OCEAN CITY — Immigration attorneys took part Thursday in a session at the MSBA’s Legal Summit and Annual Meeting about how new and contemplated changes to U.S. Department of State rules on visa applications are affecting their clients. Visa denials ...

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A Maryland congressman says federal immigrant officials have agreed to approve 15,000 more seasonal guest worker visas. The Baltimore Sun reports the announcement Thursday from U.S. Rep. Andy Harris came amid reports that Maryland’s crab industry is suffering a labor shortage. Nearly ...

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The Supreme Court says immigrant children who waited for years with their parents to obtain visas still have to go to the back of the line when they turn 21.

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The Dow Jones industrial average is dropping Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard and Alcoa, its three-lowest priced stocks, as part of a six-company shakeup of the most widely known barometer of the U.S. stock market. S&P Dow Jones Indices said Tuesday ...

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NEW YORK — Days of finding a quarter under your pillow are long gone. The Tooth Fairy no longer leaves loose change. Kids this year are getting an average of $3.70 per lost tooth, a 23 percent jump over last ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric is warning customers about a new telephone scam. Nearly two dozen customers have notified the utility about the scam over the past two weeks. Spokeswoman Rachael Lighty says most of the complaints have come from the ...

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NEW YORK — A group of retailers and trade groups has launched a last-ditch effort to stop a settlement worth at least $6 billion that Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and major banks have agreed to pay retailers for alleged fee ...

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NEW YORK — Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market. The announcement sent the online deals company’s ...

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NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation is opposing a proposed $7.25 billion settlement that Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and major banks have agreed to pay retailers for alleged fee fixing. The retail trade association said Tuesday that its board ...

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Just in time for the Democrats to tout as a sign of economic recovery at their convention comes the news that the Tooth Fairy is leaving kids more cash this year than last.

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