Por lprriPublished: October 29, 2015Rhode Island – El Departamento de Transporte de los Estados Unidos aprobó un otorgamiento de $9 millones para construir un centro de bienvenida en Rhode Island en la salida 1 de la Interestatal 95 en Hopkinton. El proyecto costaría un total de $12 millones e incluiría un centro de tránsito y establecimientos […]readmore
Por lprriPublished: October 29, 2015Rhode Island – La Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles, la ACLU ha presentado una demanda en la Corte de Distrito de los Estados Unidos en Providence, alegando que la nueva ley que prohíbe que ofensores sexuales de tercer nivel vivan a menos de 1,000 pies de una escuela, es inconstitucional. La ACLU […]readmore
Por lprriPublished: October 29, 2015Rhode Island – Un hombre de West Greenwich ha sido sentenciado a 65 meses en prisión federal por presentar planillas de impuestos fraudulentas. Anthony DelFarno de 53 años se declaró culpable de usar información personas de familiares y otros para llenar las planillas y conseguir más de $3.5 millones en reembolsos. DelFarno […]readmore
El duelo del viernes en Nueva York enfrentará a dos de los lanzadores de mayor velocidad en las mayores: el novato Noah Syndergaard de los Mets contra el dominicano Yordano Ventura de los Reales. Voz de América Salvador Pérez, Alcides Escobar y demás compañeros de los Reales de Kansas City tienen grabada en la memoria […]readmore
10/29/2015 PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to support local farmers, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today outlined the process for ensuring there are highly-qualified applicants for the position of executive director of the state Farm Service Agency (FSA) office. The current executive director of the Rhode Island FSA, Paul Brule, is stepping down after […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement today: “I extend my congratulations to our new Speaker, Paul Ryan, who I served with on the House Budget Committee. Although I strongly disagreed with him on many important issues, I’ve seen firsthand his willingness to negotiate in good faith with Democrats in order […]readmore
El motor de un avión con destino a Venezuela se incendió en la pista del aeropuerto de Fort Lauderdale antes de despegar. El motor del avión de la compañía estadounidense Dynamic Airways que debía partir con destino a Caracas, se incendió en el aeropuerto internacional de Fort Lauderdale, al norte de Miami. El incendio, en […]readmore
Michael Bowman October 29, 2015 CAPITOL HILL—Legislation to keep Washington’s chronic fiscal battles at bay through next year’s elections and beyond is expected to get Congress’ final approval by Friday. The bill sets U.S. government spending levels for two years and raises the borrowing limit into early 2017, avoiding the threat of a partial federal […]readmore
The white sheriff’s deputy caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her classroom chair in Columbia, South Carolina, has been fired, a sheriff said on Wednesday. Deputy Ben Fields violated agency policy when he picked up the teenage girl and threw her across a classroom as he attempted to make an […]readmore
The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives has elected conservative stalwart, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as the new House speaker. After endorsing him in a party caucus Wednesday, Republicans formally selected the 45-year-old Ryan in a vote Thursday on the House floor. Ryan received 236 of the 247 House Republican votes. Nine Republicans […]readmore