More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began

The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of political and social activism, according to a new report released Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began

The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of political and social activism, according to a new report released Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began

The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of political and social activism, according to a new report released Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began

The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of political and social activism, according to a new report released Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups believe discrimination has worsened in the last year against Asian Americans, who became

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups believe discrimination has worsened in the last year against Asian Americans, who became

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC poll: More Americans believe anti-Asian hate rising

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups believe discrimination has worsened in the last year against Asian Americans, who became

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Chance of COVID-19 triage care looms over Arizona hospitals

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona, currently facing the worst COVID-19 infection rate in the country, is teetering on the brink of having to ration life-saving care, leaders of the state's major hospitals said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Chance of COVID-19 triage care looms over Arizona hospitals

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona, currently facing the worst COVID-19 infection rate in the country, is teetering on the brink of having to ration life-saving care, leaders of the state's major hospitals said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated

State leaders around the U.S. are increasingly pushing for schools to reopen this winter — pressuring them, even — as teachers begin to gain access to the vaccine against the raging pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

As pandemic worsens, most US states resist restrictions

PHOENIX (AP) — As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any new restrictions on businesses to stop the spread.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona deemed 'hot spot of the world' amid virus surge

PHOENIX (AP) — Five months after President Donald Trump hailed Arizona as a model for how it dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts warned Wednesday that the state has become “the hot spot of the world" and that health restrictions the governor has been hesitant to impose could …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

As Arizona becomes world hot spot, focus put on governor

PHOENIX (AP) — As Arizona experienced periodic spikes in COVID-19 cases since last spring, Gov. Doug Ducey frequently resisted calls to take strong measures. He has declined to institute a statewide mask mandate, allowed school districts to mostly make their own choices and allowed businesses to stay open.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Surge in Arizona, world 'hot spot,' puts focus on governor

PHOENIX (AP) — As Arizona experienced periodic spikes in COVID-19 cases since last spring, Gov. Doug Ducey frequently resisted calls to take strong measures. He has declined to institute a statewide mask mandate, allowed school districts to mostly make their own choices and allowed businesses to stay open.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Surge in Arizona, world 'hot spot,' puts focus on governor

PHOENIX (AP) — As Arizona experienced periodic spikes in COVID-19 cases since last spring, Gov. Doug Ducey frequently resisted calls to take strong measures. He has declined to institute a statewide mask mandate, allowed school districts to mostly make their own choices and allowed businesses to stay open.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona deemed 'hot spot of the world' amid virus surge

PHOENIX (AP) — Five months after President Donald Trump hailed Arizona as a model for how it dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts warned Wednesday that the state has become “the hot spot of the world" and that health restrictions the governor has been hesitant to impose could …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mormon church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse

PHOENIX (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit with several lawsuits Monday for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state's end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mormon church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse

PHOENIX (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit with several lawsuits Monday for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state's end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Loss of 'snowbirds' amid pandemic another hit to US tourism

PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Diverse TV holiday season includes all-Asian Lifetime movie

In one scene from the Lifetime TV movie, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a co-worker says to Suzy, an Asian American architect in Los Angeles: “I didn't know if Christmas was a big deal where you're from.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Loss of 'snowbirds' amid pandemic another hit to US tourism

PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Diverse TV holiday season includes all-Asian Lifetime movie

In one scene from the Lifetime TV movie, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a co-worker says to Suzy, an Asian American architect in Los Angeles: “I didn't know if Christmas was a big deal where you're from.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Loss of 'snowbirds' amid pandemic another hit to US tourism

PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Loss of 'snowbirds' amid pandemic another hit to US tourism

PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Loss of snowbirds due to pandemic another hit to US tourism

PHOENIX (AP) — This is the first winter in five years that Steve Monk and his wife, Linda, haven’t driven to Arizona from their home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Diverse TV holiday season includes all-Asian Lifetime movie

In one scene from the Lifetime TV movie, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a co-worker says to Suzy, an Asian American architect in Los Angeles: “I didn't know if Christmas was a big deal where you're from.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Diverse TV holiday season includes all-Asian Lifetime movie

In one scene from the Lifetime TV movie, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a co-worker says to Suzy, an Asian American architect in Los Angeles: “I didn't know if Christmas was a big deal where you're from.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hospitals call on Arizona to act as COVID-19 surge mounts

PHOENIX (AP) — Top hospital officials across Arizona urged the state Wednesday to take more action to stop the spread of COVID-19, making a bleak projection thst the health care system could go beyond capacity later this month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden wins in presidential vote

Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Wisconsin, Arizona certify Biden wins in presidential vote

Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results Monday in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona certifies Biden's narrow victory over Trump

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials certified the state's election results on Monday, formalizing Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow victory over Donald Trump even as the Republican president's attorneys continued to make baseless claims of fraud about the state's vote count.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona high court revives challenge over immigrant tuition

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday revived part of a lawsuit filed by the state attorney general over immigrants in the country illegally paying in-state university tuition — an allowance that ended two years ago — but shut down his ability to sue over high college costs …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

COVID survivor: Double lung transplant 'a walking miracle'

PHOENIX (AP) — Arthur Sanchez's memories of his various hospital stays are hazy but he hasn't forgotten how it felt when COVID-19 took away his ability to breathe.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead

PHOENIX (AP) — Matilde Gomez wants her mother, Gume, to know how much she appreciates her love and sacrifices. So, she's putting her feelings into a letter.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead

PHOENIX (AP) — Matilde Gomez wants her mother, Gume, to know how much she appreciates her love and sacrifices. So, she's putting her feelings into a letter.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead

PHOENIX (AP) — Matilde Gomez wants her mother, Gume, to know how much she appreciates her love and sacrifices. So, she's putting her feelings into a letter.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead

PHOENIX (AP) — Matilde Gomez wants her mother, Gume, to know how much she appreciates her love and sacrifices. So, she's putting her feelings into a letter.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts amid virus

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In tiny Munfordville, Kentucky, the closure of the public library has cut people off from a computer used only for filling out census forms online. In Minneapolis, a concert promoting the once-a-decade count is now virtual. In Orlando, Florida, advocates called off knocking on doors in …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts amid virus

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In tiny Munfordville, Kentucky, the closure of the public library has cut people off from a computer used only for filling out census forms online. In Minneapolis, a concert promoting the once-a-decade count is now virtual. In Orlando, Florida, advocates called off knocking on doors in …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts amid virus

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In tiny Munfordville, Kentucky, the closure of the public library has cut people off from a computer used only for filling out census forms online. In Minneapolis, a concert promoting the once-a-decade count is now virtual. In Orlando, Florida, advocates called off knocking on doors in …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump dubs COVID-19 'Chinese virus' despite hate crime risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t think calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus" — or the "kung-flu," as one administration official reportedly called it — puts Asian Americans at risk of retaliation despite growing reports they are facing virus-related discrimination.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump dubs COVID-19 'Chinese virus' despite hate crime risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t think calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus" — or the "kung-flu," as one administration official reportedly called it — puts Asian Americans at risk of retaliation despite growing reports they are facing virus-related discrimination.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Virus fears leave Arizona schools, lawmakers scrambling

PHOENIX (AP) — Concerns over the coronavirus pandemic led some schools in Arizona to announce closures on Friday while others opted to remain open. And just days before the Democratic presidential primary, there was a tempest over the mailing of ballots while the Legislature considered its next steps in the …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — When picking a name for their Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant in suburban Phoenix, Paul and Nicole Fan settled on “Panda Libre,” hoping the mix of China's iconic bear and the Spanish word for “free" would signal to customers the type of cuisine it offered.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — When picking a name for their Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant in suburban Phoenix, Paul and Nicole Fan settled on “Panda Libre,” hoping the mix of China's iconic bear and the Spanish word for “free" would signal to customers the type of cuisine it offered.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — When picking a name for their Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant in suburban Phoenix, Paul and Nicole Fan settled on “Panda Libre,” hoping the mix of China's iconic bear and the Spanish word for “free" would signal to customers the type of cuisine it offered.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Phoenix woman dies after giving birth to quadruplets

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Search intensifies for Micah True

Search teams intensified efforts Saturday to find renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who mysteriously vanished four days ago after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico's Gila National Forest.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alleged LA-area pepper-spraying shopper surrenders

A woman who allegedly fired pepper spray at other customers during a Black Friday sale has surrendered to authorities, Los Angeles police said Saturday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Southwest grounds about 80 planes after Friday mishap

PHOENIX - Flight attendants had just begun to take drink orders when the explosion rocked the cabin.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Rep. Giffords shot, at least 6 killed

TUCSON, Ariz. - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal judge and five others in a rampage that rattled the country and left Americans questioning whether divisive politics …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO