Income Tax Deadline Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the annual income tax filing deadline in the United States. May 17, 2021, is the deadline to file 2020…
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Equinox Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator and day and night are of…
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Here is a look at the solstice. The next summer solstice will take place on June 20, 2021. The next winter solstice will take place on December 21,…
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Turkey withdraws from Istanbul convention to combat violence against women
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued…
Continue Reading This group is giving personal alarms to Asian Americans to protect them from violence
A New York City anti-hate group is distributing personal safety alarms to Asian Americans and immigrants to protect them from a recent surge of…
Continue Reading She publishes booklets in seven languages to help Asian Americans and others face hate crimes
A Korean American woman living in Los Angeles has created a hate crime booklet for Asian American seniors to prepare them in case they are racially…
Continue Reading Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge
Veronica Pena says she’s spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida. The…
Continue Reading Man arrested after taking his toddler into an elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo
A visitor at the San Diego Zoo was arrested on Friday shortly after taking his two-year-old daughter into an elephant enclosure, according to a press…
Continue Reading Largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will be moving unusually fast
The largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to…
Continue Reading A mother was killed in the Atlanta spa shootings. A GoFundMe page for her sons has now raised millions
Hyun Jung Grant was one of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings Tuesday, leaving behind her two children. “She was a single mother who…
Continue Reading A Virginia restaurant is giving away free meals, no questions asked
Perfectly Frank‘s customers are a loyal bunch. Last year, they carried the restaurant through the darkest days of the pandemic with donations.…
Continue Reading Public school teacher brings chemistry into his students’ kitchens
After schools moved online a year ago because of the pandemic, one public school science teacher was determined to make his chemistry labs…
Continue Reading Minnesota veteran knits hundreds of hats for Salvation Army
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…
Continue Reading A 2-year-old boy died after ingesting fentanyl his mother bought, police say
A Kentucky mother has been arrested after her 2-year-old son ingested fentanyl, according to a news release from the Ludlow Police. The mother,…
Continue Reading Duke University will end its stay-in-place order as new Covid-19 cases decline
Duke University said it will end its stay-in-place order for undergraduate students Sunday, citing a decline in new Covid-19 cases among students. In…
Continue Reading 16 missing children recovered by US marshals in the Philadelphia area
Sixteen children considered critically missing were rescued during a four-week operation that concluded this week, according to the US Marshals…
Continue Reading Rallies across the country denounce violence against Asian Americans after Atlanta spa killings
Timothy Phan drove eight hours from Florida to attend a Saturday rally in Atlanta, aimed at grieving those killed at three Georgia spas and opposing…
Continue Reading Ohio State player says he received death threat after team’s upset loss
After his team’s loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell says he was the victim of…
Continue Reading Los Angeles becomes the largest US city with a ‘no-kill’ animal shelter, group says
Los Angeles has officially become a no-kill shelter city, making it the largest city in the country to do so, according to Best Friends Animal…
Continue Reading Miami Beach hotel pauses food service amid Covid-19 fears after throngs of people descend on the city
The Clevelander South Beach, one of Miami Beach’s most iconic hotels, announced Friday that it will temporarily halt its food and beverage…
Continue Reading Black-Asian solidarity has a long and storied history in America
On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta to confront the racial hatred that is forcing millions of people…
Continue Reading Dallas nightclub shooting leaves one person dead and 7 wounded
A 21-year-old woman was killed and seven people wounded early Saturday in a shooting at a Dallas nightclub, police said. The victim, identified as…
Continue Reading Sign at Texas restaurant threatens a $50 fee ‘If I have to explain why masks are mandatory’
The owners of a Denton, Texas, diner want customers to know that they are serious when they say masks are still required in their establishment.…
Continue Reading Virginia bans testing cosmetics on animals
Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill this month banning the testing of cosmetics on animals in Virginia. The Humane Cosmetics Act prevents a cosmetics…
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Police seize real gun disguised as Nerf toy in North Carolina drug raid
Police in North Carolina found a real gun disguised as a Nerf toy while conducting a drug raid in Catawba County, north of Charlotte, this week. The…
Continue Reading Attorney general: Michigan pizzeria owner continuously violated Covid-19 measures
A Michigan pizzeria owner was taken into custody early Friday morning after she “continued to willfully violate the state’s food laws,…
Continue Reading A victim of the Atlanta spa shootings was a South Korean citizen, official says
One of the four victims of the Atlanta spa shootings who were of Korean ethnicity was a South Korean citizen and permanent resident of the US, an…
Continue Reading Iceland reports a volcanic eruption near the capital of ReykjavÃk
Iceland has reported a volcanic eruption on the southwest Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital ReykjavÃk,the Icelandic Meteorological…
Continue Reading Turkey withdraws from international convention to combat violence against women
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued…
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Strong earthquake felt in Japanese capital; tsunami advisory issued
TOKYO, Japan — Japan has been rattled by a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and caused a tsunami advisory for the…
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