchers at Pew say that “most humans display a…

A California Senate committee has approved a measure that would increase the state’s gas tax by 12 cents per gallon as a means of addressing California’s transportation crisis. The new…

According to a new study, the California drought has some serious effects. If the drought were to continue for two to three years, rural communities and wildlife would suffer most–but urban…

LOS ANGELES – The executive directors of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) and FilAm ARTS formally announced Wednesday, Aug. 19, that they will be transitioning out of their leadership…

A hospital in Los Angeles announced Wednesday, August 19 that some of its patients have contracted an antibiotic-resistant “superbug,” which has been linked to a type of medical scope used…

Over the weekend, firefighter crews continued battling against wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in the West and forced hundreds to evacuate. Calmer weather on Sunday, August 16 helped…

For the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, 18 Million Rising, an Asian American digital activist group, launched a new Indiegogo campaign to create a translation matching app designed…

First-time high in consumer auto debt, little change in mortgage debt A surge in Sweden in new loans for cars and trucks hit a 10-year high in the second quarter…

THE number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the overall trend continued to point to a strengthening labor market. Initial claims for state…

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan to divert at least 1,000 low-level, mentally-ill inmates out of jails and into a new facility focused on mental…

For the first time in more than 54 years, the American flag on Friday, Aug. 14, was raised over the restored US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, marking the end of…