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WASHINGTON (AP) — The H-1B visa has long been a highly coveted employment visa for foreign citizens with specialized skills to live and work in the U.S., and recent requests from the Trump administration have put greater attention on the program.The requests for more information from people applying for or renewing H-1B visas come amid heightened tensions over immigration as President Donald Trump seeks to make good on his vow of mass deportations of people in the country illegally.Much of Trump’s agenda has been focused on arresting people in the country illegally or reversing Biden-era temporary deportation protections. There has…
SPRINGFIELD — A Longmeadow man pleaded guilty in federal court to a scheme to defraud commercial lenders by providing false and fraudulent rent rolls and forged lease agreements for properties located in Springfield, East Longmeadow and Enfield.Federal prosecutors described it as a $19 million scheme in a news release Tuesday.Louis R. Masaschi, 59, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to committed wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.South Main Street Development gave an update announcement by Springfield city officials at 113 State Street in Springfield on Monday , March 3, 2025. Here…
«He was on Tucker’s podcast last night with his first comments since he was fired. In that conversation, Caldwell suggests that he was forced out of the Pentagon—not because he leaked anything to any member of the press, which he denies—but because he is anti-war with Iran due to his experiences in Iraq. That really started pushing me toward where I am now in foreign policy, like we need to do something differently, and in a way, it radicalized me on this. And there’s really an argument that, when you’re talking about foreign policy, you need to be cold and…
Jack Black’s “Steve’s Lava Chicken” climbs to No. 21 on the Official Singles Chart in the U.K., … More proving the Minecraft movie novelty is more than a one-week wonder. LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 30: Jack Black attends the World Premiere of “A Minecraft Movie” at the Cineworld Leicester Square on March 30, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)WireImage A week ago, it was just fun — and a little surreal — to see Jack Black notch a hit in the United Kingdom with a novelty tune from A Minecraft Movie. “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” a short, ridiculous track…
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ misleading claims, after the progressive Vermont senator falsely accused Israel of committing a war crime by blocking aid to Gaza. On Monday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) claimed that no humanitarian aid has entered Gaza for 51 days and cited Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz as admitting to a total blockade, calling it “a war crime.” “We must end our complicity,” Sanders added. “NO more military aid for Netanyahu’s war machine.” In response, Katz issued a sharply worded statement on Tuesday rejecting the Senator’s characterization. “Contrary to the Senator’s statement, Israel is…
Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports” that the Trump Administration’s refusal to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States is a “constitutional crisis.” Frost said, “The Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of this man to the United States, and they are refusing to do so.” He continued, “It just shows that they have no regard for the rule of law. And they can talk all they want on Fox News and spill all the BS they want. The fact of the matter is it was their administration, when…
At al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Alam Hirzallah resigns himself to a grim task: registering the deaths of the wife and two children of his grieving cousin.His family brought the bodies here on an electric rickshaw or tuk-tuk. They found them in their house in eastern Gaza City after Israeli shelling hit the family home. Asma Hirzallah, Mayar, 5, and Abdullah, 3, were killed.”The hospital asked for their full names and ID numbers,” explains Alam, referring to the numbers all Palestinians are given in a population registry administered by Israel.”They gave us a paper to confirm they were martyred and…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich believes that President Donald Trump has officially axed the idea of raising income taxes on the highest-earning Americans, citing a missive from Trump he said he received.“It’s pretty clear that that conversation should now be over,” Gringrich said in an interview Tuesday, amid a hot debate among Republicans over whether such a tax hike should be used to help fund Trump’s wide-ranging policy agenda.Gingrich posted a note on X that he said was from Trump, in which the president appeared to suggest that any tax increase, no matter how small, could doom Republicans’ electoral prospects.”George…
LUDLOW – The Springfield VA outpatient clinic is down to two doctors – from its usual count of four or more. And new doctors aren’t taking jobs there, fearing they’ll fall prey to Trump-led budget cuts in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.“Morale is low,” said Scott Hiorns, a Navy veteran from Ludlow who volunteers driving fellow veterans to VA medical appointments in the region. “Everyone is terrified about losing their job.”John Paradis, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, described the cuts as promises to veterans that are being taken back.In a Tuesday visit with U.S. Rep. Richard…
The late Catholic leader was humble and always supported the abused and the downtrodden – except in one very sad case When a great man and leader of the Roman-Catholic Church – and beyond it – like Pope Francis dies, it may seem almost impious to speak or write about politics. But in his case, we know for certain that it simply means doing what he told us to do.For one of his fundamental teachings was that we have a religious and moral – not merely a civic – duty to engage in politics. He made this clear, for instance,…