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F-16 fighter jet crashes into California building - reports

Reuters
Posted at May 17 07:44 AM

LOS ANGELES - An F-16 fighter jet crashed into a commercial building at March Air Reserve Base in Southern California on Thursday, touching off a fire, local media reported. Read more »

Bulgarian boxer suspended, fined for kissing Fil-Am broadcaster

Reuters
Posted at May 15 10:40 AM

LOS ANGELES - A Bulgarian boxer who grabbed a female broadcaster's face and kissed her on the lips during a post-fight interview was suspended until July by the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday following tearful testimony by the interviewer. Read more »

Google debuts privacy controls, principles at I/O event

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at May 08 05:00 AM

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Alphabet Inc's Google business on Tuesday announced new privacy controls for its services, including “Incognito mode” for Google Maps, and published new privacy commitments for its hardware, showing how increased public scrutiny is forcing greater transparency in Silicon Valley. Read more »

Fil-Am activists in San Francisco protest overseas ballot delays

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 05:41 PM

The Filipino American Human Rights Alliance and the US Pinoys for Good Governance banded together outside of the Philippine Consulate here clamoring for their ballots. Read more »

Charges filed in deadly California synagogue shooting

Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 06:01 PM

The 19-year-old accused gunman in a deadly California synagogue shooting is due in a San Diego court on Tuesday for arraignment in Saturday's attack, with officials adding a hate crime to his offenses. Read more »

Filipino business exec's wife nabbed in US for human trafficking charge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 05:36 PM

MANILA -- The wife of a Filipino business executive was arrested in California for human trafficking, US authorities said. Read more »

US 'House of Horrors' parents jailed for torture, abuse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 01:13 PM

A California couple were jailed for at least 25 years on Friday after admitting to imprisoning and torturing 12 of their 13 children in a grisly "House of Horrors" case that shocked the world. Read more »

'Turontastic’: Filipino snack making waves in San Francisco

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 09:43 AM

A well-loved Filipino snack with a new twist is beginning to make waves in California, as it debuted in a food market. Read more »

Pinay held for fellow Filipina's hit-and-run death in California

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 01:26 PM

The San Jose Police Department in California confirmed that the 65-year old suspect in the fatal hit and run of a Filipina tourist last week is also a Pinay. Read more »

Pinay dies in hit-and-run in California

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 08:07 PM

A 48-year-old Filipina visiting San Jose, California died in a hit-and-run incident last week. Read more »

Overseas absentee voting nagsimula na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 01:24 PM

Hinikayat ng Commission on Elections at mga embahda ang mga overseas Filipino worker na bumoto. Read more »

Pinay, 2 others charged in US for alleged involvement in dark web drug ring

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 10:37 PM

A Filipino woman was among three arrested for alleged involvement in a big-time dark web drug operation in Southern California. Read more »

Missing elderly Pinoy found dead in California

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 04:25 PM

An 83-year old man reported missing has been found dead in a canal near the central valley town of Tulare, California on Monday. Read more »

19-year-old ex-convict charged in Los Angeles slashing attacks

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 10:21 AM

LOS ANGELES - A 19-year-old ex-convict who prosecutors say slashed the faces of nine people as he rode through the streets of Los Angeles and surrounding communities on a bicycle was charged on Friday with aggravated mayhem and attempted robbery, prosecutors said.   Read more »

Pinay allegedly stabbed to death by own cousin in California

Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Apr 05 06:22 PM

CALIFORNIA - A 28-year-old Filipina has died after authorities said she was stabbed to death by her own cousin following an argument in Pittsburg, California on Monday afternoon. Read more »

Bulgarian boxer suspended for kissing Fil-Am reporter during interview

TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 05:05 AM

The California State Athletic Commission has suspended the license of Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev for "forcibly" kissing a female Filipino-American reporter on the lips during an interview. Read more »

Boxing: Bulgarian Pulev to appear before California Athletic commission for reporter kiss

Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 11:56 AM

SOFIA - Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev, known as The Cobra, has been ordered to appear before the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) to explain why he abruptly kissed a reporter on the lips following a post-fight interview last week.    Read more »

Pinoy injured in San Francisco drive-by shooting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 09:21 AM

A Filipino was injured in a drive-by shooting in San Francisco, California last Saturday, March 23.   Read more »

Security footage shows burglar peeking at sleeping kids in Filipino family's home

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 02:03 PM

A surveillance video captured a burglar entering the home of a Filipino family in Vallejo, California early Sunday morning while a woman and her two young children slept. Read more »

Fil-Am barbers sorry for using PH flag as capes in California

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 05:36 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Filipino-American barbers drew flak online for using Philippine flags as barber capes during the Golden State Warriors’ Filipino Heritage Night in Oakland, California. Read more »