VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to «never threaten the United States,» in a Twitter comment that came shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a speech critical of Iran’s leaders. «To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES […]Load more...
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $201,500 to the Rhode Island Department of Health to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts throughout the state. “Protecting Rhode Island’s beaches is critical to safeguarding public health and sustaining local economies, especially during the summer tourism season,” said EPA New England […]Load more...
Governor outlines second-term goals to expand Promise scholarship to URI,RIC and adults at CCRI; expand Real Jobs RI training programs LINCOLN, RI –* Governor Raimondo today announced her *Universal Education and Job Training *plan: A second term goal to ensure that every hardworking Rhode Islander can get the college education or job training they need […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – After months of negotiations, Lt. Governor Dan McKee announced his plan to reduce the inflated paint recycling fees imposed on consumers by Paint Care, the multimillion-dollar national organization responsible for Rhode Island’s paint recycling program. The Paint Care program began in Rhode Island in 2014 and charges a 75 cents per gallon fee […]Load more...
Sections of the garage will be closed to the public PAWTUCKET – The Downtown Parking Garage (274 Main Street) will be undergoing a series of renovations beginning this August. The storefronts, which are vacant, will be demolished increasing visibility to the garage from the street level and enhancing safety and security, as well as […]Load more...
WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND – JULY 20, 2018 – The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) mobile recruiting team will exhibit its extensive educational offerings for residents of all ages under a tent within Woonsocket’s World War II Veterans Memorial Park on Monday, July 23, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Woonsocket marks the first of six Ocean […]Load more...
VOA News/Kane Farabaugh TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN — It’s standing room only in the large ballroom of this northern Michigan resort as people eagerly await the arrival of a young, well-spoken, charismatic Rhodes scholar seeking to reach Michigan’s highest elected office. “When I graduated college, Bill Clinton asked me why I was going to med school, and […]Load more...
VOA News A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital. Residents – and even weather forecasters – were taken by surprise Thursday as the tornadoes hit Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant. Ten people were injured in Marshalltown and […]Load more...
VOA News/Nike Ching STATE DEPARTMENT — The U.S. has no intention of allowing Russia to question Michael McFaul, Washington’s former ambassador to Moscow and a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told VOA on Thursday. «It’s not going to happen,» the top U.S. diplomat said in an interview at the […]Load more...
VOA News President Donald Trump, via Twitter, extended his “deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in Missouri.” At least 13 people, including children, were killed when a tourist boat capsized and sank in a lake during a storm late Thursday in the […]Load more...