Indonesian Island struck by three earthquakes in little over a week

August 12th, 20180 TANJUNG, Indonesia— An Indonesian Island in Lombok was hit with its third significant earthquake in just over a week on Thursday. The official death toll from one of the earlier quakes was 300. The latest quake, a strong aftershock that measured a magnitude 5.9 by the U.S. Geological Survey, damaged many buildings and caused...

Trump administration bars Haitians from U.S. visas for low-skilled work

January 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a small-scale effort to employ Haitians in the United States after a catastrophic 2010 earthquake. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the change less than...