LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2011 (AFP) – Hundreds of protesters, mostly Hispanics demanding immigration reform, gathered to vent their disappointment with US President Barack Obama as he visited California on Thursday. Many of the activists said they were Obama supporters but...

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles and Southern California will welcome 5,026 newly naturalized citizens on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Hall “H-J”. The candidates, lawful permanent residents who have met all the requirements for...

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 (AFP) – President Barack Obama held talks Tuesday with former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, among others, on US immigration reform, and urged a fresh push for legislation. Obama made clear...

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2011 (AFP) – The United States will create a new Hispanic underclass unless it improves immigrant children’s access to education, a report released Wednesday warned. The Future of Children report, a collaborative effort between Princeton...

SAN FRANCISCO – Members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice applaud today’s ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a district court decision blocking implementation of some of the most egregious provisions of Arizona’s...

Storms, tornadoes ravage South; at least 213 dead Tuscaloosa, Alabama (CNN) – Daylight illuminated a scene of utter devastation across many areas of the South Thursday, following storms of near-epic proportions that killed as many as 231 people in six states. The vast...

Phil Jackson open to increasing Kobe Bryant’s playing time; Pau Gasol downplays illness My Mark Medina Even with the heroics and athleticism Lakers guard Kobe Bryant displayed in the 106-90 Game 5 victory over the New Orleans Hornets while nursing a sprained left ankle,...

MANILA, Apr 27 (Mabuhay) – International singing sensation Charice will sing the country’s national anthem at the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley showdown at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 7. Like in his previous fights, it was Pacquiao who handpicked the...

MANILA, April 28, 2011 (AFP) – Conservationists raised alarm Thursday over the future of the near-extinct Philippine eagle after several maimed or diseased birds were retrieved from captivity over recent months. The Philippine Eagle Foundation said that since last December...

MANILA, April 28, 2011 (AFP) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino hopes the press gives Britain’s Prince William and his future wife breathing room after the wedding so the union lasts, the Filipino leader’s spokesman said Thursday. “The president wishes...