Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
CERRITOS’ first Filipino-American mayor, Mark Pulido, was re-elected to serve the Southern California city for an additional term on the city council. “Thank you, Cerritos, for re-electing me to the…
A young Filipino-American, Robert “Bobby” Murphy, 26, is on Forbes list of world billionaires for 2015. Co-founder of the popular social media app Snapchat with his fraternity brother Evan Spiegel,…
Federal officials on Tuesday, March 3, searched through dozens of Southern California locations, raiding through “maternity hotels,” where foreign women allegedly give birth for the sole purpose of having a…
President Barack Obama signed a law on Wednesday, March 4 that will guarantee the funding of the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the fiscal year. His signature puts…
Federal officials on Tuesday, March 3, searched through dozens of Southern California locations, raiding through “maternity hotels,” where foreign women allegedly give birth for the sole purpose of having a…
POLICE shot and killed a homeless man on Skid Row Sunday afternoon, March 1 during a struggle where he “forcibly grabbed” a rookie officer’s gun, Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said….
CALIFORNIA voters will get to weigh in on the state’s plastic bag ban, after opponents of the law collected and submitted enough signatures necessary to qualify a November 2016 referendum…
THE US House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 3, passed a $40-billion spending bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the fiscal year, averting a…
AS California enters what is likely its fourth straight year of drought, hundreds of farmers in the Central Valley were told on Friday, Feb. 27, they will receive zero water…
POLICE shot and killed a homeless man on Skid Row Sunday afternoon, March 1 during a struggle where he “forcibly grabbed” a rookie officer’s gun, Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said….
Internet now regulated as a public utility THE Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday, Feb. 26 to regulate broadband Internet service as a public utility. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said…
THE Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted this week, to help eligible immigrants apply for President Barack Obama’s contested executive deferred action program, even as the fate of the…
THE United States has proposed analyzing DNA from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative seeking to gain a better understanding of human disease and…
Filipinos demonstrate support AT A public hearing on CIT Group’s $3.4 billion takeover of OneWest Bank, supporters said the merger would benefit minority groups and poor neighborhoods, while critics said…
Filipinos demonstrate support AT A public hearing on CIT Group’s $3.4 billion takeover of OneWest Bank, supporters said the merger would benefit minority groups and poor neighborhoods, while critics said…
THE Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted this week, to help eligible immigrants apply for President Barack Obama’s contested executive deferred action program, even as the fate of the…
State officials announced on Feb. 20 a Covered California special enrollment period to accommodate taxpayers who are now just realizing they are subject to a fine without health coverage. “We…
President Barack Obama on Tuesday, Feb. 24, swiftly rejected bipartisan-backed legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline, marking the third veto he has issued throughout his presidency. “The presidential power to…
In a report published Feb. 23 by the Center for American Progress, analysis estimates that deporting all 5 million beneficiaries of President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration would cost…
RETAIL giant Walmart announced Thursday, Feb. 19, that it will raise pay for 500,000 employees, among a number of other changes that are expected to benefit workers, customers and the…
NEXT week, on March 4, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on the controversial issue of health insurance tax credits detailed in King v. Burwell, a case dealing with…
AN undocumented Filipino was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of three at an Ohio bar in March last year. Igmidio “Roger” Mista, 34, accepted a…
THE US Justice Department on Monday, Feb. 23, filed a request for an emergency court ruling that would allow President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration to move forward. The…
25 February 2015 – The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles has announced that it will move to its new location at 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA…
A federal judge ruled Thursday, Feb. 19, that American Express violated US antitrust laws by prohibiting merchants from requesting that customers use other credit cards. American Express typically charges merchants…
CARSON, Calif. – Community leaders and residents gathered Friday morning, Feb. 20, to voice and encourage support for a possible football stadium in the city that would be shared by the…
INFECTED bacteria from contaminated medical instruments is suspected in a “superbug” outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center that has infected at least seven patients, two of whom died….
MORE than 11 million individuals signed up for or renewed health insurance under options made available through the Affordable Care Act, the White House announced Tuesday, Feb. 17. “The Affordable…
INFECTED bacteria from contaminated medical instruments is suspected in a “superbug” outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center that has infected at least seven patients, two of whom died….
A powerful explosion at an oil refinery on Wednesday morning ripped apart structures and shook homes for miles around the blast site in southern Los Angeles County. The Torrance ExxonMobil…
