Indian technology companies are now looking to hire fresh engineering graduates from American universities, as stringent immigration norms and high unemployment in the US make local hiring attractive, said a media report.
The fate of Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., a former Pennsylvania judge who has been charged with racketeering, fraud, money laundering, extortion, bribery and federal tax violations, lies in the hands of the 12-member jury, who began their deliberations Wednesday.
A report by KSE Partners finds Nebraska paying a whopping 23.69 percent in taxes on their wireless bills, while wireless consumers face the lowest burdens in Oregon with 6.86 percent.
The Kids for Cash trial resumed this week with former Pennsylvania Judge mark Ciavarella's attorneys trying to undermine the credibility of the prosecution witnesses and the accused vehemently claiming that though he has committed tax fraud, he never extorted money from others or took bribe in return for sending juveniles to a private detention center.
Wireless consumers across the United States continue to face excessive and discriminatory federal, state, and local taxes and fees on their wireless bills, says a new report, which finds Nebraska paying a whopping 23.69 percent.
A fireball that streaked through the skies over East Coast, described by viewers as -- the size of a Cesna plane and one of the biggest, brightest, and most colorful ever! -- could have been a passing meteor.
President Barack Obama's budget plan, proposed on Monday, would make air travelers pay more for the “passenger facility charge, aiding the U.S. government to finance airport projects related to safety and expansions.
The trial of Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., a former Pennsylvania judge who has been charged with honest services fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion in connection with receiving $2.6 million in kickbacks from a private juvenile jail facility, resumes today and is grabbing national attention as the case highlights the dangerous gap in the juvenile justice systems of many states - children appearing in court without lawyers.
The attractive woman wearing glasses and a red suit at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) may have looked like Sarah Palin, but it was actually Palin look-alike Patti Lyons.
Five new Republican faces for a possible run for the U.S. presidency in 2012 are in this year's straw poll of thousands of conservative activists who have made their annual trek to Washington this week.
Lindsay Lohan's latest shoplifting scandal has put the spotlight on celebrity shoplifters. But the question that boggles many is what drives the rich stars to steal.
When competitors shut down payments to WikiLeaks after the controversial website released a slew of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables, Sharif Alexandre refused to join the boycott. The Egyptian-born entrepreneur and founder of Xipwire - a Philadelphia-based mobile payments startup - stood opposed to PayPal and Amazon and let customers continue making donations via cellphones.
Pennsylvania-based Astrobotic Technology Inc. has announced a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic's robotic payload to the Moon on a Falcon 9 rocket as early as December 2013.
Arianna Huffington launched the news site in 2005 more as a commentary outlet and an alternative to other conservative news sites by inviting Arthur Schlesinger Jr. to blog. Now with the takeover by AOL, Huffington will become the boss of AOL group's editorial content.
President Obama has called for new efforts that would increase energy efficiency in commercial buildings across the country by 20 percent and save American businesses $40 billion a year.
A huge winter storm pummelled the United States on Wednesday, bringing parts of the Midwest to a standstill, delivering a wintry blow to the Northeast, and disrupting businesses, flights and other transport.
Colleen R. LaRose, a Pennsylvania woman also known as 'Jihad Jane,' has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a Swedish cartoonist, providing material support to terrorists, and other criminal charges
Each year on February 2, the small town of Punxsutawney, PA, receives a flood of attention from concerned citizens around the country because of a weather-predicting groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil.
The President will now visit the University on Thursday afternoon to focus on clean energy and innovation
A big blizzard making its way through the central United States has significantly affected air travel, with nearly 8,000 flights having been cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Financial Times has just released its 2011 rankings of global MBA programs; Wharton regains top spot
Florida federal judge Roger Vinson ruled on Monday that the health care bill President Obama passed last year, in conjunction with the Democrat-controlled Congress, is unconstitutional.
