VOA News/Aline Barros SUPREME COURT — After an intense oral argument over President Donald Trump’s travel ban Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to answer in June whether or not the executive order exceeded the authority the president has over immigration. The challengers in Trump v. Hawaii have said that Congress created a system of […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — The White House is rejecting accusations President Donald Trump and his administration are hampering freedom of the press in the United States. A media watchdog and advocacy group has dropped the United States two places to 45th in its annual press freedom rankings, blaming Trump’s repeated verbal attacks on reporters, […]readmore
VOA News/Peggy Chang WHITE HOUSE — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a one-day working visit to the White House on Friday following a three-day state visit by French President Emmanuel Macon. The back-to-back visits are seen a tag-team effort to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal and to grant […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Bredemeier French President Emmanuel Macron urged U.S. lawmakers Wednesday to ensure that the United States does not to abandon the deal to restrain Iran’s nuclear weapons development. «Iran shall never possess nuclear weapons, not in five years, not in 10 years, never,» Macron declared in a ringing 49-minute speech to both chambers of […]readmore
Providence, RI – The Bristol-Warren and Cranston School Committees voted unanimously last night to approve resolutions in support of the proposed school construction plan, which includes a $250M State GO Bond to make a once-in-a-generation investment in Rhode Island’s public school buildings. Bristol-Warren School Committee Member Adam Ramos said, “I am proud to have been […]readmore
PAWTUCKET - Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Northern Rhode Island Chamber President John Gregory welcomed White Dog Distilling to Pawtucket today. Based in the mill complex at 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, White Dog Distilling produces rum, corn whiskey, moonshine, gin and bourbon. Owners, Carlo Catucci, Alecia Catucci, Eric Sylvestre and Vincent Greene, plan to […]readmore
Yesterday I welcomed Mayor Elorza into the Council Chambers to offer his proposed budget for the City of Providence. I look forward to working with the Mayor and my colleagues on the Council to ensure a budget that is both fiscally responsible and addresses some of the most critical issues facing our city. The City […]readmore
Brian Padden/VOA News SEOUL — Despite recent tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests, life is actually quite normal for American military families living at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, which is the largest overseas Army installation in the world.Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Puskas tries to come to most of his daughters’ high school soccer games […]readmore
WASHINGTON — When you picture an African immigrant in the United States, do you imagine someone with little or no schooling, struggling to find work? New research shows a different reality: African immigrants in the United States are college-educated and employed at about the same rates as the general population, and far more likely to be […]readmore
Masood Farivar/VOA News WASHINGTON — They called themselves «crusaders» for a reason. The three Kansas militiamen planned to blow up an apartment complex housing Somali refugees during the 2016 presidential election, unleashing what one of them called «Crusades 2.0.» But their plan was foiled after their arrest just weeks before the election, highlighting the changing enemy […]readmore