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 […]readmore
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 […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 98-0 to reject an offer Vladimir Putin made to President Trump to hand over former U.S. diplomats and other American officials who have criticized the Kremlin for questioning. The non-binding resolution expresses the sense of Congress that no current or former diplomat, civil servant, political appointee, law enforcement […]readmore
Joe Lazzerini to Serve as Director of the Mayor’s Center for City Services PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced today Matthew Shumate will serve as his Deputy Chief of Staff. «Matt has been a dedicated and hardworking member of our team in every position that he has held,» said Mayor Jorge Elorza. «I’m […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Lt. Governor Dan McKee made the following statement about National Grid’s intention to increase the standard offer electric rate by 19-percent: “Another rate increase is unacceptable. It is unacceptable for hardworking Rhode Island families, our small business community and our state’s seniors and most vulnerable. I am calling on National Grid to use […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — The White House said Wednesday it believes Russia is continuing to target the United States with cyberattacks related to the upcoming November congressional elections. «We believe that the threat still exists,» President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters. Her statement came hours after the U.S. leader appeared to contradict […]readmore
VOA News British authorities said private Facebook information, which was gathered by data-mining company Cambridge Analytica without the consent or knowledge of the social media platform’s users, was accessed from computers based in Russia and other former Soviet states. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), a British government investigative office investigating the scandal, said in a […]readmore
VOA News WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are mourning a Secret Service agent, who died in Scotland this past week during their recent trip to Europe. The president and first lady Wednesday headed to Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday to pay their respects to 42-year-old Nole Remagen. The agent’s body […]readmore
This recall involves Crate and Barrel’s Josephine floor mirrors, sold individually or as a set of three mirrors that can be hung vertically or horizontally. The mirror consists of a larger rectangular mirror and a smaller square mirror on wooden backing that measures about 16 inches wide, 3 inches deep and 90.5 inches long. The hangtag that […]readmore
Five percent of net sales to benefit Farm Fresh Rhode Island on July 26 Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Farm Fresh Rhode Island announced that it will receive five percent of net sales from all Whole Foods Market locations in Rhode Island on Thursday, July 26 as part of the company’s quarterly Community Giving Day. The path food travels — the food system — includes everything […]readmore