On what should be the last night at sea for most of the fleet, the Volvo Ocean Race crews enjoyed extremely fast downwind sailing, with winds upwards of 35 knots, and speeds regularly exceeding 25 knots. At least that was the case until Team Brunel became the first to hit the speed bump – sailing out […]readmore
The final 36 hours of Leg 8 will be decisive with the teams set to choose their final approach line into the finish in Newport, Rhode Island.. Team Brunel continue to hold the lead although Bouwe Bekking’s team have an advantage of less than nine miles on second-placed Dongfeng Race Team. What’s more, the top […]readmore
WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian(NMAI) has announced the five finalists for the design of a National Native American Veterans Memorial, slated to open in Washington in 2020. “The significance of such a memorial on the National Mall is obvious,” said NMAI director Kevin Gover in 2013, shortly after the U.S. […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s new lawyer asserted Sunday that the president does not have to comply with a subpoena involving the burgeoning Russia investigation stemming from the 2016 election and might invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination if he is forced to testify.»We don’t have to» honor a subpoena, former New […]readmore
Cindy Saine STATE DEPARTMENT — New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says no decision has been made on whether President Donald Trump will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, adding that negotiations are ongoing. At his first news conference in his new job, Pompeo said, “Absent a substantial fix, absent overcoming the shortcomings, the flaws […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump has commended the release of a report by the Republican-led House Intelligence Committee, saying it proves there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Questioned about it during a joint news conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump said, “We were honored. It was […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — Standing alongside Germany’s chancellor, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized on Friday that Iran would not be permitted to build a nuclear arsenal, even if a deal intended to prevent that scenario collapsed.“They’re not going to be doing nuclear weapons. You can bank on it,” Trump told reporters. Asked about possible […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island,- El Dr. Robert A. DeRobbio, educador y emprendedor social con más de 30 años de experiencia en el sistema escolar y más de una década sirviendo en el Departamento Escolar de Providence, anunció su candidatura para Alcalde de Providence en la Antigua Casa de Estado en College Hill. DeRobbio hizo hincapié en […]readmore
The White House physician, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, dropped his bid Thursday to head the country’s Veterans Affairs agency as lawmakers probed allegations of professional misconduct and excessive drinking. As he withdrew, Jackson described the attacks on him as «false allegations,» but said they had «become a distraction» to President Donald Trump’s effort to improve […]readmore
VOA News/Jim Malone President Donald Trump often likes to point out how different he is from his White House predecessors in terms of style and substance. But it is unlikely any past president would envy the legal challenges facing Trump, from the Russia investigation to Stormy Daniels to the scrutiny law enforcement is giving […]readmore