Meet the 14-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with ‘psammophile’
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Fifteen months ago, Dev Shah spent a miserable five hours spelling outdoors in chilly, windy,...
Trial begins for three men accused of pressuring expats to return to China
NEW YORK (AP) — An American sleuth and two Chinese men faced jurors Wednesday in the first trial to come...
S.C. store owner who killed teen previously shot at people he suspected of shoplifting, authorities say
A South Carolina convenience store owner who fatally shot a 14-year-old in the back after falsely accusing him of stealing...
The majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander women don’t know where to access medication abortion
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women contend with major barriers to accessing reproductive health information, with almost half...
Filipino cuisine gets a nod in one of the U.S.’s highest culinary honors
Like a lot of chefs, Aaron Verzosa has been hustling the past three years to get Archipelago, his Filipino restaurant...
Majority of Americans favor affirmative action for colleges
Most Americans say the Supreme Court shouldn’t ban colleges and universities from considering applicants’ race in the admission process, according...
14-year-old fatally shot in the back by S.C. store owner who wrongly accused him of shoplifting, sheriff says
A 14-year-old was fatally shot in the back Sunday by a South Carolina convenience store owner who wrongly accused him...
‘Lost’ actors and writers allege toxic and racist work environment
“Lost” showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse confront several accusations of racism, toxicity and more that allegedly occurred during the making of the ABC...
12-year-old graduates college in California, setting school record
A 12-year-old last week became the youngest person ever to graduate from California’s Fullerton College.Clovis Hung, who started college when...
Family of woman fatally stabbed in NYC apartment says police failed to intervene, waited an hour to enter
The family of a New York woman who was followed into her apartment and stabbed more than 40 times has...
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