WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday. American citizens were paid as much as $30,000 to enter into bogus marriages with immigrants seeking lawful permanent
For nearly 50 years, one number barely moved. Every year or two, the General Social Survey asks Americans how happy they are, and for decades the balance between “very happy” and “not too happy” held steady, from 1972 through 2018. But as soon as the pandemic hit, it came cratering down. Sam Peltzman, an economist
A National Guard officer carried out a secret second marriage to a woman he met while posted in Mongolia, using a government travel card and forged documents to facilitate the double life, U.S. prosecutors allege. Maj. Collin Welch, 40, pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing about $54,000 in government money and inducing the Mongolian woman and
McConnell had polio as a child and finds back-slapping painful, so Chao stepped in to hug constituents instead. “She listens very actively. She really pays attention and remembers details about people,” Kelly Westwood, director of the Kenton County Republican Women’s Caucus, told Time in 2014. “She doesn’t see them for months and then she says,
Karen McNenny is a certified divorce counselor, certified co-parenting specialist, and author of the book. The good divorce: how to end your marriage without ending your family. Wiley/Jossey-Bass/NPR, Nicole Wickens/NPR hide title toggle title Wiley/Jossey-Bass/NPR, Nicole Wickens/NPR When Karen McNenny was facing divorce about 15 years ago, she was afraid of what it would mean
Along with Sandler, 59, officiating at Swift and Kelce’s wedding ceremony, which was attended by about 1,000 guests, was the “Opalite” singer’s brother. Austin Swift served as his Man of Honor, while Kelce’s brother Jason Kelce He was his godfather. And Reid isn’t the only one who praised Sandler’s role in the ceremony. After all,