VOA News By Megan Duzor The U.S. Secret Service is warning Americans to be on the lookout for coronavirus-linked scams saying that «any major news event can become an opportunity for groups or individuals with malicious intentions.” In a statement Monday, the Secret Service said criminals have already begun to use the fears surrounding the coronavirus […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I.– Governor Gina M. Raimondo today signed a declaration creating a State of Emergency in Rhode Island, allowing the State to access additional resources to supplement its robust response to COVID-19. In addition, today the Governor, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT), and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced a series […]readmore
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – The race for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination has narrowed to two competitors after Super Tuesday voting — resurgent former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-declared democratic socialist long at odds with the party establishment. The voting across 14 states also forced former New York […]readmore
VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – Continued fears among investors about the economic impact of the coronavirus sent U.S. stock prices sharply lower on Tuesday — even after the Federal Reserve announced an emergency rate cut. «We saw a risk to the outlook for the economy and chose to act,» Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said […]readmore
VOA News La incertidumbre y el temor aumentaron el martes al revelarse que ya son 9 las personas que han fallecido en Estados Unidos por el coronavirus, aunque por ahora todos las víctimas han sido del noroccidental estado de Washington. Una parte del temor se debe a las dudas en el Congreso acerca de la […]readmore
VOA News Joe Biden obtuvo una serie de victorias del Supermartes en estados clave del sur de Estados Unidos, aprovechando el impulso que ha revivido rápidamente su campaña presidencial demócrata en los últimos días. Bernie Sanders respondió con victorias en su estado natal de Vermont y en Colorado, cuando la carrera comenzó a cambiar hacia el oeste, donde las urnas apenas comenzaban […]readmore
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden won three states — Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama — while Senator Bernie Sanders captured his home state of Vermont in the first results from Tuesday’s Democratic presidential nominating contests in 14 states. Biden’s victories, projected by cable television networks as the polls […]readmore
VOA News El presidente Donald Trump anunció que hará un recorrido el viernes por la zona afectada por un poderoso tornado en Tennessee que dejó un rastro de destrucción y por lo menos 25 muertos en la zona central del estado. “Nuestros corazones están llenos de dolor por las vidas que se perdieron”, dijo el […]readmore
VOA News El exvicepresidente Joe Biden se proyecta como el virtual ganador de las primarias en Virginia, según estimados de CNN y otros medios nacionales. Se trata de “una señal temprana de que su impulso es real”, dijo la cadena al filo de las siete de la noche. «Se siente bien y me siento optimista. Espero que en otros estados también me vaya […]readmore
VOA News Tornadoes have ripped through the U.S. state of Tennessee, killing at least 22 people and causing extensive damage. Video captured one of the tornadoes moving through downtown Nashville early Tuesday accompanied by occasional flashes of lightning, turning buildings to rubble. Emergency officials say they responded to reports of at least 40 structure collapses […]readmore