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Trump Officials Propose Charging More Than $100,000 for Skilled Worker Visas

2026-08-24

The proposal comes after the Trump administration ran into legal challenges in its attempt to attach a similar fee to the H-1B visa last year.

Brian Hickerson's dark family secrets outed by his own sister... who reveals moment his 'demons' took over... and real reason Hayden Panettiere kept going back

2026-08-25

Panettiere, 36, died of an apparent overdose in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday where she had been staying in an Airbnb . Both Brian and his brother were at the scene when she was declared dead.

Top paid state employees of California unmasked as prison shrinks, top cops and financiers

2026-08-24

California’s highest-paid employees are a little-known cadre of pension managers, prison workers and patrolmen who pull in as much as $2 million in total compensation on the taxpayer dime, records reveal. The top-earning state worker last year was Stephen Gilmore, chief investment officer at the…

Some homes and businesses in Gary, Indiana, still without power 13 days after storms

2026-08-24

Things became all-too familiar for Kimya Williams after storms rumbled through Gary, Indiana, earlier this month leaving big chunks of the mostly Black city in the dark for two weeks.

How US sanctions on Iran ripple through global markets and consumers

2026-08-24

New sanctions hit Iran�s aviation, tech, and shipping sectors, amplifying pressure on global markets and energy prices.

Six months on, U.S. Navy families who evacuated Bahrain remain in limbo

2026-08-24

When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.

North Carolina doctor accused of shooting 2 sisters in alleged interstate road rage attack

2026-08-24

North Carolina doctor Richard Thomas Arriviello allegedly shot two sisters in a Jeep on Interstate 77 during a road rage incident before fleeing.

Trump admin set to revoke up to 2 lakh visas in historic crackdown

2026-08-25

Trump admin unveils anti-Iran global sanctions plan, signals China not exempt

2026-08-24

The Trump administration unveiled a plan to isolate Iran’s economy by threatening to impose secondary sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s “enablers.”

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot

2025-01-27

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.