Pope Francis announces Sept. 2015 visit to US
Pope Francis has officially announced that he will visit the US in September 2015. On Monday, the Pope made the announcement at Vatican City’s Synod Hall, during an international conference…
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Doctor with Ebola dies in US
A SURGEON who treated patients in Sierra Leone died of Ebola on Monday, November 17. Dr. Martin Salia, became the second person to die of the disease in the United…
Covered California’s enrollment period reopens
Statewide bus tour campaign launched LOS ANGELES —Covered California, the state’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act, has launched a bus tour campaign to spread awareness about health care options….
Covered California’s enrollment period reopens
Statewide bus tour campaign launched LOS ANGELES —Covered California, the state’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act, has launched a bus tour campaign to spread awareness about health care options….
O’Farrell calls for continued support of Haiyan relief efforts
LOS ANGELES — A year after Typhoon Haiyan slammed the Tacloban shoreline, the Philippines and other worldwide organizations have been working vigorously to continue rebuilding and recovering the land from…
Garcetti bound for Asia trade mission
LOS ANGELES —Mayor Eric Garcetti will leave the country this weekend for a trade mission in Asia, with stops in China, South Korea and Japan. The countries, respectively, are the…
Honda recalls 170,000 units due to faulty airbags
On Thursday, Nov. 13, Honda said that a Malaysian driver died after her airbag exploded in a July accident, marking the fifth fatality related to faulty equipment and the first…
Plastic waste potential source of fuel
Every year, Americans throw away tons of plastic. In 2012, Americans dumped 32 million tons of plastic into the trash, according to an Environmental Protection Agency report. While many plastic…
Garcetti bound for Asia trade mission
LOS ANGELES —Mayor Eric Garcetti will leave the country this weekend for a trade mission in Asia, with stops in China, South Korea and Japan. The countries, respectively, are the…
O’Farrell calls for continued support of Haiyan relief efforts
LOS ANGELES — A year after Typhoon Haiyan slammed the Tacloban shoreline, the Philippines and other worldwide organizations have been working vigorously to continue rebuilding and recovering the land from…
Obama could announce immigration reform plan by next week
UP to 5 million undocumented immigrants could soon be granted amnesty through an executive order President Barack Obama is expected to announce when he returns to the United States from…
California restriction on concealed guns could end, court says
A LANDMARK new ruling on Nov. 12 by a federal appeals panel could change California’s laws for the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment case decision by the 9th US…
California restriction on concealed guns could end, court says
A LANDMARK new ruling on Nov. 12 by a federal appeals panel could change California’s laws for the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment case decision by the 9th US…
City attorneys to review cases for Proposition 47
When California voters approved Proposition 47 on Nov. 4, California became the first state in the country to reduce drug possession offenses to misdemeanors. Advocates of the legislation say the…
Caesar’s Entertainment proposes $1 billion project in Manila
Ceasar’s Palace announced its proposal to build a $1 billion, fully integrated resort in Manila, at the side of idle government property next to Ninoy Aquino’s International Airport (NAIA)’s Terminal…
US, China reach ‘historic’ climate change agreement
Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama reached a deal on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the next several…
Filipinos seek formal acknowledgment for WWII vets
DURING World War II, more than 250,000 Filipinos signed up to fight alongside the United States of America. Nearly 70 years later, many remain unsatisfied with the lack of formal…
City attorneys to review cases for Proposition 47
When California voters approved Proposition 47 on Nov. 4, California became the first state in the country to reduce drug possession offenses to misdemeanors. Advocates of the legislation say the…
China suspected of breaching data in USPS computer networks
CHINESE government hackers are suspected of hacking computer networks of the United States Postal Service (USPS), jeopardizing the information of more than 800,000 employees. The FBI informed the Postal Service…
Reports reveal AT&T, Verizon track users’ web activity
WIRELESS giants AT&T and Verizon may be violating privacy laws with coding that tracks its users’ web activity. Recent reports have revealed that these telecommunications providers have been tracking more…
UC system plans to increase tuition by 5%
Gov. Brown, student against hike Administrators at the University of California proposed a new plan to increase tuition by as much as 5 percent in the next five years, drawing…
Unused vaccines cost California nearly $1 million per year
FLU season can begin as early as October each year, at which time thousands of free and affordable vaccines are available to the public. But according to a report from…
Over 2 million recalled GM cars not repaired
Nearly half of 2.59 million recalled General Motors vehicles remain unrepaired nine months after the automaker issued a recall due to faulty ignition switches. As of Oct. 31, a total…
Hyundai, Kia fined $100 million for overstating fuel economy
South Korean auto companies Hyundai and Kia owe a $100 million fine for exaggerating the fuel economy estimates of 1.2 million cars. An investigation conducted by the Department of Justice…
Unused vaccines cost California nearly $1 million per year
FLU season can begin as early as October each year, at which time thousands of free and affordable vaccines are available to the public. But according to a report from…
UC system plans to increase tuition by 5%
Gov. Brown, student against hike Administrators at the University of California proposed a new plan to increase tuition by as much as 5 percent in the next five years, drawing…
Cuomo re-elected New York Governor
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was re-elected for a second term Tuesday in the 2014 midterm election. Cuomo garnered 54 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting…
Poll claims majority of Asian Americans voted for Democrats during midterms
ASIAN Americans tend to support Democratic candidates in congressional elections by more than a two-to-one margin, a pre-election poll conducted in three states found. The study, called the 2014 Asian…
Fil-Ams vie for local seats in Southern California elections
For the Filipino-American community, voter turnout slightly increased during recent elections, but things slowed down during this year’s midterms. Analysts believe a non-competitive race for governor and the lack of…
Fil-Ams vie for local seats in Southern California elections
For the Filipino-American community, voter turnout slightly increased during recent elections, but things slowed down during this year’s midterms. Analysts believe a non-competitive race for governor and the lack of…