VOA NEWS – Lina Correa Rosa Tania Valdés El diplomático venezolano Gustavo Tarre, designado para representar al gobierno interino de Juan Guaidó en la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), estaría cerca de ocupar su silla en el organismo en la medida en que se concreta la salida ordenada por el presidente en disputa Nicolás Maduro. […]readmore
Photo: A general view shows migrants from Central America and Cuba waiting to be registered for humanitarian visas to cross the country on their way to the United States, in Acacoyagua, in Chiapas state, Mexico, March 27, 2019. VOA NEWS- Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump is renewing his threat to close the country’s […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s still secret report about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is more than 300 pages long, officials said Thursday, as Democrats made new demands that Attorney General William Barr release the full document after only writing a four-page summary last weekend. «Show us […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Victoria Macchi The number of families detained crossing the southern U.S. border without documentation continues to climb this month, according to new data released by the U.S. border agency. U.S. Customs and Border Protection predicts that by March 30, it will have detained roughly 55,000 undocumented family units that crossed into the […]readmore
With Earth Day just around the corner, there’s no better time to make the trip JOHNSTON, R.I. (March 28, 2019) – Pitch in for the environment this Earth Month by joining Resource Recovery for a household hazardous waste collection. The event will be help on Saturday, April 6 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Resource Recovery located at […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Doug Collins (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 1952, the Intercountry Adoption Information Act, to remove obstacles for American families pursuing overseas adoption. “Whether adopting at home or abroad, families looking to provide loving homes to children in need should have access to the information required to navigate the process successfully,” said […]readmore
Senator Reed’s advocacy results in one-year extension of Deferred Enforced Departure to allow Liberians to remain in their U.S. communities WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today backed the Trump Administration’s decision to extend Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for qualified people from Liberia for one year, through March 31, 2020, and is calling for […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI. (March 28th, 2019) – The American Red Cross is helping three families – seven adults – five children after a fire yesterday on Sumter Street, Providence. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Bob Partington, Lee Ann Freitas and Phil Stocking. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other […]readmore
On March 27, 2019, at approximately 11:30 PM, the Cumberland Farms located at 193 Division St., Pawtucket, RI, was robbed by a lone male who stated that he had a gun however no weapon was displayed. The male fled the store after getting an undisclosed amount of money and was seen fleeing west on Division […]readmore
WASHINGTON – America’s leading companies and law firms are meeting strengthened criteria to meet the evolving needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community around the world, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) released today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. The […]readmore