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1. Asian-Americans say they are still seen as foreign, study finds

   Like many Asian-Americans, US-born Tiffany Chin has faced her share of slights, including being treated as “other” or “foreign” and judged at times by her race rather than her accomplishments. Growing up outside Chicago, she recalls that in primary school her musical talents were attributed to her “Chinese genes”, and she was told, “you’re probably so good at maths because you’re Asian”. And as...

2. US offers up to US$3 million bounty for information on finances of powerful Haiti gangs

   The United States on Wednesday offered ⁠a reward of up to US$3 million and possible relocation in exchange for information on the financial activities of Haiti’s Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif criminal groups. Washington has designated both groups, which bring together hundreds of gangs in the capital Port-au-Prince, agricultural Artibonite ‌region and central Haiti, as terrorist organisations. The US...

3. Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother

   A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that “someone needs to do the right thing” and come forward with information to help the investigation. “We are in agony,” she told NBC News colleague Hoda Kotb in a portion of the interview broadcast on Wednesday on the Today show. She said she wakes up in the...

4. New records in Trump documents case raise concerns over business conflict: US lawmaker

   Newly released records in the ⁠now-dismissed classified documents case against US President Donald Trump raise fresh concerns over national security risks and potential private business motivations, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said. The records, handed over by the US Department of Justice as part of the Republican-led panel’s investigation into former US Special Counsel...

5. Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues own demands as strikes land across the Middle East

   Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport. Iran’s defiance came as Israel launched air strikes on Tehran and as the United States deployed paratroopers and more Marines to the region. Iranian state television’s...

6. Xi-Trump summit: White House locks in new dates in May, Beijing silent

   After weeks of speculation and behind-the-scenes intrigue over the delayed summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, the White House announced on Wednesday new dates for the long-anticipated, high-stakes meeting. “I’m pleased to announce that President Trump’s … long-awaited meeting with President Xi in China will now take place in Beijing on May 14 and 15,” White House...

7. Jury finds Meta and Google liable for US$6 million damages in social media addiction trial

   Alphabet’s Google and Meta were found liable on Wednesday for designing platforms that are dangerous for kids and teenagers, in a landmark verdict that could force tech firms to rethink how they defend themselves against safety claims. The verdict could mark a turning point in the global backlash against their platforms’ perceived mental health harms to youth, more than two decades after the...

8. Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of Rihanna and to assaulting singer’s family

   A woman from Florida pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the attempted murder of singer Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through her lawyer to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los Angeles Superior Court. Prosecutors allege the singer, her hip-hop star partner A$AP Rocky and their three young children were among the people assaulted at their home in the...

9. Lost remains of French musketeer d’Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church

   The skeleton of famed French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan may have been found in front of a church altar in the Dutch city of Maastricht, church officials and an archaeologist said on Wednesday. Workers ‌discovered a grave containing human remains beneath tiles after part of the floor of St Peter and Paul Church subsided in February, triggering a race to identify the...

10. Ex-nurse enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

    A former nurse made history on Wednesday when she was enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to lead the centuries-old mother church of the world’s 85 million-strong Anglican community. Sarah Mullally, 63, formally steps into the role after an abuse scandal led to the departure of her predecessor. The former midwife was formally installed in the historic ceremony at Canterbury...