Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
LOS ANGELES – Nearly a half-million Californians–200,000 in Los Angeles County–are experiencing changes in their health insurance status through the state’s new Cal MediConnect. The pilot program is being tested…
LOS ANGELES — A proposed statewide law which seeks to provide health care coverage for California’s remaining uninsured could create new fees on remittances and driver’s license applications as a…
LOS ANGELES – Good news for frequent flyers. Getting to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) may have just become easier with the arrival of a new bus line that will…
The death of Steven Sotloff, the recent American journalist who was shown being beheaded in a video released Tuesday by Islamic militant terrorist group ISIS, has left a family in…
LOS ANGELES — A driver was badly injured after his car collided with Metrolink train No. 220 on Tuesday afternoon in Burbank, according to local police. The driver, 79-year-old Fawaz Khalil…
LOS ANGELES — A driver was badly injured after his car collided with Metrolink train No. 220 on Tuesday afternoon in Burbank, according to local police. The driver, 79-year-old Fawaz Khalil…
A FIL-AM teenager from New Jersey who managed to slip through the security of the World Trade Center in New York, was sentenced last September 3. Sixteen-year-old Justin Casquejo was…
California is a signature away from implementing prohibition to single-use plastic bags, after the Senate passed Senate Bill 270 on a vote of 22-15 last Friday, Aug. 29. The measure…
California is a signature away from implementing prohibition to single-use plastic bags, after the Senate passed Senate Bill 270 on a vote of 22-15 last Friday, Aug. 29. The measure…
AN immigration rights protest rally in front of the White House went sour after U.S. Park Police arrested nearly 150 people; among them immigrants, labor and religious leaders, elected officials,…
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Eric Garcetti formally introduced his plan to boost the city’s minimum wage to $13.25 an hour by 2017. In his remarks at a Labor Day rally…
Supporters Hail Victory for Bipartisanship, Economy and California Taxpayers San Diego – Last Friday, after hearing arguments from both sides in the lawsuit aimed at blocking California’s new Prevailing Wage…
LOS ANGELES – A fashion brand that uses banig, or hand-woven sleeping mats, for its fashion accessories is looking for help in recovering and rebuilding their facilities, and the lives of…
Filipino-American Assemblymember Rob Bonta’s innovative small business bill passed the leigslature with “strong bipartisan support” and now awaits the approval of Governor Jerry Brown. Bonta believes in the incredible importance…
Plan calls for $13.25 an hour by 2017 LOS ANGELES – City mayor Eric Garcetti has reportedly been in talks with business groups to develop a plan to raise the…
Charles Vacca, 39, was teaching a harmless nine-year-old how to aim and shoot with an automatic weapon at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in Arizona, where he works. “All…
Reprinted with permission from New American Media. Original news report by Ngoc Nguyen. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, federal legislation that was signed into law…
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Napa Valley/Solano County region of Northern California on Sunday, August 24, damaging homes and local wineries and collapsing structures. Thousands as far as 200…
SILVER LAKE — Fresh ideas are needed for a design contest geared toward promoting ‘keeping it clean’ and responsible dog park etiquette at one of the most popular parks in…
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Napa Valley/Solano County region of Northern California on Sunday, August 24, damaging homes and local wineries and collapsing structures. Thousands as far as 200…
LOS ANGELES – A major case against four alleged terrorist suspects, one of them Filipino, from the Inland Empire, has begun its second week of trial. Ontario resident Ralph Deleon,…
LOS ANGELES – A Filipino-American activist played a key role in the administration of first aid to a journalist who was caught in a cloud of tear gas while he…
LOS ANGELES – A former school cafeteria worker, turned teacher will take over the National Education Association (NEA) on Sept. 1, 2014. Lily Eskelsen García is the first Latina to…
LOS ANGELES – A major case against four alleged terrorist suspects, one of them Filipino, from the Inland Empire, has begun its second week of trial. Ontario resident Ralph Deleon,…
As part of ‘1 of 11 Million’ campaign LOS ANGELES — Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino American journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who is arguably the most visible undocumented immigrant in America right…
Filipino lesbian couple Jay Mercado and Shirley Tan tied the knot on Tuesday, August 19, after years of fighting for marriage and immigration reform for the LGBT community. The pair…
Filipino lesbian couple Jay Mercado and Shirley Tan tied the knot on Tuesday, August 19, after years of fighting for marriage and immigration reform for the LGBT community. The pair…
SAN DIEGO, August 21, 2014 — To address the need for user-friendly information on how to use personal technology, AARP TEK is offering free hands-on education sessions for the Chinese…
LOS ANGELES – The fraud trial against embattled car dealer Eminiano “Jun” Reodica, Jr., scheduled on Tuesday, August 19, has been moved again by the court to a later date…
LOS ANGELES – Many people in the United States cannot even begin to imagine what life is like for undocumented immigrants and their families. The lack of understanding has led…
