VOA News/Jamie Dettmer LONDON — Europeans have reacted with a mixture of alarm and relief to Monday’s summit between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. They are relieved the U.S. leader did not give away any aces but they remain queasy about Trump’s apparent eagerness to get on with the Russian leader while displaying […]readmore
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily halted deportations of immigrant families who were recently reunited after being separated earlier this year at the U.S.-Mexico border. Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego blocked the deportations Monday for at least a week and asked the government to respond to a motion from the American Civil Liberties Union. […]readmore
VOA News Russian President Vladimir Putin denied having any compromising information on U.S. President Donald Trump and called the idea that Russia meddled in 2016 U.S. presidential elections «utterly ridiculous.» During a contentious interview with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, Putin said, «Interference with the domestic affairs of the United States — do you really […]readmore
VOA News/Masood Farivar WASHINGTON — A self-styled Russian gun rights advocate who cultivated close ties with the National Rifle Association on behalf of Russia was charged on Monday with conspiracy to infiltrate U.S. political organizations as part of Moscow’s influence operations in the United States. Maria Butina, 29, whose Twitter account describes her as the founder […]readmore
VOA News France has won its second World Cup championship, defeating Croatia 4-2 Sunday at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium France led 2-1 at halftime, thanks to an own-goal by Croatian Mario Mandzukic, who headed a free kick into his own team’s net, and a penalty kick by Antoine Griezmann. Croatia’s Ivan Perisic briefly leveled the game […]readmore
VOA News/William Gallo HELSINKI — Just hours ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump has both lowered expectations for the talks and issued a stunning rebuke of what has traditionally been one of Washington’s closest allies. “Well I think we have a lot of foes,” Trump told CBS News when […]readmore
Senators urge President to cancel meeting if he’s not prepared to press Putin to hand over indicted intelligence officials WASHINGTON – Today, a group of top Senate Democrats wrote to President Trump, urging him in the strongest possible terms to avoid meeting alone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a letter to the White House, […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Kingston Camp Beach for swimming because of high bacteria counts. RIDOH also recommends reopening Camp Grosvenor beach in North Kingstown, based on results from water samples that show bacteria levels within acceptable limits. Goddard State Park beach in Warwick remain closed for swimming. RIDOH will continue […]readmore
WEYMOUTH, MA – A Weymouth police officer who suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting Sunday morning has died, along with a woman inside a nearby home who was struck by gunfire as officers chased the suspect on foot, her name has not been made public authorities said. Weymouth Police Chief Richard Grimes has identified the […]readmore
Raimondo, Coit to kick off Summer Hours at Scarborough Beach on Monday; Governor to sign Executive Order to reduce reliance on single-use plastics PROVIDENCE, RI – The Governor’s Office announced today dates for Governor Raimondo’s Summer Office Hours at state beaches and parks. The first open Summer Office Hours is scheduled for Monday, July 16 at […]readmore