Margaret Cho Slams Arizona GOP For Sitcom Pic Blunder
Margaret Cho brought an Asian American family to television with her 1994 sitcom “All-American Girl” — and the Arizona GOP just used the show’s photo to represent their support of Asian Americans. As...
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Ed Skrein Leaves ‘Hellboy’ Reboot After Whitewashing Controversy
English actor Ed Skrein took to Twitter to inform followers and fans of his decision to step down from the upcoming “Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen” movie to make space for a more culturally...
View ArticleS. Korea Braces For Another Possible N. Korea Missile Test
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is closely watching North Korea over the possibility it may launch another intercontinental ballistic missile as soon as Saturday when it celebrates its founding...
View ArticleSolemn, Personal Ceremonies As US Commemorates 9/11
NEW YORK — Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal ceremony....
View ArticleChina Looks At Ending Sales Of Gasoline Cars
BEIJING — China is joining France and Britain in announcing plans to end sales of gasoline and diesel cars. China’s industry ministry is developing a timetable to end production and sale of traditional...
View ArticlePriyanka Chopra Urges More Syria Refugee Help
AMMAN, Jordan — The world must do more to help Syrian refugee children get an education, actress Priyanka Chopra said after chatting and joking with young refugees at an after-school center in Jordan’s...
View ArticleUN Takes Up North Korea After Latest Missile Launch
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon hurtling over U.S. ally Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean...
View ArticleAt More US Colleges, Video Gamers Get the Varsity Treatment
BOSTON — In some ways, they’re like typical college athletes. They’re on varsity teams. They train for hours between classes. Some get hefty scholarships. But instead of playing sports, they’re playing...
View ArticleAfter 70 Years, Filipino Vets of WWII to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
Filipino and Filipino American veterans of World War II will receive the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony on Oct. 25 honoring their courage and heroism which helped guide the Allied forces to...
View ArticleAt UN, Trump Threatens To ‘Totally Destroy’ North Korea
UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea if the nation’s “Rocket man” leader does not abandon his...
View ArticleRohingya Muslims Are Being Wiped Off Myanmar’s Map
YANGON, Myanmar — For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, the minority ethnic group is being wiped off the map. After a series of...
View ArticleKim Fires Off Insults at Trump and Hints at Weapons Test
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lobbed a string of insults at President Donald Trump on Friday, calling him a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard” and hinting at a frightening new...
View ArticleNorth Korean Diplomat Says Trump Has ‘Declared War’
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that President Donald Trump’s tweet that leader Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer” was “a declaration of war” against his country by the...
View ArticleDirector Turns to Virtual Reality to Tastefully Show Tragedy
SEOUL, South Korea — For 25 years filmmaker Gina Kim wanted to make a movie about the true story of a South Korean sex worker killed by an American soldier, but struggled with how to do so without...
View ArticleJapanese British Author Kazuo Ishiguro Awarded Nobel Prize
Kazuo Ishiguro has just been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, according to the New York Times. The Japanese British author has penned modern classics and tour de forces such as “The Remains...
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Steve Aoki Takes A Knee With Colin Kaepernick
Steve Aoki took a knee to honor Japanese Americans alongside former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, who gained nationwide attention when he refused to stand during the National Anthem...
View ArticleTrump Says US Will Arm Japan to Knock Down Korea Missiles
TOKYO — President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out eventual military action against North Korea and declared that the United States “will not stand” for Pyongyang menacing America or its...
View ArticleFiji Calls For Urgency in Talks to Implement Climate Accord
BONN, Germany — Fiji’s prime minister called for a sense of urgency in the fight against global warming Monday, telling negotiators “we must not fail our people,” as he opened two weeks of talks on...
View ArticleDiplomatic Niceties For Trump In Beijing Before Tough Talks
BEIJING — President Donald Trump nodded appreciatively as China’s Xi Jinping showcased a centuries-old temple in Beijing’s Forbidden City. He clapped along as the two leaders watched a Chinese...
View ArticleGeorge Takei Responds to Sexual Assault Accusation
Actor George Takei addressed the sexual assault accusations made against him in a series of tweets Saturday. Scott Brunton is a former model and actor who alleges that the “Star Trek” actor and social...
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