NATIONAL BRIEFS

MICHIGAN: Campaign ad deplored

Criticism grew Monday of a Senate campaign ad that has a young Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away jobs. Some warned it could revive discrimination against Asian-Americans. Michigan saw its share of Asia bashing in the 1980s, when images of sledgehammers smashing imported cars were common. Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American, was beaten to death in 1982 by two unemployed autoworkers angry about competition from Japan. Republican Senate hopeful Pete Hoekstra's ad targeting Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow ran statewide Sunday. His ad "points the finger at Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders for our nation's problems," said Thomas Costello of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, a civil rights organization. Hoekstra said Monday his ad was "insensitive" only to the spending philosophy of Stabenow and President Barack Obama.

ILLINOIS: Guilty plea in terror threat

A Pakistan-born Chicago taxi driver who prosecutors say could be heard on FBI wiretaps discussing a plan to bomb a stadium pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to send money to a Pakistani-based terrorist with alleged ties to al-Qaida. Raja Lahrasib Khan, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to terrorism. A plea agreement recommends a sentence of five to eight years. Sentencing was set for May 30.

HAWAII: More details for hazing trial

The court martial for a Marine sergeant accused of hazing a fellow Marine who committed suicide in Afghanistan was delayed Monday after the prosecution asked to expand the details of the charges. Military judge Col. Michael Richardson told prosecutors to provide Sgt. Benjamin Johns' defense with specifics of the new charge details. Jury selection is expected to begin Tuesday. Johns has been charged with wrongfully humiliating and demeaning Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, who killed himself on April 3.