VOA News/Ken Bredemeier U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he thinks it’s time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his criminal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice by trying to thwart the probe. Pence told NBC News, «In the interests of the […]readmore
William Gallo/VOA News WASHINGTON — North Korea’s release of three U.S. citizens may help pave the way for talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, but questions remain as to whether those talks will succeed. At the White House on Wednesday, Trump continued to speak cautiously about the coming summit, even while praising the […]readmore
Steve Herman/VOA News JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND — U.S. President Donald Trump personally welcomed three freed Americans returning home from North Korea early Thursday morning, declaring “we’re starting off on a new footing” with Pyongyang. During the event at Joint Base Andrews, in the state of Maryland, 25 kilometers from the White House, the president, accompanied […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new attack on the country’s national news media Wednesday, suggesting that maybe their credentials should be taken away, while also admitting that when he talks about «fake news,» he means stories about him he doesn’t like. «The Fake News is working overtime,» Trump said in a […]readmore
On a sunny Rhode Island day, the Newport, RI Race Village opened in front of hundreds of visitors With all seven boats having arrived overnight on Monday into Tuesday morning, the Volvo Ocean 65s added a colourful backdrop to what was already a celebration in Newport – the home of American sailing. © Jesus Renedo/Volvo Ocean […]readmore
Providence, RI – On Wednesday, May 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the AAA Northeast Headquarters, 110 Royal Little Drive, Providence, AAA Northeast will welcome Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., State Police Colonel Ann Assumpico, and Federal Highway Administration Rhode Island Division Administrator Carlos Machado at a press conference to explain Rhode […]readmore
Second place winner of leg 8 Newport, Rhode Island No one has sailed more miles in the Volvo Ocean Race than Team Brunel skipper Bekking, who made his first appearance as a crew member on Philips Innovator back in 1985-86. More than 30 years on, and now aged 54, Bekking’s Volvo Ocean Race obsession […]readmore
MAPFRE wins leg 8 Newport, Rhode Island MAPFRE return to the Volvo Ocean Race and their goal could not be clearer – to win the Volvo Ocean Race trophy for the first time in Spain’s history. Skipper Xabi Fernández has built a mixed and multinational squad brimming with honours – from Olympic gold medallists […]readmore
BOSTON – Groundwork Rhode Island Grants Transform Lives and Land Across the Countryd, a Pawtucket-based organization, was one of 17 groups selected today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to share $3.3 million to operate environmental job training programs for local citizens. “Through these Brownfields job training programs, we’re investing in getting Americans […]readmore
Bristol Awarded Nearly $1.2 Million to Renovate Prudence Island Ferry Dock Reed, Whitehouse, Cicilline announce federal Passenger Ferry Grant to make structural improvements necessary for continued ferry operation Project could lay groundwork for additional transportation options linking Bristol to Newport and Bristol to Providence in the future BRISTOL, RI – Monday, May 7, 2018 U.S. […]readmore