The National Asian American Coalition (NAAC) has teamed up with OneWest Bank to offer financial education services to Filipinos. On Tuesday, Dec. 23, representatives from OneWest Bank visited Island Pacific…
MY husband and I almost always host a family reunion Christmas party at our home, especially this year when my Mother is celebrating her first Christmas in America after my…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
North Korea suffers Internet attack On Tuesday, Dec. 23, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a limited theatrical release of its comedy “The Interview” beginning Christmas Day, putting back into theaters a…
An important part of Christmas is buying gifts for loved ones. Filipinos are busy filling their balikbayan boxes with pasalubong, to send to their families “back home.” The pasalubong may…
IT almost seems like the year 2014 was full of love for many showbiz couples. There were a lot of engagement announcements and proposals, as well as weddings. Here are…
The Christmas season has always been the perfect opportunity for gatherings among families and friends since every Filipino celebration is never without food nor reunion. However, not all those who…
Regardless of which part of the world you live in or which country you were born, part of your cultural upbringing will always include traditions and superstitions. Traditions, for the most…
Tips from Balitang America’s Steve Angeles As the New Year approaches, we tend to jot down a list of resolutions, whether it’s staying organized or saving more money. One resolution…
“WE should not lose sight of the bigger picture which is to get justice. And since criminal jurisdiction is with us, we would be able to try [US Marine PFC…
FOR many people, Christmas is “the happiest season of all,” and “the most wonderful time of the year.” It is a Christian holiday that honors the birth of Jesus Christ….
Chapter 13 confirmed ON DEC. 17, the court approved my client’s Chapter 13 case in Riverside. In Riverside, the 341 meetings presided by the Chapter 13 trustee are held in…
Everybody has a story to tell. But we stop telling stories when we start to lose that sort of time—pausing time, reflecting time, wondering, while life rushes us along. Very…
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…
THE California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will miss a Jan. 1, 2015 deadline for regulations regarding future cars, as regulators are still determining how safe driverless units are. Until…
FBI investigators have linked the costly Sony Pictures cyber attack, which exposed sensitive corporate information including terrorist threats against moviegoers, to North Korea. The hack also prompted the studio to…
FILIPINOS are excited about the coming of Pope Francis to the Philippines on January 15-19, 2015. As many Filipinos would say, “This is a good start for the New Year!”…
DESPITE all the crises and challenges our kababayans have experienced in 2014, the Filipino spirit in us continue to rise above them all and look for reasons and means to…
I FIRST heard the expression from David Tanner, country manager of Beecham Products at the time that our ad agency was helping the British corporate giant establish a foothold in…
• Gambling winnings are always taxable and must be reported on your tax return – with or without form W-2G. • Gambling income includes winnings from lotteries, raffles, horse and…
A JURY in Santa Clara County recently issued a verdict of $16.5 million against an online dating website service for disseminating members’ private information to thousands of websites that members did…
IF you’re one of the many people who got approved for loan modification many years ago under the HAMP Program, chances are that you obtained a low interest rate of…
