Archive for April, 2011
5,000 scheduled to become U.S. citizens at the L.A. Convention Center
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 citizenship, represent more than 112 countries. Candidates representing most branches of the Armed Forces will [...]
Obama urges push for immigration reform
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 “the only way to fix what’s broken about our immigration system is through legislative action [...]
U.S. at risk of creating uneducated ‘underclass’
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 University and the Brookings Institution, calls for the United States to improve immigrants’ education from preschool to [...]
Asian American groups applaud ruling on Arizona anti-immigrant law
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 anti-immigrant law, SB 1070. “This decision affirms that states cannot pass their own immigration schemes [...]
Southern storms: ‘I don’t know how anyone survived’
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 majority of fatalities occurred in Alabama, where as many as 149 people [...]
Jackson likely to push ailing Kobe harder
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, Coach Phil Jackson remained curious how Bryant’s body would respond, including [...]
Charice to sing anthem at Pacquiao-Mosley fight
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 18-year-old rising Asian pop star to sing “Lupang Hinirang,” according to the [...]
Trapping threatens near-extinct Philippine eagle
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 it had rescued four of the one-meter (3.3-foot) birds, which are among the world’s largest [...]
President Aquino hopes Prince William and Kate survive media scrutiny
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 the couple well on their marriage, but he also realizes that since they are a very [...]
Arroyo charged over ‘misuse’ of OWWA funds
Over P500-M was systematically ‘diverted’ MANILA, Apr 26 (Mabuhay) – Plunder and malversation complaints were filed Tuesday against former President and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and several allies for alleged misuse of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) funds. In his complaint, former Solicitor General Frank Chavez accused Arroyo, Alberto Romulo, former [...]
