USA - Asian News from UK

Meet the Indian-American woman cop, highest-ranking South Asian in New York

Maldonado is now the NYPD’s first female South Asian captain..reports Asian Lite News Indian-American Captain Pratima Bhullar Maldonado has become the highest-ranking South Asian in the New York Police Department (NYPD), a

May 18, 2023

-Top News·India News·USA

4 killed, 3 kidnapped after assault on US convoy in Nigeria

Separatists who operate in the region have escalated their attacks in recent years, usually targeting police or government buildings….reports Asian Lite News Four people were killed while three others were kidnapped after

May 17, 2023

-Top News·AFRICA NEWS·USA

Black Americans experienced 1.6 million excess deaths in 2 decades

After a period of progress in reducing disparities, improvements stalled, and differences between the Black population and the White population worsened in 2020…reports Asian Lite News Black population in the US experienced

May 17, 2023

-Top News·POLITICS·USA

Quad meet cancelled after Biden calls off Australian trip

Albanese said that it was still possible that PM Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will visit Australia next week….reports Asian Lite News Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday said

May 17, 2023

-Top News·USA·World News

CEO of OpenAI wants US to regulate AI

Altman says that users of tools like OpenAI’s Chat GPT should be able to opt out of their data being used…reports Asian Lite News OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for federal regulation

May 17, 2023

-Top News·Tech LITE·USA

India slams US report on religious freedom

India’s spokesperson further stated that the report is motivated and biased commentary by some US officials which only serves to undermine further the credibility of these reports….reports Asian Lite News India rejected

May 17, 2023

-Top News·India News·USA

12-week abortion ban in North Carolina

The legislation bans abortion at 12 weeks except in cases of rape, incest and medical emergencies…reports Asian Lite News Lawmakers in the US state of North Carolina have voted to override the

May 17, 2023

-Top News·USA

Biden makes $11 bn renewable energy push

The Empowering Rural America program will make $9.7 billion available for rural electric cooperatives to create renewable energy and zero-emission…reports Asian Lite News The US Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11

May 16, 2023

-Top News·Economy·USA

Yellen warns of possible US debt default by June 1

Yellen made the assessment after obtaining additional information on the latest data…reports Asian Lite News In a letter to Congressional leaders, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated that the country could default

May 16, 2023

-Top News·Economy·USA

Durham slams FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia probe

Durham concluded that the FBI should never have launched a full investigation into connections between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 election…reports Asian Lite News Special counsel John Durham, on

May 16, 2023

-Top News·USA

USA - Page 427