The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act reauthorizes Perkins Act funding at the Department of Education WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, issued the following statement after the House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2353, the Strengthening […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close multiple lanes of I-95 North tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 24, for survey work following repair to an area of settled pavement near the Park Avenue overpass in Cranston. The work is part of a study of subsurface conditions that contributed to the settlement, which required a […]readmore
ORONTO — A man walked along a Toronto street firing a handgun into restaurants and cafes, shooting 14 people and killing two before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police. Police Chief Mark Saunders did not rule out terrorism as a motive, though officials did not immediately identify the attacker, other than to say he […]readmore
VOA News/Aline Barros Federal law allows people from other countries to seek asylum in the United States if they fear persecution at home. Here’s a look at how the system works: What qualifies people for asylum? To be granted asylum, applicants must meet three requirements, laid out by the U.N. Convention on Refugees in 1951 […]readmore
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $201,500 to the Rhode Island Department of Health to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts throughout the state. “Protecting Rhode Island’s beaches is critical to safeguarding public health and sustaining local economies, especially during the summer tourism season,” said EPA New England […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – After months of negotiations, Lt. Governor Dan McKee announced his plan to reduce the inflated paint recycling fees imposed on consumers by Paint Care, the multimillion-dollar national organization responsible for Rhode Island’s paint recycling program. The Paint Care program began in Rhode Island in 2014 and charges a 75 cents per gallon fee […]readmore
VOA News/Kane Farabaugh TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN — It’s standing room only in the large ballroom of this northern Michigan resort as people eagerly await the arrival of a young, well-spoken, charismatic Rhodes scholar seeking to reach Michigan’s highest elected office. “When I graduated college, Bill Clinton asked me why I was going to med school, and […]readmore
VOA News A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital. Residents – and even weather forecasters – were taken by surprise Thursday as the tornadoes hit Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant. Ten people were injured in Marshalltown and […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 98-0 to reject an offer Vladimir Putin made to President Trump to hand over former U.S. diplomats and other American officials who have criticized the Kremlin for questioning. The non-binding resolution expresses the sense of Congress that no current or former diplomat, civil servant, political appointee, law enforcement […]readmore
This recall involves Crate and Barrel’s Josephine floor mirrors, sold individually or as a set of three mirrors that can be hung vertically or horizontally. The mirror consists of a larger rectangular mirror and a smaller square mirror on wooden backing that measures about 16 inches wide, 3 inches deep and 90.5 inches long. The hangtag that […]readmore