VOA NEWS/Mike O’Sullivan LOS ANGELES — California is earthquake country, and residents of Los Angeles can now get some critical warning, when conditions are right, after a quake has started and seismic waves are heading their way. The long-delayed system, called ShakeAlertLA, is the first of its kind in the United States. Earthquake alert systems like […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE — In conjunction with the Dominican Independence and Heritage Award Committee of Rhode Island, Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence) and former state Sen. Juan Pichardo will host the Dominican Republic Independence Anniversary and Heritage Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. at the Providence Marriott Hotel at 1 Orms St. The […]Load more...
«Little Roady Shuttle» to aid research on autonomous vehicle technology» Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., along with state and local officials, today hosted a demonstration of autonomous vehicle technology at the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown. The vehicles are being tested this week on low-volume roads in the […]Load more...
VOA NEWS/REUTERS ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO — At home in the United States, Kerrie Springer takes pride in being environmentally conscious. So when she booked a week’s getaway at the Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort in Aruba, she choose the «green stay» option, agreeing to reuse her sheets and towels rather than have them changed […]Load more...
VOA News/Joyce Huang The Year of the Pig is getting off to a rough start in China as the world’s largest consumer of pork and home to half the world’s pigs struggles to contain the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) virus. Recent incidents, where traces of the virus were found in samples of […]Load more...
VOA News/Esha Sarai & William Gallo WASHINGTON — For much of U.S. history, socialism was a dirty word — more of a political smear than a description of someone’s political ideology. Socialism typically was confused with state ownership of the means of production, communism or even totalitarian governments. Socialist Party candidates struggled to attract popular support. At the height […]Load more...
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier Three new polls in the U.S. show that a majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall along the country’s southern border with Mexico without congressional authorization. In the latest survey released Wednesday, a Politico/Morning Consult poll showed Americans were opposed to Trump’s action […]Load more...
VOA News/Reuters WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as the next deputy U.S. attorney general, the White House said on Tuesday night, the latest shuffle in the Justice Department at a time when it faces close scrutiny over its Russia investigation. Rosen, currently deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, would […]Load more...
VOA News President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday after Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border that was his signature 2016 campaign promise. His move aims to let him spend money appropriated by Congress for other purposes. What’s next? Legal challenges […]Load more...
$10K in scholarships available for high school entrepreneurs PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Today, Lt. Governor Daniel McKee launched Rhode Island’s second annual Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge, a business pitch competition that encourages high school students to compete for $10,000 in post-secondary scholarships. Last year, over 55 students from 18 schools across Rhode Island participated in the Challenge and […]Load more...
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