VOA News/Masood Farivar WASHINGTON — If recent history is any indication, the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s latest Supreme Court pick, is likely to be dominated by questions about his views of Roe v. Wade. The landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling, which held that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman’s right to a […]Load more...
VOA News/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — One day after U.S. President Donald Trump nominated him for the Supreme Court, federal judge Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence. «The president really could not have done a better job of picking an extraordinarily […]Load more...
First of Three-Phase Lane Shifts to Start Friday morning, July 13 As part of ongoing bridge deck and joint repairs at the South County Freeway Bridge in Warwick, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced a three-phase lane shift on I-95 North over Route 4 South, with all traffic shifting to the left […]Load more...
Every major city in the Northeast, at a major discount; book fares as low as $19 WASHINGTON – During Amtrak’s “Northeast Regional July Flash Sale,” beginning Tuesday, July 10 through Friday, July 13, customers can plan their end of summer and fall break trips, weekend getaways and family vacations anywhere along the Northeast Corridor (between Virginia […]Load more...
Divers have rescued four more boys from a vast flooded cave system in northern Thailand on the second day of a complex operation. The Thai Navy Seals leading the rescue operation have confirmed that eight boys in total have been extracted. Four boys and their football coach remain inside the caves. The group was trapped […]Load more...
VOA News At least five boys out of a group of 12 and their soccer coach have been rescued after being trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than two weeks. The first four boys, rescued by divers Sunday, were airlifted to a hospital in Chiang Rai, and the fifth, brought out of the […]Load more...
VOA News It is unlikely that the U.S. government will be able to reunite all the immigrant children younger than 5 who were forcibly separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border by Tuesday’s court-ordered deadline, according to a statement issued by the American Civil Liberties Union late Sunday. “It’s extremely disappointing that the Trump […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET, RI (July 9, 2018) – The American Red Cross is helping one family – four adults – after a fire yesterday on York Avenue, Pawtucket. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the family’s immediate needs. Responders included: Bob Partington, Christian Delacruz, and Phil Stocking. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and […]Load more...
VOA News The privilege of naming justices to the U.S. Supreme Court — judges whose decisions could affect the lives of Americans for decades — is one of the most consequential choices a president can make. President Donald Trump has already placed one justice on the court, Neil Gorsuch, and says he wants to choose […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged North Korea on Sunday to replicate Vietnam in forging a new relationship with the United States, much like Hanoi has done more than four decades after the Vietnam War against the U.S. ended. The top U.S. diplomat, visiting the Vietnamese capital after two days of talks […]Load more...