Greater Scrutiny Set for Nonimmigrant Work Visa Renewals
The United States has announced changes to its nonimmigrant work visa policies that are expected to make renewals more difficult....
Trump Ponders New Head for Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump says he is “very close” to picking a person for the most important economic post in the...
Summer Internships Offer Real World Experiences
When kids go back to school, they usually talk about what they did during their summer vacation. The 15 and...
US House of Representatives Approves a $4T Fiscal 2018 Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday approved a $4 trillion fiscal 2018 budget blueprint, a major step forward toward the...
Twitter Surprises With Third Quarter Earnings
Twitter is reporting a loss of $21.1 million in its third quarter, but turned in a better-than-expected profit when one-time...
Twitter Toughens Abuse Rules – and now has to Enforce Them
Twitter is enacting new policies around hate, abuse and ads, but creating new rules is only half the battle –...
Ancient Origami Art Becomes Engineers’ Dream in Space
Robert Salazar has been playing with origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, since he was 8 years old. When he...
Ivanka Trump Promotes Expansion of Child Tax Credit at Capitol
Ivanka Trump teamed up Wednesday with Republican legislators to try to ensure the tax overhaul package under construction on Capitol...
Not at Home? Amazon Wants to Come in and Drop Off Packages
Don’t want Amazon boxes sitting on the porch? The company hopes you’ll let a stranger inside to drop them off. ...
Facebook to Build Wind Farm to Help Power Omaha Data Center
Facebook is partnering with a developer to build a wind power farm in northeast Nebraska that will supply energy for...
Cell Game: Novel Software Helps Match Up Inmates, Prisons
A university engineering department has developed what amounts to a Tinder app for criminals — a computer program that matches...
Austerity to Hit Jordan as Debt Spikes, Economy Slows
Jordan’s high and rising public debt has worried the International Monetary Fund and prompted a downgrade from Standard & Poor’s....
Twitter to Label Election Ads after US Regulatory Threat
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it would add labels to election-related advertisements and say who is behind each of them,...
Source of Protective Space Shield Identified
Human-caused space pollution can range from a hammer that floats away from a space station, to a nuclear weapons test...
China Turning Pakistan Port Into Regional Giant
An unprecedented Chinese financial and construction effort is rapidly developing Pakistan’s strategically located Arabian Sea port of Gwadar into one...
US Workforce to Add 11.5 Million Jobs by 2026
The U.S. economy is expected add another 11.5 million jobs by 2026, as an aging population and longer life spans...
High Rise Buildings Can Be Earthquake-Proof
After a deadly earthquake in 1985, authorities in Mexico City decided they must start constructing houses that can withstand strong...
Facebook Tests Splitting Its News Feed Into Two
Facebook Inc said on Monday it was testing the idea of dividing its News F eed in two, separating commercial...
Amazon Says It Received 238 Proposals for 2nd Headquarters
Amazon said Monday that it received 238 proposals from cities and regions in the United States, Canada and Mexico hoping...
Sierra Leone to Auction Multi-Million Dollar Diamond to Benefit Poor
Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by auctioning a huge uncut diamond, believed to be...
Low Inflation Could Slow Fed, but Fiscal Stimulus Unnecessary
The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December and twice next year, according to a Reuters poll of...
Taiwan Steps up Asia Business to Reduce Dependence on China
Taiwan is offering visa waivers and setting up overseas investment offices across a swathe of countries to its south, the...
