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Korea Daily Wins at 2025 Ethnic Media Awards, Third Year in a Row

The Korea Daily has been honored for the third consecutive year at the Ethnic Media Awards, reaffirming its standing as the largest Korean-language newspaper...

Hyundai Palisade XRT PRO Designer Reflects on 35-Year Career

Designing the Hyundai Palisade XRT PRO for the North American market was one of the final projects completed by Soomin Choe, a Korean American...

$12B Deficit, but Lawmakers Still Funnel Millions Into Local Pet Projects

With California facing a $12 billion budget deficit, state lawmakers are under fire for funneling millions of taxpayer dollars into local projects critics say...

Covered California Premiums Could Triple as Congress Stalls on Tax Credits

As Congress fails to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, Covered California enrollees are bracing for sharp premium hikes next year, with...

USC Study Shows $750 Cash Aid Barely Helped People Leave Homelessness

As winter approaches, people living on the streets face renewed threats from cold and rain. Despite major public investment, Los Angeles is still far...

10 Years Gone. A Stolen Identity. A Life Crushed by Debt He Never Owed

An organized crime ring in Southern California is targeting the Social Security numbers (SSNs) of foreign educators who once lived in the United States,...

No Visa for Fatties? The U.S. Weighs You Before Letting You In

The U.S. State Department has sent a new directive to embassies and consulates worldwide instructing officers to treat chronic illnesses such as diabetes and...

[Poll] Should the Dodgers Meet Trump as Backlash Grows Over White House Visit

Should the LA Dodgers, now two-time World Series champions, meet President Donald Trump at the White House? Readers can vote in our online poll. A Pasadena-based...

Prop 50 Passes, Extinguishing the Conservative Voice in California

California voters have approved Proposition 50, a measure that suspends the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC) and allows Democrats to implement newly redrawn congressional...

Australian Scientist Wins Cha Kwang Yul Stem Cell Prize for Pioneering Fertility Research

CHA Medical Center and CHA Biotech—which operate 96 medical institutions in 7 countries, including CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in LA—announced that Professor Katie Ayers...