Senate to vote on budget compromise
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…
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Pacquiao: ‘I thought I won the fight’
People’s Champ to undergo surgery for shoulder injury, faces lawsuits WHEN the 12th round of the Fight of the Century came to a close on Saturday, May 2, Manny Pacquiao raised…
Study shows millennials more involved in politics, remain ‘hopeful’ in government
A POLL from Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) surveyed millennials 18-29 years old found that nearly half are not confident in the fairness of the American justice system, but despite…
Proud Filipinos on The Money Team
With the much-anticipated boxing match just days away, fans are proudly declaring whose side they’re on. But not all Filipinos are supporting Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather’s personal assistant, Marikit “Kitchie” Laurico,…
Supreme Court hears historic marriage equality case
Justices remain divided over redefining marriage ARGUMENTS were underway at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 28, in a spell of potentially landmark cases that could determine once and for all…
US House committee approves advisory council for human trafficking issues
THE House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill on Thursday, April 23 that creates a survivors-led advisory council to guide and recommend federal policies and programs related to human trafficking….
Pope to visit Cuba en route to US in September
POPE Francis will stop by Cuba on his way to the United States in September, the Vatican said Wednesday, April 22. His planned trip comes months after he assisted in…
Republicans conflicted over gay marriage ahead of Supreme Court decision
Record number of Americans show public support for same-sex unions AS the Supreme Court prepares to weigh the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, Republican presidential contenders have insisted they have “no problem”…
Comcast aborts bid to acquire Time Warner
Broadband company Comcast abandoned its $45 million bid to acquire Time Warner Cable on Friday, April 24 after facing fierce opposition from consumers and a likely veto from US regulators….
Surge in US home purchases leads to rising prices
US homebuyers flooded back into the real estate market in March, pushing up sales and prices at the start of the spring buying season. Sales of existing homes jumped 6.1…
Senate agrees on human trafficking bill, paves way for Lynch’s confirmation as attorney general
AFTER weeks of negotiations, the Senate on Tuesday, April 21, agreed to pass a human trafficking bill that would strengthen criminal penalties. The move clears the way for the chamber’s…
New study finds severe toll on mental health of undocumented immigrant youth
THE University of California, Los Angeles Dream Resource Center released an inclusive new study on Tuesday, April 21, which looks at the mental health of one of the nation’s most…
Older Filipinos among highest AAPI household incomes
Study shows AAPIs uninsured due to high healthcare costs A THREE-part AARP study published earlier this year on the health and healthcare of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders revealed that various…
White House Task Force creates integration plan for immigrants
THE White House Task Force on New Americans took an important step in immigration reform on April 15 with a new report that outlines the federal government’s goals to strengthen…
Congress approves bill reshaping Medicare policies for doctors
AFTER years of failed attempts and growing complaints, lawmakers from both parties finally banded together Wednesday, April 15 as Congress approved legislation that permanently recasts how Medicare will reimburse physicians….
Equal Pay Day illustrates the gender gap in wages
APRIL 14 marked Equal Pay Day, a holiday that highlights an ongoing issue in gender equality: the federal wage. The Tuesday date, originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity…
Fil-Ams react to presidential candidates for 2016
Sen. Marco Rubio and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton officially announce run CANDIDATES vying to be the next US president are coming forward. Hillary Rodham Clinton – former secretary…
AAPI community organizations make push for immigrants to apply for DACA
THERE are roughly 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the US today, and 1.5 million of those are Asian Americans. In California alone, at least 40,000 of the half a million…
Starbucks now offers employees 4 years of college tuition
Starbucks will now offer four years of free college tuition to its employees, up from its previous tuition plan of two years, the coffee company announced on Monday, April 6,…
Jury reaches verdict in Boston Marathon bombing trial
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty of all 30 charges in deadly attack Almost two years after two pressure-cooker bombs exploded through a crowd of spectators near the finish line of the…
Obama issues executive order against ‘malicious and threatening’ cyberattacks
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has declared a “national emergency” against cyberattacks. The President signed an executive order on Wednesday, April 1 to authorize sanctions against criminals who engage in “significant malicious”…
McDonald’s workers remain displeased with company $10-per-hour wage hike
LABOR organizers dissatisfied with McDonald’s Corp’s announcement on Wednesday, April 1, to boost the minimum hourly wage for about 90,000 employees to $10 by July 1, conducted nationwide demonstrations Thursday,…
SF police chief moves to fire officers for racist texts
SAN Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr recommended that several officers allegedly involved in the exchange of “reprehensible” text messages about lynching Blacks and burning crosses, among other topics, be fired….
Delay in executive action on immigration ‘harms cities and counties nationwide’
State and city leaders file a joint legal brief LEADERS from more than 70 cities and counties nationwide joined a legal brief filed Monday, April 6, asking the US District…
Report: Low-income AAPIs financially vulnerable, lack access to financial mainstream
A NEW report released by the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPCD) indicates a growing financial vulnerability among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), despite being…
US pledges greenhouse gas emissions cut to UN
The Obama administration on Tuesday, March 31, pledged to take further steps in addressing climate change by cutting United States greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent, based on…
Boston Marathon bombing trial continues
Prosecution shows victims’ gruesome autopsies PROSECUTORS rested their case on Monday, March 30 in the Boston Marathon bombing trial, after a morning full of grisly testimony from physicians who conducted…
Trade group sues FCC for net neutrality rules
A trade group and broadband provider on Monday, March 23, sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) due to new net neutrality rules, claiming they overstep the government’s authority. The U.S….
Federal judge threatens sanctions on Obama’s executive order on immigration
A FEDERAL judge on Thursday, March 19, threatened to sanction the Justice Department if it is found that government lawyers misled him about the implementation of President Barack Obama’s executive…
AAPI community leaders get ‘Ready For Hillary’
LOS ANGELES – Community leaders, activists and political leaders in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and Los Angeles County on Thursday, March 19, gathered in Downtown LA’s Chinatown…