To be an Asian woman in America
Last night, just like the rest of the world, I watched news reports of the Atlanta shootings. I saw images of Atlanta businesses, the photo of a…
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Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence
Of the eight people who were killed when a White man attacked three metro Atlanta spas, six were Asian women. Investigators said it was too early to…
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First images of the ‘cosmic web’ reveal hidden dwarf galaxies
Scientists have discovered a “myriad” galaxies that were of previously undetected. The newly found systems were observed with the…
Continue Reading Former Dallas Maverick Shawn Bradley paralyzed after car hit his bike, team says
Former Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley was left paralyzed after a car struck him from behind while he was riding his bicycle in January, the…
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Asian Americans were already living in fear. The Atlanta-area spa killings feel like a terrifying escalation for them
A restaurant was spray-painted with the message “Kung flu” in Texas. A travel agency employee in California was nearly blinded. An…
Continue Reading ‘Serial stowaway’ Marilyn Hartman arrested again at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport
‘Serial stowaway’ Marilyn Hartman was arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday after leaving the…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the metro Atlanta spa shootings that left 8 dead
At least eight people were found dead at three different spas in the Atlanta area…
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Robert Long, suspect in Atlanta spa shootings, may have ‘sex addiction,’ police say
State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three…
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Distribution of White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, ADL says
Distribution of White supremacist propaganda reached the highest amount ever recorded since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking it, the group…
Continue Reading Rite Aid says they ‘made a mistake’ after employee turned undocumented immigrant away from getting Covid-19 vaccine
After Sebastian Araujo’s parents spent a week on a waitlist for leftover Covid-19 vaccines, the family was relieved when the pharmacy called to…
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Flaming van rolls downhill nearly striking man
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A dramatic fire caught on camera by Fayetteville…
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ODNI releases joint assessment of threat posed by domestic violent extremism
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security…
Continue Reading IRS plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline to mid-May, official says
The Internal Revenue Service plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline by roughly a month, to mid-May, according to an official familiar with…
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Fact-checking GOP claims that people on terror watch list are ‘rushing’ the border
Amid a significant increase in the number of migrants showing up at the US southern border, a group of Republican lawmakers spoke on Monday in El…
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Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula urges Biden to call an emergency coronavirus summit
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling on US President Joe Biden to ensure vaccine equity, in an exclusive interview with…
Continue Reading 49 states and territories have hate crime laws — but they vary
Hate crimes, defined by the United States Department of Justice, are crimes motivated by bias. The Justice Department clarifies that…
Continue Reading A giant manta ray jumped out of the ocean and photobombed a surfer in Florida
A lucky photographer captured an amazing shot of a giant manta ray that leaped out of the water as he was taking pictures of surfers from a Florida…
Continue Reading Interstellar object ʻOumuamua may be a fragment of Pluto-like planet
The first observed interstellar object zipped through our solar system in October 2017 — and astronomers have been trying to understand it ever…
Continue Reading Robert Durst’s murder trial will resume on May 17 in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles judge announced Wednesday that the murder trial of millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary “The…
Continue Reading DC and Marvel Comics will celebrate Pride month with comics featuring their queer characters
Comic book giants DC Comics and Marvel Comics are celebrating Pride month by releasing graphic novels celebrating queer characters. The companies…
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