Photo FILE – In this Jan. 19, 2017, file photo, provided by U.S. law enforcement, authorities escort Joaquin «El Chapo» Guzman, center, from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport, in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. VOA News Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin «El Chapo» Guzman has been convicted of drug-trafficking and related […]Load more...
VOA News/Dora Mekouar Fewer Americans appear to be celebrating Valentine’s Day now as opposed to a decade ago. The National Retail Federation says that 10 years ago, more than 60 percent of adults planned to celebrate the day that’s dedicated to love, but that number has dropped to just over half in 2019. Valentine’s Day, which is […]Load more...
VOA News/Michael Bowman & Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is not pleased with the agreement lawmakers reached for limited new barrier construction along the U.S.-Mexican border, but that he does not foresee another partial government shutdown over the dispute. «I can’t say I’m happy. I can’t say I’m thrilled,» Trump told […]Load more...
On February 6, 2019, the Pawtucket Police Departments Narcotic’s Unit and the Providence Police Narcotic and Organized Crime Bureau executed a court ordered search warrant at 7 Dexter Ct. in the City of Pawtucket. The search warrant was issued after an ongoing investigation into the illegal distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl throughout the Pawtucket and […]Load more...
VOA NEWS/Margaret Besheer UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that there has been a «quantum leap» in relations between the world body and the African Union and he hopes this can translate into progress on some of the continent’s biggest challenges. «I am totally committed to the cooperation between the African Union and […]Load more...
VOA News/Henry Ridgwell U.S. allies have given a cautious welcome to the announcement of a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, to be held later this month in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang. The planned meeting was the major foreign policy announcement Tuesday in President Trump’s State of […]Load more...
VOA News/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — From Russia to Venezuela, U.S. lawmakers highlighted weighty global concerns and American foreign-policy challenges on the eve of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress. A top Democrat on Monday savaged Trump’s handing of matters on the world stage. «Tomorrow, the president will say, predictably, that the […]Load more...
Central Falls – On Monday, February 4th, at 5 pm Mayor James A. Diossa will administer the oath of office to new Central Falls Municipal Judges, Raymond P. Cooney (Municipal Court Judge Emeritus), Elizabeth Ortiz(Municipal Court Judge), Bruce D. Sawyer (Probate Court Judge), and Robert J. McConnell(Associate Municipal (Housing) Court Judge). The swearing-in ceremony will […]Load more...
Bill to require publication of President’s tax returns filed as Ways and Means Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee prepares for hearing tomorrow on presidential tax returns WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) introduced legislation today to require that anyone holding the office of President of the United States make his […]Load more...
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — White House officials are expressing anger after an insider leaked months of President Donald Trump’s private schedules. The release of the information is a “disgraceful breach of trust,” according to Madeleine Westerhout, the director of Oval Office operations. In a tweet, Westerhout said what the documents do not show “are […]Load more...