VOA News/Lisa Schlein GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on the Venezuelan government to release 59 Colombian nationals held without charge for more than two years under horrific conditions. The detainees were picked up during security sweeps by the Venezuelan police and are being held in prisons that are «monstrous beyond belief,» according […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is resigning. «It has been an honor of a lifetime,» said Haley, sitting alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, where on Tuesday they announced her pending departure. «I’m not leaving until the end of the year.» «We will miss you,» […]readmore
FARMINGTON, Conn.,(October 9, 2018) – Six American Red Cross volunteers from the Connecticut and Rhode Island Region are deploying to support Red Cross relief efforts as tens of thousands of people are in the path of Hurricane Michael. NAME HOMETOWN […]readmore
Today, the Fung Campaign released their new ad ‘Change’ [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAyfk9OSHsA[/embedyt]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is resigning. «It has been an honor of a lifetime,» said Haley, sitting alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office where they announced her pending departure on Tuesday. «I’m not leaving until the end of the year.» «We will miss […]readmore
VOA News/Carla Babb PENTAGON — The U.S. service member killed Thursday in southern Afghanistan was conducting combat operations against Taliban forces, a defense official told VOA. International forces in the country had announced earlier in the day, without providing details, that one American service member had been killed in action. A press release said the death […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina Raimondo’s Gun Safety Working Group today released its final report, which includes dozens of recommendations for reducing gun violence, including proposals to strengthen mental health resources in schools, prohibit concealed-carry weapons on school grounds, ban high-capacity magazines, strengthen our permitting laws, and improve statewide data collection on firearms. The Gun Safety Working […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — The United States is making its most pointed allegations yet that China is targeting the American political system, claiming it is an attempt to undermine the administration of President Donald Trump by employing power in more proactive and coercive ways. “China wants a different American president,” said Vice President Mike […]readmore
VOA News/Dora Mekouar NEW YORK CITY/CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY — Gone are the days when women political candidates felt they had to imitate their male counterparts and downplay their femininity to win elections. “Women had to be seen as tough, tough on crime, tough if there was a war,” says New York-based reputation, crisis and culture consultant […]readmore
CAPITOL HILL — Amid strenuous objections by Democrats, Senate Republicans on Thursday pledged to move forward with votes to confirm U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, hours after the FBI released a report on its investigation of sexual assault allegations against the nominee. Senators were duty-bound not to divulge details of the FBI […]readmore