United States
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Coverage of US politics, immigration policy, courts, and federal news as it affects Vietnamese-American communities across the country.
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Tennessee advances bill requiring state officials to assist federal immigration enforcement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers are considering a package of eight bills that would authorize local police, teachers, and other state officials to enforce federal immigration laws.…
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Kate Pickett diagnoses Britain’s social crises in new book ‘The Good Society’
LONDON — Social epidemiologist and author Kate Pickett has launched a new book titled "The Good Society," detailing what she describes as an alarming decline in the United Kingdom’s public services.…
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Anti-ICE activists set up checkpoints and search vehicles on Minneapolis streets
MINNEAPOLIS – Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activists established a temporary street blockade in Minneapolis to monitor federal agents, according to video footage of the incident.…
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Imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti set to publish book from behind bars
Penguin Books will release a collection of writings by imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti this November, the publisher has announced.…
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Four charged in Massachusetts for $1 million government benefit fraud scheme
BOSTON – Four individuals, including two Venezuelan nationals, have been charged in a $1 million fraud ring that used 115 stolen identities to exploit pandemic-era unemployment and food stamp programs, the U.S.…
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From 'Sicko' to Guest: Trump Welcomes Colombian President to the White House
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro are scheduled to meet at the White House following months of escalating diplomatic friction between the two nations.…
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Middle-aged Americans lonelier and more distressed than previous generations, study finds
WASHINGTON – Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s are experiencing higher levels of loneliness and depression than previous generations, according to a new study.…
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Energy Star survives despite Trump administration’s push to eliminate the program
WASHINGTON – Congress has secured the future of the federal Energy Star program, allocating more than $33 million to the energy-efficiency initiative despite previous efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle it.…
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ICE release of 5-year-old boy and father triggers U.S. legal battle
WASHINGTON – A 5-year-old boy and his father were released from custody over the weekend, weeks after their arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis sparked a legal and political outcry.…
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Meta faces New Mexico lawsuit over allegations of harming child users
SANTA FE, N.M. — Meta faces a major trial beginning Monday in Santa Fe following allegations by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office that the company knowingly allowed predators to use Facebook and Instagram to explo…
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Punxsutawney Phil issues weather forecast as US tradition faces scrutiny over low accuracy
The United States awaited Punxsutawney Phil’s annual weather forecast on Feb. 2, 2026, as the nation’s most famous groundhog prepared to predict the arrival of spring.…
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Young Virginia mother’s death reveals murder and a scrubbed crime scene
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. — A 28-year-old Virginia woman died after being strangled in her home, but a contaminated crime scene has left investigators without crucial forensic evidence.…
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Teacher sentenced to 7 years; elite Brooklyn private school sued for negligence
NEW YORK (AP) — A new federal lawsuit accuses Brooklyn's Saint Ann's School and several administrators of negligence regarding a former teacher who threatened two minor girls with "revenge porn." The complaint alleges fo…
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Border Patrol official demoted over antisemitic remarks and comments on Minneapolis violence
A recently demoted border patrol official allegedly directed anti-Semitic taunts at a federal prosecutor in Minnesota, mocking his religious observance during a professional dispute.…
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AI threatens millions of jobs held by US women, new study warns
WASHINGTON – Women working in clerical and administrative roles face a disproportionate risk of job displacement as artificial intelligence transforms the U.S.…
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Louisiana prisoner releases hit 20-year low as state tightens parole laws
Parole releases in Louisiana have plummeted to their lowest level in two decades under Governor Jeff Landry, the most significant impact yet of his "tough on crime" agenda.…
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'Sextortion' Case: Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Abusing Over 100 Children in U.S.
A 40-year-old Canadian citizen has pleaded guilty in a years-long sexual abuse case targeting more than 100 children via social media. Ramanan Pathmanathan, from Toronto, pleaded guilty on Friday in a U.S.…
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Trump says Iran ‘negotiating’ as US warships close in amid rising tensions
President Donald Trump said Iran has begun "talking" with the United States, signaling a potential deal to avert military conflict even as Washington positions a carrier strike group off the Iranian coast.…
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Trump nominates Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair, sparking debate over central bank independence
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday nominated former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the central bank's Board of Governors.…
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Trump nominates new Fed chair, raising concerns about central bank independence
President Donald Trump has nominated former governor Kevin Warsh to serve as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, moving to replace current chair Jerome Powell following years of public friction over interest rate policy.…