Helping Asian Americans leverage buying power
2014-06-02 10:36:18
As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Asian American Federation hosted a citywide Asian Pacific American policy roundtable at the Queens Public Library in Flushing on May 30.
US needs to discard containment fantasy
2014-06-01 15:42:02
US defense chief Chuck Hagel raised an important issue of regional stability at the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore on Saturday, yet his proposal for collective confrontation against China was hardly a solution.
Comfort Women Memorial Peace Garden opens in US
2014-06-01 14:53:53
A stone monument commemorating "comfort women" is unveiled at the premises of Fairfax County's government office, Virginia, on May 30, 2014.
US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan
2014-06-01 02:37:02
The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed from Taliban captivity in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday.
Strong quake hits Mexico's Pacific coast
2014-05-31 22:58:11
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, causing no human casualties or property damage, according to authorities.
Obama's boldest move on carbon comes with perils
2014-05-31 22:43:08
The Obama administration is announcing a new pollution rule Monday - and it's expected to be perhaps the most significant US environmental regulation in decades.
Children upstage world dignitaries
2014-05-31 17:15:32
To ordinary adults' eyes world leaders are often viewed as awesome, while to innocent children they are no different from any other guys or girls.
Super soccer fans among world leaders
2014-05-31 10:23:10
There are many super soccer fans among current and past world leaders.
Troubled US nuke lab faces new questions
2014-05-30 18:17:36
A US nuclear laboratory may have allowed materials incompatible with nuclear waste to be used in containers believed to be the source of a major radiation leak at a storage site.
West Point commencement ceremony
2014-05-30 09:39:14
Underclassmen listen from the back of the stadium as US President Barack Obama speaks at a commencement ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014.