In 2018, brevity is the soul not of wit, but of identity politics. Feminine is “femme.” Masculine is “masc.” And Ashkenazi is “Ashki.” The term, sometimes a dig and sometimes a diminutive, is popping ...

A woman who died last week after a big-rig struck her as she crossed the street in Emeryville has been identified as 58-year-old Mahin Ashki of Lexington, Kentucky, according to the Alameda County ...

EMERYVILLE — The pedestrian who was fatally struck by a semi-truck while she was crossing the street Tuesday has been identified as a 58-year-old woman who fought against being deported to her native ...

Yassi Ashki left Iran seven years ago, and she came to the US to study. When she first got to the Indiana University campus, she noticed two things. First, "They were all wearing Uggs and pajamas," ...