WASHINGTON — Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denunciation of the spate of brutal attacks that have proliferated during coronavirus pandemic. The bill, which the House passed on a 364-62 vote,...
2 Asian American Women Stabbed in San Francisco Attack
SAN FRANCISCO — Police arrested a man who they said is suspected of stabbing two Asian American women without warning Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood. Officers sent to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. found the wounded women, who were taken to a hospital. There was no immediate...
Doormen Fired for Failing to Intervene in Anti-Asian Attack
NEW YORK — Two New York City apartment building workers have been fired for failing to help an Asian American woman as she was being violently attacked on the sidewalk outside, the building's management company said Tuesday. Surveillance video of the March 29 attack near Times Square showed that the...
SoCal Man Charged with Throwing Rocks at Asian Woman, Child in Car
FULLERTON — A Southern California man has been charged with throwing rocks at an Asian woman and her 6-year-old son as they drove down the street last month, authorities said Monday. It comes as violence against Asian Americans across the country has ramped up in the last year, including several...
California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin to Retire
SAN FRANCISCO — A legal trailblazer and longest-serving sitting member of the California Supreme Court said Wednesday he'll retire this year, giving Gov. Gavin Newsom an opportunity to shape the state's highest court. Justice Ming W. Chin will retire Aug. 31 after nearly 25 years on the state Supreme Court....