Mar 18 Armie Hammer under sexual assault investigation, LA police say By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Los Angeles police said Thursday that they are investigating actor Armie Hammer for sexual assault. A police spokesman says Hammer is the main suspect in an incident reported on Feb. 3. Continue reading
Mar 18 Author Viet Thanh Nguyen on the ‘deep well’ of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. By Joshua Barajas, Amna Nawaz, Wyatt Mayes "The Committed" author talked about his own experience as a refugee in America, how we’ve seen anti-Asian violence through history, and some of the ways he thinks people can help their communities. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 3:50 Congress holds first hearing on Asian American violence in decades amid ‘crisis point’ By Lisa Desjardins, Patty Gorena Morales Fear and fallout from this week's deadly shootings in Atlanta have echoed across the country. While investigators have not confirmed a motive in the attack that killed eight, including six Asian women, many across the country have deemed it a… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 7:24 ‘This day was coming:’ Lawmaker says year of anti-Asian rhetoric led to Georgia shootings After this week's shootings in Atlanta, we explore the congressional response to rising violence against Asian Americans with Democratic Rep. Judy Chu of California. Chu is the chair of the congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and testified on the “crisis… Continue watching
Mar 18 Treasury to launch education effort for relief package By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Officials at the Treasury Department briefed reporters Thursday on the efforts they are planning, including highlighting a provision in the measure that expands the child tax credit. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 5:30 White supremacist propaganda nearly doubled in 2020. How can Americans counter it? By Amna Nawaz As the nation deals with the aftermath of this week's shootings in Atlanta that killed eight, including six Asian American women, a troubling new report from the Anti-Defamation League shows white supremacist propaganda, including racist, anti-semitic and anti-LGBTQ material, nearly… Continue watching
Mar 18 What you can do to fight violence and racism against Asian Americans By Vignesh Ramachandran As Asian American communities confront hate, speak up if you witness a crime. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: U.S. to send 4 million COVID vaccines to Mexico, Canada In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. will send a combined 4 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine to Mexico and Canada, the European Union’s drug regulatory agency said the vaccine does not pose a significant threat of blood clots,… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 5:37 With states reopening widely, new COVID hotspots surface By William Brangham The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have reduced substantially since the height of the last wave, but with states reopening widely those numbers are spiking again. New data shows the development of several hotspots, with new cases up… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 6:41 Weeks after policy reversal, immigrant families still separated at border By James Fox Nearly eight weeks have passed since President Joe Biden lifted one of the Trump administration's most controversial policies — the "Muslim ban." Still, some critics believe that Biden has not moved quickly enough to reverse all of his predecessors' policies… Continue watching