Associated Press HONOLULU — Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing huge amounts of lava for months, are bracing for the possibility that frequent earthquakes will cut off a major highway. Emergency officials dealing with the eruption are turning their focus to the aptly named village of Volcano, where dozens of […]readmore
VOA News The Trump administration has announced plans to freeze fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. The administration also announced Thursday it wants to rescind the authority of California and other states to set more stringent vehicle mileage standards to address environmental issues like climate change and smog. New fuel-efficiency requirements, which were set to take […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman Just hours after top U.S. national security leaders made a rare joint appearance in the White House briefing room Thursday to express concern about efforts by Russia and potentially others to meddle in upcoming U.S. elections, U.S. President Donald Trump made an appearance at a rally where he seemed to be unable […]readmore
VOA News The U.S. «remains deeply concerned with China’s long-standing restrictions on freedom of expression online,» a State Department official said Thursday, reacting to Google’s reported plan to relaunch its search engine in China. «We strongly object to all efforts by China to force U.S. companies to block or censor online content as a condition […]readmore
VOA/Cindy Saine U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his Turkish counterpart Friday in an effort to obtain the release of Andrew Brunson, a detained U.S. pastor who Turkey accuses of backing terrorism. The Trump administration has placed sanctions on Turkish officials because of Brunson’s detention. Turkey says the sanctions are unacceptable. Pompeo and […]readmore
The legal opinion issued by the Providence City Solicitor’s Office states that the contract entered into by the former Council President with GoLocalProv is both «invalid and unenforceable» under the Home Rule Charter and the Providence Code of Ordinances. While the opinion does not «go beyond the legitimacy of the contract to explore the potential […]readmore
State Will Make $10 Million Available for School Safety Upgrades PROVIDENCE, RI– At Asa Messer Elementary School today, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced that the state is making immediately available $10 million in funding for schools to complete safety and security upgrades to buildings. The funding will be available to every city and town, and will […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, July 30, 2018 the Providence City Council approved a $160 million bond referendum that will realize improvements in school infrastructure. The bond is a joint effort between the Providence City Council and Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. City Council President David A. Salvatore stated, «As elected officials, we speak a lot […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Two Nigerian nationals who participated in a large-scale bank fraud and counterfeit passport scheme, with an intended loss of more than $1.2 million dollars, were sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh. […]readmore
VOA News/William Gallo U.S. President Donald Trump touted the economy’s strong second quarter performance Friday, saying «we’re on track to hit the highest annual average growth rate in over 13 years.» The U.S. economy grew at a 4.1-percent annualized rate in the second quarter, its fastest pace in nearly four years, the Commerce Department reported […]readmore