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…
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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…
SIPA celebrates 43rd anniversary
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) held its 43rd anniversary awards and benefit dinner on Thursday, March 12 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. A Filipino-owned restaurant called the Park’s Finest…
Honda recalls additional 105,000 vehicles due to faulty air bags
Automaker Honda announced Thursday, March 19, the addition of nearly 105,000 vehicles to its increasing number of recalls due to defective driver’s side air bags. Vehicles added to the list…
Target to raise hourly minimum wage to $9
Retail giant Target will raise the minimum wage next month for all its employees to $9 per hour. Target’s announcement signifies the growing competition for lower paid workers, as unemployment has declined…
GOP offers new budget plan cutting into Medicare
House Republicans on Tuesday, March 17 unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget plan for next year which effectively breaks tight budget limits on military spending, but promises bigger cuts to social…
Labor group seeks to hold McDonald’s chain responsible for employee safety
A UNION-backed group is seeking to hold McDonald’s Corporation accountable under federal rules for worker-safety violations at its franchised restaurants, expanding a continuing labor effort to reduce historical protections for…
White House budget director: ‘Obama won’t lock in spending caps’
PRESIDENT Barack Obama will not accept action by Congress that “locks in” spending caps enacted in 2011, said White House budget director Shaun Donovan on Thursday, March 12, as Republicans…
Maker of Children’s Tylenol pleads guilty to selling liquid meds with metal particles
The maker of Children’s Tylenol pleaded guilty Tuesday, March 10, to a federal criminal charge of selling over-the-counter liquid medicine contaminated with metal particles. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of…
Justice Department report finds racial discrimination in Ferguson investigation
In a new report, an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice concluded that the Ferguson, Mo. police department and the city’s municipal court engaged in a “pattern and practice”…
Obama signs ‘Student Aid Bill of Rights’ to assist borrowers
President Barack Obama on Tuesday, March 10, signed a “Student Aid Bill of Rights” to help students deal with continually rising college loans. “Higher education has never been more important,…
