Washington: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Golden Qi Holdings, LLC and its owner Yuan Yao in Collin County on May 13, alleging they operated non-existent childcare and autism-therapy businesses in Allen, Texas to fraudulently obtain H‑1B visas and to deceive regulators. The filing names websites that purported to show...
Washington, United States. U.S. government data this week showed wholesale prices jumped sharply in April, with the Producer Price Index rising 6.0 percent year‑on‑year and 1.4 percent month‑on‑month; President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday he viewed the surge as short-term and tied the rise to disruptions from the Iran...
Missoula, Mont. residents questioned the proposed Midtown Commons mixed-use development at City Council public comment this week, expressing concern whether the project’s hundreds of housing units will be attainable for lower-income people. Missoula Redevelopment Agency project manager Annette Marchessault said the plan was not formally income-restricted and instead focuses on...
Washington, United States – The cryptocurrency market saw sharp volatility on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, after a social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump coincided with escalating tensions over Iran and rising energy prices. Bitcoin, which had traded above $82,000 earlier in the week, fell toward the $76,000 support...
Denver — On Friday night, May 9, a 41-year-old man scaled Denver International Airport's perimeter fence and was struck and killed by Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 as it accelerated for takeoff from Runway 17L at approximately 11:19 p.m., airport officials said, prompting an aborted takeoff and immediate emergency response on...
Baltimore — The U.S. Justice Department said on May 12 that a grand jury indicted Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, Chennai-based Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd and Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair in the March 26, 2024 collision of the 984-foot cargo ship Dali that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The crash...
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally rejected Iran’s latest 14-point peace proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable” and a “piece of garbage,” and ordered preparations for an extended naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The decision puts the fragile ceasefire in place since April 8 at risk...
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday rejected Iran’s written reply to a U.S. peace proposal, calling the document "garbage" and saying the ceasefire was "on life support" after Tehran insisted on lifting a U.S. naval blockade and other conditions. The written exchange followed a ceasefire that began on Apr. 7...
Cambridge, Massachusetts. A 46-year-old Boston man, identified as Tyler Brown, walked along Memorial Drive on Monday and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, striking vehicles and civilians; police say a state trooper and a Marine veteran fired at and wounded the suspect, who was taken into custody and hospitalized. Cambridge investigators...
Austin, Texas. On May 11, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a 59-page state lawsuit against Netflix alleging the streaming service systematically tracked and logged users' viewing habits, device information, household network interactions and other behavioral data without proper consent, including data linked to children and children's profiles. This week...
