All boil water notices in the city of Jackson, Mississippi -- put in place after last month's powerful winter storms -- have been lifted, city officials announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday."The City of Jackson has officially received clearance…
Delaina Yaun and her husband were at Youngs Asian Massage, a spa in Acworth, Georgia, on Tuesday, when a gunman entered and opened fire."They just went to go have some time alone, husband and wife. Just time together," Dana Toole,…
At least 10 suspected anti-Asian hate crimes have been committed in New York City between January 1 and March 14 this year, according to statistics from the New York Police Department's Hate Crime Task Force.The information highlights the recent spate…
The San Francisco Police Department is increasing patrols in predominately Asian neighborhoods following an "alarming spike in brazen anti-Asian violence in recent weeks" in the Bay Area, the department said.On Wednesday, a man and a woman, both of Asian descent,…
Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for alleged sexual assault by three women he had contacted to perform massage therapy, according to court documents.The lawsuits were filed this week in Harris County, Texas, by attorney Tony Buzbee,…
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 team said.Bradley released the details Wednesday for the first time since the accident on January…
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 say whether the crime was racially motivated, and instead pointed to the suspect's claim…
Distribution of White supremacist propaganda reached the highest amount ever recorded since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking it, the group said in a report released on Wednesday.There were 5,125 documented cases of racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ fliers, stickers, banners and…
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 let him know that two spots had opened up.On Saturday, the trio showed up for their appointments…
State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, and his alleged motive.Not much information has surfaced about the 21-year-old from Woodstock, about…
Hate crimes, defined by the United States Department of Justice, are crimes motivated by bias.The Justice Department clarifies that "hate" doesn't mean anger or dislike -- but rather bias against people with specific characteristics like race, national origin, gender, sexual…
A restaurant was spray-painted with the message "Kung flu" in Texas. A travel agency employee in California was nearly blinded. An 84-year-old man from Thailand died after being shoved to the ground during his morning walk.Many Asian Americans across the…
A Los Angeles judge announced Wednesday that the murder trial of millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary "The Jinx," will resume on May 17 with the jury present.Durst, heir to a New York real estate empire,…
A state lawmaker leading an effort to restrict voting rights in Georgia has been asked to resign from his role as attorney for a majority-Black county where residents as recently as 2015 accused other local officials of "making Black votes…
Tom Cornish, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, continues to serve his country decades later by knitting and donating hundreds of hats to the Salvation Army.Cornish, who lives at the Champlin Shores senior living community in Minnesota, took to knitting…
Your name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it's a reality for 27 space explorers.The new names honor African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts, and one cosmonaut…
A man suspected of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was headed to Florida "perhaps to carry out additional shootings" when he was arrested Tuesday night, Atlanta's mayor said Wednesday, citing investigators.His family had helped police search for him,…
At least eight people were killed March 16 after shootings at three spas in the Atlanta area.Police say video evidence led them to believe one suspect, Robert Aaron Long, was responsible for all three shootings. He was arrested on the…
A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last year.Stop AAPI Hate began tracking violence and harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on March 19 last…
Investigators in the case of Kristin Smart, the college student missing since 1996, served a search warrant at the home of the prime suspect's father, officials said Monday.The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office on Monday announced it served a…
