Vanessa Romo
Stories
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Arts & Life
Ali Wong's divorce news causes another case of #wrongasian
The comedian's husband has been a primary source of her popular specials. But when writing about the Asian American couple's split, some news outlets used photos of Asian American actor Randall Park.
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World
A Ukrainian mom scribbled her contact info on her daughter's back as the war erupted
As bombed rained down on the streets of Kyiv, Aleksandra Makoviy wanted to make sure that her 2-year-old would be safe. The only way to do that was by writing her phone number on the girl's back.
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Law & Courts
An Iowa survivalist who faked his death is arrested after years on the run
Jacob Greer had been on the lam for six years, trying to avoid child pornography charges. But officials finally caught up with him on Monday.
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Business
Food prices are going up — and at levels Americans haven't seen in decades
The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.
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National
A secretive LA group has a new mission: paint untouched crosswalks
"We've been met with delays, excuses, and inaction from our city government," says the Crosswalk Collective LA. Now, the group has taken matters into its own hands and hopes to spread a DIY message.
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Health
Pfizer launches a recall of blood pressure drugs due to a potential carcinogen
The company warned consumers of several tainted lots of Accuretic and two other versions of the drug due to the presence of a nitrosamine above the Acceptable Daily Intake level.
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National
A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says
Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.
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National
On Equal Pay Day, women are trying to make a dollar out of 83 cents
It took women working year round full-time jobs 74 extra days to earn what men did in 2021. And the data is worse for women of color, who are disproportionately employed in low-wage jobs.
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National
Enrique Tarrio, who led the Proud Boys, is arrested over the U.S. Capitol attack
Enrique Tarrio may not have physically taken part on the Jan. 6 breach, but the Justice Department has charged him for allegedly leading the advance planning and taking credit for it on social media.
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Health
Pfizer vaccine's protection against COVID wanes quickly in kids ages 5-11, study says
New research out of New York found the protection of the vaccine against infection in kids ages 5 to 11 dropped from 68% to 12%.