A proposed $103,265 H-1B visa fee could end up costing the US Treasury billions of dollars over the next decade if the steep increase prompts employers to reduce applications, according to a new analysis by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Research Center. H-1B visa fee could cost US Treasury $38 billion. (Representational photo) … Read more
Some supporters of President Donald Trump are urging him to take control of elections or even declare martial law if they believe the 2026 midterm elections could be affected by fraud. Some outside advisors are urging President Trump to declare martial law or a national emergency around the midterm elections. (AP Photo) Why some Trump … Read more
Washington, President Donald Trump has said that the US and China have “never gotten along better” as he reviewed bilateral ties with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. He asserted that the two countries can continue to build a relationship that promotes prosperity and security for future generations. Trump, Xi review bilateral ties, vow to chart … Read more
A massive skyscraper rising in Midtown Manhattan has turned tens of millions of used waste bottles into part of its structural support. The project shows how city waste can replace carbon-heavy building materials on a large commercial scale. Workers used special concrete containing ground recycled glass in the foundation and floor slabs of JPMorgan Chase’s … Read more
Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home is on the market for $4.5 million, decades after his family sold the property. (Photo: Getty/Kit Castagne, Arbor Visual Media) California Governor Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home has hit the market for $4.5 million, decades after his family sold the property. Newsom lived in the two-level house for … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House, formally beginning Xi’s second state visit to the United States.Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as a military band played. Xi arrived in a black Hongqi N701 SUV, the Chinese equivalent of the … Read more
Xi announces 2 ‘envoys of friendship’ for US Chinese President Xi Jinping brought a softer touch to his meeting with US President Donald Trump and other White House officials on Thursday, announcing that two giant pandas would soon head to Atlanta as an “envoy of friendship”.The announcement was the latest development in a new panda … Read more
A landowner in Shelby County, Alabama, has won a temporary court order stopping utility crews from clearing land on his 416-acre retirement property. The order has paused construction work on part of a major regional power project. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Spann issued a preliminary injunction blocking Alabama Power from entering Fenn Church’s property. The … Read more
Stanford University changed the appearance, race and gender of students using AI for an advertisement (Original photo on the left) Stanford University used AI to change the appearance, race and gender of students in a photo before using it as a promotion for the university’s residential and dining offerings. The original photo had an Asian … Read more
US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping TOI correspondent from Washington: Implicitly suggesting that China is catching up with the United States if it hasn’t already, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Americans on Thursday that the two countries can avoid the historic conflict that often accompanies the rise of a new power, declaring … Read more