VOA/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — The tentative new U.S. trade deal with Mexico is a win for both countries, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer believes, creating more jobs for workers and farmers alike. Final details have yet to be worked out in the trade deal announced Monday, and Canada could join it yet in a broad […]readmore
VOA News Florida authorities say three people, including the gunman, are dead after a mass shooting at a mall in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Earlier media reports put the death toll at four, but Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said those reports were incorrect. Jacksonville, Florida Nine other people suffered gunshot wounds in the shooting, Williams said, […]readmore
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s spokesperson said one suspect is dead at the scene of the shooting. It’s unclear if there is a second suspect, but deputies are searching the area. The shooting took place in the Jacksonville Landing area, which is located along the St. Johns River and is described as an area with «a wide variety […]readmore
VOA News/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — U.S. Senator John McCain died Saturday at age 81 after a battle with brain cancer that robbed America of a revered statesman, proud patriot and self-sacrificing warrior. One of McCain’s five children, daughter Meghan, also posted a statement on Twitter, saying “I was with my father at his end, as […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI– Governor Raimondo and Lieutenant Governor McKee are calling on National Grid to return to ratepayers $7.9 million of over-collections made after Congress passed a massive corporate tax cut. After Congress passed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, National Grid’s federal corporate tax rate was reduced from 35 percent to 21 percent. «This […]readmore
VOA News/Jamie Dettmer New U.S. sanctions on Russia expected to be announced Wednesday, imposed under a chemical and biological warfare law following the poisoning of a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain earlier this year, have taken effect – the latest chapter in what some are describing as a protracted war of attrition. […]readmore
VOA News/Associated Press ARLINGTON, VA. — Arlington National Cemetery has been evacuated as authorities respond to a bomb threat. The cemetery said on its social media pages late Wednesday morning that all families, visitors and employees had been evacuated safely from public buildings and work areas. The threat was being investigated. The cemetery says it will […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday criticized the integrity and legal skills of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying on Twitter that anyone looking for a good lawyer should not retain the services of Cohen. Trump was making his first public statements about his former personal attorney, who a day earlier implicated Trump in […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump says he, not his campaign, paid hush money through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, in 2016 just days prior to his election — but asserts he did not know it at the time. «Later on, I knew,» Trump has told Fox News Channel. Part of the […]readmore
The PawSox do not make Pawtucket. Pawtucket made the PawSox The city I am proud and honored to represent is made great by our resilient community and, no matter what challenge we face, Pawtucket will continue to move forward toward an even brighter future. I know many of my neighbors in Pawtucket and throughout Rhode […]readmore