Crime
4 sentenced in burglary ring that targeted Asian American business owners in the Northwest
Four Colombian nationals were sentenced in federal court Tuesday for their roles in a multistate burglary ring that targeted Asian American business owners across Oregon and Washington state. Latest…
Dallas man gets 15 years for 2022 hate crime shooting at Korean hair salon
A Dallas man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime charge for shooting three Korean American women at a northwest Dallas hair salon in 2022. Latest developments…
Warrant reveals ‘skinhead’ attack on Asian man, Marines near San Diego area pier
A federal search warrant unsealed this week reveals two previously unreported attacks near California’s Oceanside Pier more than a year ago, in which three men allegedly assaulted and seriously…
Burglaries targeting Asian Americans in Oregon persist despite arrests, prosecutions
Eugene police and community advocates are raising new alarms about organized burglaries targeting Asian American households in Oregon, with federal prosecutions of a ring indicted last fall still…
Chicago man charged with hate crime for burning a cross
A Chicago man is scheduled for a court status hearing today on felony hate crime and arson charges after he admitted to setting a cross on fire in Grant Park and called it a political protest against…
Asian American groups condemn Chow acquittal, urge communities to confront anti-Black racism
Several Asian American civil rights and advocacy organizations have spoken out following the acquittal of Rick Chow in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, calling on Asian…
South Carolina man’s acquittal sparks anti-Asian boycott calls, but many push back
The acquittal of Rick Chow in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton has prompted calls on social media to boycott Asian-owned businesses, though a broader chorus of Asian and Black…
Man who bludgeoned 4 to death in NYC Chinatown sentenced
A Manhattan judge sentenced the man convicted of fatally beating four unhoused men with a metal bar in Chinatown to 40 years to life in state prison last Thursday. Catch up Randy Santos, 31, was…
South Carolina gas station owner acquitted of murder in 2023 fatal shooting of teen
A South Carolina jury on Monday acquitted an Asian American gas station owner of murder in the 2023 shooting of Cyrus Carmack-Belton, a Black teenager falsely accused of shoplifting from his Columbia…
Man who threw rock at endangered seal in Maui says he was ‘protecting turtles’
A Washington state man accused of throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Maui never meant to harm the animal and thought he was shielding nearby sea turtles, his attorney said. A Good…
Bronx man convicted of running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC
The Bronx man accused of running a secret Chinese police station in Manhattan’s Chinatown has been convicted of illegally serving as an agent of Beijing in federal court. The verdict Lu Jianwang, 64,…
3 years after Allen mall shooting, families seek justice and healing
Three years after a gunman killed eight people at Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, community members are still reeling while victim families pursue a civil lawsuit now before the Texas Supreme…
Trial opens for Bronx man accused of running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC
A Bronx man accused of running a secret Chinese police station in Manhattan’s Chinatown went on trial in Brooklyn federal court last Wednesday, more than three years after his arrest. The allegations…
USF mourns slain Bangladeshi doctoral students after remains identified in Tampa murder case
University of South Florida (USF) students and faculty gathered Friday for a candlelight vigil after authorities identified remains found near Tampa Bay as missing doctoral student Nahida Bristy,…
84-year-old Korean man beaten, set on fire in downtown LA attack
Bang Cho, an 84-year-old Korean man living with dementia, died after authorities say he was beaten and set on fire in downtown Los Angeles. Prosecutors allege Lavonta Martel Wilder carried out the…
Lawmakers join Sikh community in marking 5 years since deadly Indianapolis FedEx shooting
Members of Congress have introduced a resolution commemorating the five-year anniversary of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed eight people, including four members of the…
ICE detention of Hmong American man probed as possible kidnapping
Federal immigration agents forced entry into a St. Paul home on Jan. 18 and detained ChongLy “Scott” Thao, a 56-year-old Hmong American later confirmed to be a U.S. citizen. Officers removed him from…
YouTuber sentenced to 6 months in South Korea prison over repeated livestream harassment
A South Korean court sentenced American YouTuber Johnny Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, to six months in prison after documenting a pattern of disruptive livestream stunts across…
Anti-Sikh hate crimes hit record high in 2025 as overall incidents decline
Anti-Sikh hate crimes in the U.S. reached a record 228 incidents in 2025, a sharp increase that came even as overall hate crimes declined 11% from the previous year, according to a preliminary…
Seattle man found not guilty of killing pregnant woman and her unborn child
A man who fatally shot a pregnant woman in Seattle nearly three years ago was found not guilty due to insanity on Friday. Catch up: Eina Kwon, 34, and her husband, Sung Kwon, 37, co-owners of Aburiya…
Victims of Atlanta spa shootings remembered 5 years later
Eight people killed at Atlanta-area spas five years ago, six of them Asian women, are being remembered this week as communities across the country renew calls for justice and an end to anti-Asian…
Jimmy Lai will not appeal his 20-year Hong Kong conviction
Jimmy Lai, the jailed founder of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, has decided not to appeal his 20-year sentence under the city’s national security law, leaving diplomacy as the primary avenue for his…
Asian American homeowners targeted in Fairfax County burglary spree
Eight Asian American households in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been burglarized since early January, with thieves stealing approximately half a million dollars in cash, jewelry and other…
Florida man attacks local Chinese restaurant to ‘save’ people from COVID
A Florida man allegedly attacked the owner of a Chinese restaurant with a shovel last week, claiming he needed to stop Chinese restaurants from releasing a new COVID strain in July, according to…
Mark Zuckerberg faces jury in landmark trial over alleged harm to teen users
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom on Feb. 18 as part of a federal bellwether trial examining whether Instagram and Facebook were designed in ways that harmed minors.…
Report alleges pilot deliberately cut fuel before deadly Air India Flight 171 crash
Investigators examining last year’s deadly Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad have concluded the disaster was caused by the pilot in command deliberately moving both engine fuel control switches…
Older Asians warned about ATM robberies ahead of Lunar New Year in LA
Authorities in Los Angeles County are alerting residents to stay vigilant at banks and ATMs as robbers could exploit Lunar New Year traditions to identify victims carrying large cash sums. Driving…
Reps. Lieu and Jayapal press combative Bondi over newly accessed Epstein files
Questions over redactions, prosecutorial decisions and victim protections dominated Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, where Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Rep. Ted Lieu…
Ro Khanna reads 6 redacted Epstein file names into congressional record
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) used the protection of the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause on Tuesday to read into the congressional record the names of six “wealthy, powerful men” men he said were…
Son charged with murder in deaths of former JACL president, wife
The son of prominent Asian American leaders killed at their Hillsborough, New Jersey, residence last September has been hit with murder charges. Latest developments: Patrick Lin, 37, was charged on…
Disabled Bangladeshi American woman recounts ICE arrest to Congress
A Minnesota woman testified Tuesday at a congressional forum held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents forcibly removed her from her car during a Jan.…
Epstein files reveal Soon-Yi Previn dismissed #MeToo
Soon-Yi Previn, the wife of filmmaker Woody Allen, told Jeffrey Epstein in a 2018 email that the #MeToo movement “has gone too far,” according to correspondence unsealed last week. Previn, now 55,…
Asian student sentenced for orchestrating anti-Asian hoax at Montana State
A Chinese American student who previously served as president of Montana State University’s Chinese Culture Club was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in December for cyberstalking after…
Man gets 65 years for fatal shooting of Chicago Chinatown grandfather
A man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the daylight killing of 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse in Chicago’s Chinatown nearly four years ago. Catch up: Alphonso Joyner, now 27, fatally shot Tse…
Indian student beaten on Chicago train considers leaving U.S.
An international student’s assault on a Chicago train last month has reignited fears about safety and belonging for foreign nationals studying in the country. What happened: Roosevelt University…
Federal judge orders release of nursing Burmese refugee from ICE detention
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) moved Ta Eh Doh Lah from Minnesota to a Texas detention facility earlier this month, she was breastfeeding her five-month-old baby and awaiting…
