Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
THE battle between Silicon Valley-based tech industry giant Apple and federal law enforcement over access to encrypted cell phone data has continued, with privacy concerns against an investigation over national…
CALIFORNIA Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday, March 1, signed into law three bills designed to avoid a $1.1-billion cutoff in federal funding for Medi-Cal, which provides health insurance coverage to…
Tuesday, March 1 was a big day on the road to November’s presidential elections. Unofficially nicknamed “Super Tuesday,” it is when a dozen states (and one US territory) held nominating contests…
TECH giant Apple and the FBI faced off Tuesday, March 1, in front of the House Judiciary Committee, arguing whether the agency should have the right to compel technology companies…
HEAVY showers were expected in drought-stricken California this past February, but it ended up being the second hottest with an average low temperature of 65.9 degrees. “Everyone’s been asking, ‘Where’s…
ACCORDING to a new CNN/ORC International poll, Donald Trump is not leading among US voters after all. The poll, which sampled at least 1,000 telephone interviews with American adults between…
AN Uber driver was charged Monday, Feb. 22, for six counts of murder, two counts of assault with intent to commit murder and eight charges of using a firearm while…
UNDER new provisions of a law signed by President Barack Obama this week, federal officials will enforce an 86-year-old ban on importing goods that were produced by children or slaves….
A LITTLE over a week after a Chinese American former NYPD officer was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and official misconduct in a November 2014 death of an unarmed black…
AN updated study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found that undocumented immigrants who reside in California collectively paid almost $3.2 billion in state and local taxes…
IN the last two years, the US economy saw its fastest decline in unemployment since the 1980s and concluded its best years of job growth since the 1990s, according to…
SATURDAY, Feb. 20 proved an important day for big-name candidates, including Donald Trump, who won his second consecutive presidential primary in South Carolina, advancing in the race for the Republican…
WHILE the fate of President Barack Obama’s executive actions on programs to expand deferred action for undocumented immigrants has yet to be decided by the US Supreme Court, individuals eligible…
LOS ANGELES — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday, Feb. 17, met with the Filipino community at the end of his working visit to the United States. More than 800…
SUPREME Court Justice Antonin Scalia, known for his fiery, sharp rhetoric and ultra-conservative views, died in his sleep, as confirmed by the US Marshals Service and the Supreme Court. He…
A FILIPINO man who admitted to conducting surveillance for a law enforcement task force in the Philippines linked to the disappearance of a number of opposition politicians was deported to…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama on Friday, Feb. 12, designated three new national monuments over a land area of 1.8 million acres that will protect Southern California deserts. The move will create…
THE sixth Democratic debate aired Thursday, Feb. 11 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, hosted by PBS NewsHour. It was the second debate between only former First Lady and US Secretary…
Over half a million voters cast ballots on Tuesday, Feb. 9 in the New Hampshire primary, a large turnout across the small Northeastern state. Businessman Donald Trump and Vermont Senator…
INDIVIDUALS who suffer concussions are at an increased risk of up to four times for suicide even years after their injury, a new study from Canada suggests. Researchers examined the…
WARMER, summer-like temperatures have permeated Southern California, despite the fact the region was anticipated to be hit with rainy weather from El Niño at this time. On Sunday, Feb. 7,…
THE top US intelligence official said on Tuesday, Feb. 9 that ISIS was likely to attempt direct attacks on the US through the coming year, and that the group was…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama sent Congress his eighth and final budget of his presidency on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The proposal includes a spending record of $4.1 trillion on a number of…
ABOUT 605,000 undocumented immigrants residing in California were granted driver’s license in 2015, the first year that the state has permitted them to do so, according to a news release…
LOS ANGELES — 17-year-old Cedrick Argueta was honored on Tuesday, Feb. 9 by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education for earning a perfect score on his…
CONSUMING high doses of fiber through fruits and vegetables during adolescence may reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer compared to those who eat less dietary fiber, a new…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama is set to propose a $10-per-barrel oil tax as a means of funding a “21st century clean transportation system,” the White House announced Thursday, Feb. 4. The…
SAN Fernando Valley residents have been impacted for nearly three months by a natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon, and a government gas company is being held responsible. The South…
IT turns out that consuming seafood at least once per week can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. Although seafood is known to contain mercury, scientists delved…
TOYOTA Motor Credit Corp. will pay $21.9 million to black and Asian Pacific Islander borrowers in a settlement over allegations of discriminatory lending, the US Department of Justice and Consumer…
