Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a rally, May 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. VOA News/William Gallo SEOUL- Juhyun Lee contributed to this report. North Korean state media slammed Joe Biden as an «imbecile» and a «fool of low IQ» Wednesday, Pyongyang’s first substantial comments on the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The […]readmore
The online Radio TV Marti website, programmed by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. VOA News/Brian Padden The U.S. government service charged with delivering objective news into Cuba produces both “bad journalism” and “ineffective propaganda,” according to an independent audit released Tuesday. The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees taxpayer-funded international broadcasting, ordered the audit of the Office of […]readmore
Orient Craft, one of India’s largest apparel exporters, says it could benefit from increased business as the US-China trade war intensifies. This building in Gurgaon on the outskirts of Delhi houses its office and one of its garment units. VOA News/Anjana Pasricha NEW DELHI — As work on establishing a massive garment-manufacturing unit by one of […]readmore
VOA News Dozens of protests supporting abortion rights unfolded across the United States on Tuesday, including one held outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The demonstrations targeted a recent array of anti-abortion laws being adopted by conservative state legislatures that have voiced the hope that the ensuing legal battles over the strict abortion curbs will […]readmore
VOA News- Ken Bredemeier File: Former White House counsel Don McGahn arrives for a ceremony in the Great Hall at the Department of Justice in Washington, May 9, 2019. WASHINGTON — Former White House Counsel Donald McGahn defied a subpoena Tuesday from the House Judiciary Committee to testify about his conversations with President Donald Trump […]readmore
VOA News – Carla Babb Michael Bowman on Capitol Hill contributed to this report. PENTAGON — Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan said the steps taken to bolster the U.S. military presence in the Middle East have deterred Iran and “put on hold the potential for attacks on Americans,” even as Iran carried out other […]readmore
Memorial honoring the 19th anniversary of Jennifer Rivera’s untimely death. Providence, RI (May 21, 2019)… Providence City Councilwoman Carmen Castillo will host a memorial service honoring the life and legacy of Jennifer Rivera on the 19th anniversary of her tragic death. The memorial will be attended by members of the City Council, the General Assembly, the Attorney […]readmore
Photo courtesy from LT. Governor’s Office 1st place: $5,000 scholarship Providence Detailing by Alejandro Martinez (Providence resident) and Laila Martin (Woonsocket resident), The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center EAST GREENWICH, R.I. – This weekend, nine local high school students won a total of $12,000 at the second annual Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge Final Competition. The Challenge […]readmore
Warwick, RI – The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) announced today that Sun Country Airlines has added a new non-stop international route to the Dominican Republic. The route will be seasonal from November through April beginning November 16. Initially flights will be available once a week on Saturdays, but will expand to twice a week […]readmore
President Donald Trump says abortions were acceptable to him in three instances, when a woman becomes pregnant by rape or incest and when the life of a mother is endangered. VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump says he is less restrictive in his anti-abortion views than provisions in a string of pro-life […]readmore