The 8th annual 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance brings together students, faculty, staff, and community members On Sunday, September 9, 2018, the UMass Dartmouth community along with Sharing the Harvest Community Farm at the Dartmouth YMCA will once again collaborate on the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. This year’s day will consist of with two […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), and Sheldon Whitehouse, a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW), today announced that Rhode Island is receiving $25,891,967 in additional federal funding for transportation infrastructure upgrades this year. The Federal […]readmore
VOA/Masood Farivar U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against a North Korean computer programmer in connection with a series of cyberattacks in recent years, including the 2014 hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment and a 2016 attack on the Bangladesh central bank. Prosecutors identified the hacker as Park Jin Hyok, an alleged member of a hacking […]readmore
VOA News Tropical Storm Gordon weakened Wednesday into a tropical depression, while forecasters kept their eyes on a strong storm churning in the Atlantic. Gordon never strengthened into a hurricane but still brought misery along the central U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm knocked out power, caused floods and spawned several tornadoes. It was responsible for […]readmore
VOA/Fatiha Belfakir The Trump administration is justifying the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in additional military aid to Egypt, citing the country’s progress over the last year in counterterrorism efforts and some improvements in its human rights record. A State Department official told VOA the United States has worked closely with the Egyptian […]readmore
VOA News The retrial of a Blackwater security guard alleged to have participated in a 2007 massacre of unarmed Iraqi civilians ended Wednesday in a hung jury. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth declared a mistrial after the jury said it remained deadlocked after more than two weeks of deliberations in the case of Nicholas […]readmore
VOA/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — After spending 12 hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh returns Thursday for another round of questioning as senators decide whether to support his bid to become the ninth member on the nation’s highest court. President Donald Trump, who nominated Kavanaugh in July, says he is pleased […]readmore
VOA/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he is not the source of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece that said any of the Trump administration’s accomplishments have come despite President Donald Trump’s «petty and ineffective» leadership style. Speaking during a visit to India, Pompeo called the article «sad» and said […]readmore
VOA/Nike Ching STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States is rallying India to tackle pressing security issues, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo soon to embark on his first trip to New Delhi as the top U.S. diplomat. Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will hold high-level talks with India’s foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, and defense […]readmore
VOA News Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, comedian and entertainment mogul Tyler Perry, and legendary actress Cicely Tyson are among the dozens of people who have paid tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin during an epic, hours-long funeral service in Detroit. Former President Bill Clinton smiles as he plays a recording of Aretha Franklin on […]readmore