A White House official told Axios recent changes to H-1B set to go into effect on Sunday do not apply to everyone. The news organization reports the $100,000 fee will not be applied to existing holders of valid visas re-entering the country. President Donald Trump signed the order on Friday. The president believes it will […]
A large-scale Russian drone attack on Ukraine early Saturday morning prompted a military aircraft response from Poland and other allied nations. Tensions have been escalating in the wider region since Sept. 9, when Poland shot down a “huge number of Russian drones” that, according to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, “posed a direct threat” to the […]
It’s safe to say that Meta’s reveal of its yet-to-be-released smart glasses didn’t go as planned. The livestreamed event on Wednesday had a number of reported technical difficulties, including a cooking demo that had to be cut short and a call to the glasses failing to even go through. Social media world reacts “I don’t […]
The National Hockey League is ready to build on some of last season’s history-making moments, but there are a few roadblocks as training camps opened on Thursday. Some of the game’s biggest stars could be on the trading block in the near future. Every team in the league has been chasing the Florida Panthers for […]
There are conflicting studies on whether tattoos make a person more prone or less prone to cancer, with new research suggesting they may decrease a person’s risk for certain skin cancers. The latest study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found people with at least two tattoos had a decreased risk of […]
Since the murder of Charlie Kirk, U.S. foreign adversaries have been using false or incendiary claims to further divide Americans. Russia, China and Iran hope to stoke political divisions in the U.S., according to a new report from NewsGuard. Misinformation campaign NewsGuard, a company that tracks misinformation online, found from Sept. 10-17, there were 6,200 […]
New Mexico is setting a national precedent. Starting Nov. 1, it will be the first state in the U.S. to provide free child care for all families. All families in New Mexico, regardless of income, will be able to use the state’s child care assistance program with copayments waived starting in a couple of weeks. […]
House Democratic leadership is calling for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to resign for, in their words, bullying ABC into suspending Jimmy Kimmel. They said the Trump administration is waging a war on the First Amendment, and it’s causing quite the debate on Capitol Hill about free speech and censorship. “House Democrats will make […]
The chairman of the District of Columbia City Council is accusing the head of the local police union of lying about crime statistics in the district. D.C. Police Union Chairman Gregg Pemberton said lieutenants and captains are ordering officers who respond to felonies to write reports for lesser offenses, a tactic that’s being described as […]
Apple recently revealed its latest lineup of products, and the AirPods Pro 3 come with a headline-grabbing feature: live translation. The new tool is designed to let users speak in one language and instantly hear a translation in another. The process sounds simple, but some say real-world conversations are far from neat. Progress in machine […]
