Honda fined $70 million for underreporting deaths, injuries
Federal authorities imposed a total of $70 million in fines against Honda Motor Co. for failing to report more than a decade’s worth of deaths, injuries and warranty claims. The…
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New Congress convenes with Republicans in charge
REPUBLICANS assumed full control of both chambers of Congress for the first time in eight years, on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Republican leaders met keenly to get President Barack Obama’s signature…
Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber
THE process of jury selection for the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began this week under tight security. The case could be the nation’s most closely watched…
Number of police gun deaths increase nationwide
California is leading state IN 2014, 126 law enforcement officers were killed nationwide in the line of duty—a 24 percent jump since 2013, according to an annual report from the…
US jobless claims rise, labor markets setting
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected during the last week, but the trend remained consistent with sustained strength in the labor market….
GM announces three recalls on New Year
General Motors on Thursday, Jan. 1, announced three new recalls affecting more than 92,000 SUVs and pickup trucks. The recall includes certain 2011 to 2012 models and some 2007 to…
Smartphones are reshaping human brains, study finds
Smartphones have been accused of adversely affecting the brain, but researchers have found that fingertip interaction with touchscreens also results in increased brain activity. A new study published in the…
Oil industry headed for worst price plunge in years
On Dec. 31, the last trading day of the year, the selloff in oil markets continued even as US data showed a greater-than-expected decline in inventory. Oil is headed for…
Apple faces lawsuit for allegedly misrepresenting device storage capacity
Two iPhone users have launched a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the company misrepresents storage on certain devices after users upgrade to the iOS 8 operating system. Miami residents Paul Orshan…
US marks end of 13-year war in Afghanistan
IN a ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 28, in Kabul, the United States and NATO formally ended the 13-year war in Afghanistan. “Thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and…
Nearly 1.2M cards affected in Staples security hack
About 1.16 million customer payment cards were affected in an October security breach at Staples, compromising cardholder names, card numbers, expiration dates and verification codes. The office retailer stated in…
USPS looks to e-commerce to boost mailing business
With eight years of fiscal losses in the books, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is turning to e-commerce to boost its money numbers. “Really it started almost at the…
About 1,400 Walmart stores affected by minimum wage hikes in 2015
National minimum wage hikes set to take place in 2015 will affect the base salaries of workers at 1,434 Walmart locations in the United States, according to an internal memo…
FCC to adopt net neutrality rules in early 2015
THE Federal Communications Commission will adopt net neutrality rules in early 2015, possibly as soon as February, though observers have not predicted what those rules will look like. The FCC…
LA Christmas Day fire rips through motel
ON Christmas evening, six people, including two who were severely burned, were hospitalized after a sudden fire ripped through a three-story residential motel in the Westlake area of Los Angeles,…
Black teen shot by white cop in Berkeley, Mo.
A WHITE Missouri police officer fatally shot a black teenager at a gas station on Tuesday, Dec. 23 in Berkeley, Mo. a neighboring town just two miles from Ferguson, where…
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Obama’s immigration plans
A FEDERAL judge on Tuesday, Dec. 23, turned down an Arizona sheriff’s lawsuit claiming that President Barack Obama’s recently-announced executive action on immigration was unconstitutional. US District Court Judge Beryl…
Police departments warned after assassination of two New York City cops
POLICE departments and union leaders nationwide are warning officials to wear bulletproof vests and avoid making inflammatory comments on social media after two New York City Police Department officers were…
Sprint sued for ‘cramming’ unauthorized phone charges
THE Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday, Dec. 17, sued Sprint for “cramming” its customers by illegally billing them for millions of dollars in unauthorized charges. “Consumers ended up paying…
AAPI community drives forward with AB60 implementation for California
LOS ANGELES – There are 416,000 undocumented Asian Americans in the state of California, according to a report. That means thousands of drivers on the road who cannot get a proper…
Obama: 2014 ‘a breakthrough year for America’
PRESIDENT Obama said on Friday, Dec. 19 that 2014 has been “a breakthrough year for America,” focusing on achievements of the past 12 months and the prospect of compromise with…
California receives $5 million for earthquake alert system
THE $1.1 trillion spending bill approved by Congress included an allocation of $5 million toward an earthquake warning system in California that would begin next year. Scientists have attempted to…
Public funds growing oil rail transportation industry
SAFETY concerns are accompanying a rising number of oil-laden freight trains throughout various cities in America, and a Reuters report shows that taxpayers in certain areas are financing the expansion…
Calif. needs 11 trillion gallons of water to recover from drought
A new analysis by NASA scientists reveals that it would take approximately 11 trillion gallons of water to remedy the drought that has plagued the Golden State for the last…
Impact of Obama’s executive actions on AAPI Community
PRESIDENT Barrack Obama’s executive action on immigration reform announced last month will affect many communities and families, granting at least 5 million undocumented immigrants protection from deportation should they meet…
Asian Americans react after Garner decision
THE Staten Island case of Eric Garner, the African-American man killed in a chokehold involving an unindicted New York City police officer, has made headlines all over the world and…
Two possible LA fire witnesses…
AUTHORITIES investigating a massive fire that engulfed an entire apartment building complex under construction in downtown Los Angeles are seeking two men captured on video near the scene around the…
Rise in US factory production signals strength in economy
MANUFACTURING output in the US hit its biggest gain in nine months in November, surpassing Wall Street’s 0.5 percent growth estimate for that month. The overall industrial capacity used was…
MasterCard, Visa sued for WikiLeaks donations blockade
TWO major global payment technology companies are being sued in the United States by the hosting service provider used by WikiLeaks for blocking payments to the website. American lawyers representing…
Congress avoids govt shutdown
A GOVERNMENT shutdown slated by midnight of Friday, Dec. 12 was narrowly averted after the House of Representatives approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep Congress open through September….