International students pump $160 million in Hawaii during last academic year

International students pump $160M into Hawaii

State Department watchdog cites ‘insufficient oversight’ of foreign exchange programs

SCRANTON, Pa. — The nation’s foreign exchange student programs need better federal oversight, the State Department’s internal watchdog concludes in a new report following a scandal in which students were placed in shoddy homes in Pennsylvania.

PepsiCo’s iPhone app for Amp energy draws online ire for stereotyping women

MILWAUKEE — PepsiCo Inc. is facing criticism for an iPhone application that promises to help men “score” with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup lines and a scoreboard to keep track of their conquests.

US voices concern over Turkmenistan’s bid to stop students traveling to foreign universities

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — The United States expressed its concern Monday over efforts by Turkmenistan to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked universities.

Protest brews over new Cheney International Center at University of Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A decision by the University of Wyoming to name a new center for international students for former Vice President Dick Cheney is drawing criticism from people who say Cheney’s support for the Iraq war and harsh interrogation techniques should disqualify him from the distinction.

US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa

Army Sgt. Randy M. Haney

When Randy M. Haney got a care package filled with candy while serving in Afghanistan, he wasn’t the one who ate it. He gave it to Afghan children, his mother said.

Calif. mom praised by foreign exchange students, condemned by industry for whistleblowing

SCRANTON, Pa. — In a few weeks, thousands of foreign exchange students will arrive in the United States for what they hope will be a rewarding time of study and cultural enrichment. Shortly after that, Danielle Grijalva’s phone will start ringing, and her e-mail inbox will begin filling up. It happens every year.

Pa. woman charged in exchange student neglect turns self in, plans to fight charges

CARBONDALE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman charged with placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes with little food has turned herself in to authorities.

Pa. woman accused of neglecting foreign exchange students surrenders, plans to fight charges

CARBONDALE, Pa. — The woman accused of placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes in northeastern Pennsylvania has turned herself in.

Pa. woman charged with placing 5 foreign exchange students in filthy homes, short on food

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman who worked for a student exchange agency has been charged with criminal neglect for allegedly placing foreign students in filthy homes, littered with animal waste and also occupied by ex-convicts.

Reports of exchange students in US underfed, living in filth lead to calls for federal reform

SCRANTON, Pa. — During his year as a foreign exchange student in the United States, 18-year-old Carlos Villarreal lived not with a welcoming family, but with two ex-convicts in a seedy house that smelled of dog feces and where the food was labeled “DO NOT TOUCH.” He left 14 pounds lighter.

US embarrassment: Exchange students in Pa. underfed, lived in filth; federal reforms demanded

SCRANTON, Pa. — Federal regulators say they share the blame for failing to prevent the mistreatment of as many as a dozen foreign exchange students in northeastern Pennsylvania this past school year.

APNewsBreak: Pa. prosecutor says charges warranted in ‘criminal neglect’ of exchange students

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A California nonprofit placed foreign exchange students in deplorable conditions in Pennsylvania, with some becoming malnourished or living in homes strewn with dog feces, and a prosecutor said the neglect merits criminal charges.

Texas city councilman accused of fondling female exchange student staying at his home

COLLEYVILLE, Texas — A city council member in Colleyville, Texas, has resigned amid allegations that he pinned down and fondled a female foreign exchange student staying at his home.