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Baroness Flather, who has died a week short of her 90th birthday, was Britain’s first Asian woman JP, local councillor, mayor and life peer, and a tireless campaigner for the rights of women and girls, for the South Asian community and for assisted dying.

British Indian peer Baroness Shreela Flather passes away | Latest News India

Remembering the legacy of Baroness Shreela Flather, a trailblazing British-Indian politician and advocate for women's rights and Commonwealth soldiers

Known for her elegant sarees in the House of Lords, the teacher and politician was a life peer as Baroness Flather of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire.

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — With cases of Asian American attacks on the rise across the country, one group in Salt Lake City has reached out to those living in fear to try to bring some comfort and support locally. With acts of violence happening around the country, many Asian Americans in Utah have experienced fear, and said they were afraid to go out to get groceries or run errands, even in the middle of the day. Carrie Shin Pace created a service that links them up with a chaperone. "This star...

As hate crimes against the Asian-Americans continue to spike across the country, Utah is taking steps to protect the community. The Asian-American community in Utah said that this violence isn't new, but as attacks and harassment grow, they are worried for their family and friends. "Some were witnessing older Asian folks buying three cans of mace at the store,” said Emilio Manuel Camu, with the Asian Link Project.