By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year, authorities said Tuesday, claiming success against people who were “gaming the system” by submitting multiple, sometimes dubious, applications to unfairly increase chances of being selected. Major technology companies that use H-1B visas sought changes
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year, authorities said Tuesday, claiming success against people who were “gaming the system” by submitting multiple, sometimes dubious, applications to unfairly increase chances of being selected. Major technology companies that use H-1B visas sought changes
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The late gospel artist Mandisa was honored by the show that helped launch her career. “American Idol” on Monday paid tribute to the singer, who died earlier this month in Nashville. Mandisa was 47. “We ask for your prayers for her family and close knit circle of friends
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035. It marks the first time the G7 has explicitly referenced a phase-out. But ministers left flexibility for countries heavily reliant on coal. The Beyond Fossils Fuel campaign called the commitment vague
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In the Los Angeles restaurant where Nathaly Paola Castro Torres works, customers never fail to comment on her short stature. “People stare at me too much and make comments or jokes,” Torres, 42, said. “Many times they also (take) photos of me and I don’t like it. I feel
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By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding across Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, the government said Tuesday, after weeks of heavy rain and flash floods ravaged parts of the country. Some 76 people are missing after flooding near the hard hit town of
Continue Reading CNN, AFPTV, NTV KENYA, STATE HOUSE KENYA By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding across Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, the government said Tuesday, after weeks of heavy rain and flash floods ravaged parts of the country. Some 76 people are missing after
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Tuesday after the latest hotter-than-forecast reading on the economy raised more worries about inflation and interest rates staying high. The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in afternoon trading and on track to close out its first losing month in the last
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story ORANGEVALE, California (KOVR) — A community rallied around an eaglet over the weekend after it fell more than 100 feet out of its nest in Sacramento County. Susan Skinner has been photographing the family of eagles for eight years and never expected this. “We were
Continue ReadingKMAX, KOVR, SUSAN SKINNER, CNN By Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story ORANGEVALE, California (KOVR) — A community rallied around an eaglet over the weekend after it fell more than 100 feet out of its nest in Sacramento County. Susan Skinner has been photographing the family of eagles for eight years and
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — US home-price growth accelerated in February at the fastest annual pace since November 2022, a sign that America’s housing market remains tough amid elevated mortgage rates. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, a measure of home prices across the country, rose 6.4% in February from
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up their life savings. Losses from scams reported by Americans over
Continue ReadingBy Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — A New Jersey man is charged with first-degree murder, and other crimes, for his alleged role in a wrong-way crash that killed the passenger in his car. The Johnson County District Attorney’s office charged Matthew Karabas, 27, of Monroe, N.J., Monday.
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said. Previously, the task force had said women could choose to start breast cancer screening
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky and Susan Raff Click here for updates on this story GREENWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — Connecticut’s governor found himself in hot water over the illegal cutting of trees near his home in Greenwich. Dozens of trees were cut down near the home of Gov. Ned Lamont. This could lead to thousands of dollars
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data. The case has caused outrage in the Nordic nation, with a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed Tuesday with Judge Juan M. Merchan first ruling on prosecutors’ prior request to hold the former president in contempt of court over alleged violations of a gag order that bars him from speaking publicly about witnesses and jurors in the case. Merchan ruled that Trump
Continue ReadingBy Adam Murphy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The reward to find a killer is now swelling to $25,000. This is a major new incentive to help solve the mysterious murder of an elderly Georgia couple almost 10 years ago. The double murder of Russell and Shirley Dermond remains
Continue ReadingBy Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — A lot of heterosexual male clients are coming into my practice admitting they picked their partner without considering sexual attraction. During couples therapy sessions with his partner in the room, the man will claim that he doesn’t know why he isn’t experiencing desire. Maybe it’s stress, low testosterone or
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-award winning pop star Dua Lipa’s third album, “Radical Optimism,” releases Friday. UK rave culture and genre-averse alternative groups like Primal Scream and Massive Attack were key influences. She tells The Associated Press the album is the one she’s always wanted to make, in more
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