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NEW YORK — It was a somber milestone in American history on this week, after the U.S. coronavirus death toll breached the 100,000th mark. On that same day, the National Federation of Filipino American Association, or...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Violent protests have erupted from coast to coast after the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, an unarmed black man in police custody. His last moments were caught on video by a bystander, showing...

The Trump versus Twitter saga continues. On Thursday, President Donald Trump formally signed an executive order that pushed the federal communications commission to issue new rules on some website protections in the communications decency act to...

MANILA — Human Rights Watch, a non-governmental organization that defends the rights of people worldwide, released a 48-page report on Wednesday detailing the plight of thousands of Filipino children impacted by the killing of their parents...

Election voting is changing in the United States. The coronavirus pandemic and public health concerns are pushing officials in many states to expand mail-in voting. Joshua Ang Price is an election commissioner in Arkansas. “We are...

FLORIDA — Maryline Avila was laid off from her job as an accountant in a corporate office that manages hotels and restaurants in Florida. She applied for re-employment assistance through the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity, or...

EDMONTON, CANADA — Weeks in isolation have taken a toll on many, who are now living in extended periods of unemployment and uncertainty. Many overseas Filipinos have never felt more homesick. Luis Oropesa is a permanent...

After being victimized by a scammer that used their personal information to commit fraud, more than a dozen Filipino-Canadian seniors can now look forward to a new round of help from the government. Prime minister Justin...

MIDLAND COUNTY — Two dams rupturing in Michigan’s Midland County is adding to the state’s struggle in reopening during the coronavirus pandemic. 11,000 people have evacuated, and floodwater continues to overwhelm the towns. Officers of the...

As many states in the U.S. see a drop in new cases of COVID-19, more and more people are more confident to go out and about as economies reopen from coast to coast. While Robert Redfield,...