Associated Press LOS ANGELES—The U.S. Olympic Committee on Tuesday named Los Angeles as its candidate for the 2024 Games, replacing Boston’s soured bid and marking a comeback for L.A.’s dream of becoming a three-time host of the global sports competition. USOC CEO Scott Blackmun made his announcement at Santa Monica Beach, where the city’s plan […]readmore
WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy advanced a solid 2.3 percent in the April-to-June period after a harsh winter. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that a surge in consumer spending and new export gains pushed the world’s largest economy ahead in the second quarter. The government also said GDP in the January-March period grew 0.6 percent instead of […]readmore
WASHINGTON—Some Republicans gleefully scripted Donald Trump’s political obituary in the wake of his scathing comments about Sen. John McCain’s military service earlier this month, hoping that his freewheeling presidential campaign had finally imploded. Predictions of his demise were apparently premature. Instead, Trump is gaining momentum ahead of next week’s first Republican debate, a new Reuters/Ipsos […]readmore
China’s Defense Ministry Thursday accused the United States of «militarizing» the South China Sea by staging patrols and joint military drills there, leading to raised tensions in the disputed region. China Defense spokesman Yang Yujun said Beijing has been angered by U.S. Navy and Air Force forays through waters it claims as its own, strengthened […]readmore
Providence, RI – A Providence resident has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to murder the mother of a Providence Police Officer and burn her home, following a successful undercover investigation by the Providence Police Department Intelligence Unit. Michelle Larracuente, 50, of Garfield Street in Providence is charged with soliciting another to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today marked the passage of legislation to protect our water supplies and put people back to work with a ceremonial bill signing at the Save the Bay Center. (H 5668 and S 369) Many Rhode Island homes have outdated underground wastewater systems. These systems, often cesspools, are inefficient and ineffective and contribute to public health […]readmore
On July 22, 2015 at 1:15 PM, members of the Rhode Island State Police Scituate Barracks, Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire Department responded to a rollover tractor trailer motor vehicle crash on Route 295 North in the Town of Lincoln. The crash investigation revealed that a 2014 Dodge Stratus traveling on the ramp from […]readmore
More details are emerging about the role Turkey has allegedly been playing in assisting Iran to dodge international sanctions involving the trading of gold by an Iranian businessman that Turkey’s president once dubbed a philanthropist. Ministers and associates of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s family are alleged to have been paid off with substantial bribes […]readmore
As Ukraine is struggling to reform and survive during war, it is relying on a cohort of accomplished foreigners for leadership. For example, foreign-born ministers are negotiating a way out of Ukraine’s debt burden, and former statesmen from Georgia are at the forefront of Ukraine’s fight against corruption. Ukraine has an ancient tradition of being […]readmore
The White House confirmed Wednesday that the administration was in the «final stages» of drafting a plan to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Barack Obama made the closure of the controversial offshore prison a priority when he took office in 2009, but the plan has faced numerous setbacks, including Congress’ […]readmore
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