VOA News U.S. officials in California say a wildfire burning near the border with Oregon has killed one person as it continues to grow in strength. Authorities say the fire destroyed buildings Friday and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people. They did not give details about the person who died in the fire. The […]Load more...
VOA News/Arya Hodjat WASHINGTON — Amid a wave of backlash against of the agency, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday visited the headquarters of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, echoing President Donald Trump’s praise and proclaiming the administration’s full support of the agency. «Just this week, President Trump called the men and women of ICE […]Load more...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Summer Food Service Program is now underway at more than 200 program sites in 15 communities, where free meals will be served to Rhode Island students this summer. “Increasing participation in school meals and in summer meals is a goal of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet because we recognize that academic performance […]Load more...
Detour in place through November The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists about the upcoming closure of the Simmonsville Bridge in Johnston, which will go into effect Monday, July 9. The bridge will be closed through November. It carries approximately 6,600 vehicles daily on Simmonsville Avenue over the Simmons Brook between Randall […]Load more...
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Raimondo Receives Planned Parenthood Endorsement and Moms Demand ‘Gun Sense
PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Gina Raimondo has the support of two major progressive advocacy groups: Planned Parenthood and Moms Demand Action. “Preventing gun violence and expanding health care access in Rhode Island are core tenets of my administration and my re-election campaign,” said Governor Gina Raimondo. “In partnership with Moms Demand, we passed a ban […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt offered his resignation to President Trump, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “Scott Pruitt should have been fired long ago. He was a toxic presence at the EPA and investigations into his alleged abuses and misdeeds should continue and he must be […]Load more...
VOA News Embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has resigned after fighting numerous scandals and alleged ethics violations. «The unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us,» Pruitt wrote in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday. He wrote that it […]Load more...
Farish, who died Thursday, became president of RWU in 2011, striving to «build the university the world needs now» BRISTOL, R.I., July 5, 2018 – Roger Williams University President Donald J. Farish, who transformed RWU into a vital institution devoted to community engagement, college affordability and equity, died on Thursday, July 5, at Tufts Medical […]Load more...
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier U.S. first lady Melania Trump returned Thursday to the country’s border with Mexico, her second visit in a week to get a firsthand look at conditions surrounding the detention of thousands of migrants who have illegally entered the country, including children separated from their parents. Melania Trump landed at an air base […]Load more...
VOA News/ Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — A single shooter killed five people Thursday and wounded others at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and police said a suspect was in custody. A reporter at The Capital Gazette tweeted that a single gunman had fired into the newsroom and shot multiple employees. Phil Davis, who covers courts and crime […]Load more...