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The shooting spree across the Atlanta area last week that left eight people dead at three spas could be the first test of the hate crime law passed by the Georgia Legislature last year.Robert Aaron Long was charged with murder…
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) -- A man was airlifted to a hospital early Monday morning after needing to be cut free from a pasta-making machine in South Windsor.Crews reported shortly after 6:10 a.m. that…
People laid flowers and prayed outside three spas in the Atlanta area while crowds across the country held signs declaring "Stop Asian Hate" in the days after the deadly shootings. Once again, America mourned the killings of people of color.…
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) -- Setting masks on fire to take a stand. A group of about 50 people held a "mask-burning rally" in Phoenix Friday in hopes of getting the attention of state and…
Miami Beach was forced to extend a curfew and state of emergency, possibly for several weeks, after city police struggled to control shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of spring breakers last weekend, Mayor Dan Gelber said Monday."It feels in some ways like our…
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday that she's worried the US could see "another avoidable surge" of Covid-19 if mitigation measures -- such as mask-wearing, physical distancing and avoiding crowds or travel…
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday that she's worried the US could see "another avoidable surge" of Covid-19 if mitigation measures -- such as mask-wearing, physical distancing and avoiding crowds or travel…
Anger and grief are giving way to calls for action as Americans of all backgrounds demand justice and change.Long-simmering fears of violence boiled over for many Asian Americans last week, when eight people were gunned down at Atlanta-area spas --…
A suburban Georgia church removed suspected Atlanta spa shooter Robert Aaron Long from its membership ranks on Sunday morning, according to a statement from the church.Long, 21, was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the shooting deaths of eight people…
My parents, like many immigrants, came to the United States from Korea for a better future. They were taught that this is the land of endless opportunities and that there were rules to follow in order to reach that better…
Click here for updates on this story NANAKULI, Hawaii (KITV) -- A video of a tourist assaulting a local woman at a Starbucks drive-through in Nanakuli has gone viral, and police are investigating the incident.The woman who took the video –…
As details about the man suspected of fatally shooting eight people at Atlanta-area spas unfold, the controversial concept of sex addiction has resurfaced.Local law enforcement told reporters that shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long had "made indicators that he has some…
The outer fencing erected around the Capitol shortly after rioters stormed the building on January 6 will be removed this weekend, earlier than expected, according to the acting House sergeant-at-arms.In a memo to members of Congress and congressional staff Friday…
On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta to confront the racial hatred that is forcing millions of people of Asian descent to live in daily fear. The trip comes on the heels of Tuesday's…
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned rising hate crimes against Asian Americans in the wake of the mass shooting in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent.Biden said hate crimes against Asian Americans…
In light of new data, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday relaxed its physical distancing guidelines for children in schools to recommend most students maintain at least 3 feet of distance. It had previously said schools…
An angry snake, a fiery van, and a daring rescue. These are the must-watch videos of the week.'It almost got me'An angry, reticulated python lunged at Jay Brewer, owner of The Reptile Zoo in Fountain Valley, California, while he was…
Hate has turned my once proud and confident Asian-American mother into a shut-in.It's not because of the virus as Covid-19 continues to rage in my home state of California. It's because she is absolutely certain that as an older Asian…
A 75-year-old Asian woman says she fought back after being punched in the eye Wednesday morning in what police believe was an unprovoked assault."He bullies old people," Xiao Zhen Xie said in a video taken after the attack by CNN…
Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday said the string of deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area Asian spas "cut at the very core of our country" and that work to combat hate against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community…
