(Picture is the ambulance that transported Ashoka Mukpo, who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, to the Nebraska Medical Center’s specialized isolation unit in Omaha, Nebraska, Oct. 6, 2014.) WHITE HOUSE—President Barack Obama says the United States is considering additional measures to screen passengers for Ebola. The measures would be taken at airports both in […]Load more...
LUMPKIN, GEORGIA—In the concrete block-walled visiting room of the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia – one of the biggest immigrant holding facilities in the country – Salvadoran-born Nilson Flores says he’s seen many detainees sent back to countries where their lives are in danger. “They should call this place the ‘jail of broken dreams’,” he said. […]Load more...
One month before U.S. congressional midterm elections, Republicans believe control of both chambers of Congress is now within their reach. The outcome of a handful of key Senate races around the country will determine which party controls the Senate next year, and that in turn could have a significant impact on President Barack Obama’s final […]Load more...
Two Japanese scientists and a Japanese-born American scientist have been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics for inventing the environmentally-friendly blue light emitting diodes, commonly known as LEDs. Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura were honored for their work in the 1990s in creating bright, energy-efficient white light from semiconductors, succeeding where scores […]Load more...
USA Swimming on Monday suspended Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, for six months and said he won’t be on next year’s U.S. team at the world championships. The 22-time Olympic medalist also won’t be paid his monthly stipend, USA Swimming said on its website. The organization said Phelps, who was charged with DUI […]Load more...
WASHINGTON — In a move that may signal the inevitability of a nationwide right to same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court on Monday let stand appeals court rulings allowing such unions in five states. The development, a major surprise, cleared the way for same-sex marriages in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Officials in Virginia […]Load more...
UMass Dartmouth recognized for offering veterans the best possible experience in higher education UMass Dartmouth has been named a Military Friendly School for the year 2015 by Victory Media Inc., which recognizes schools that have gone above and beyond to provide transitioning veterans the best possible experience in higher education. UMass Dartmouth is one of […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET — Mayor Donald R. Grebien is holding his second round of “Mayor’s Community Meetings” this year at schools throughout the city, which began on Thursday, October 2 at the Flora S. Curtis Elementary School, 582 Benefit St. The meetings are offered as an ongoing opportunity for residents, business people, or any member of […]Load more...
American-British Scientist John O’Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work in discovering the brain’s inner navigation system. The Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute said Monday the laureates answered the question of how the brain maps spaces and allows beings to move through complex environments. O’Keefe, […]Load more...
A freelance photojournalist with the Ebola virus has returned to the United States for treatment. Ashoka Mukpo, is the fifth American diagnosed with the Ebola virus. He was on assignment in Liberia for NBC News when he tested positive for Ebola last week and was sent back to the United States on a specially-equipped plane. […]Load more...