VOA News – Cindy Saine STATE DEPARTMENT — Despite temperatures soaring above 50 Celsius in Kuwait City, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson scored a first tentative victory for cool diplomacy on his push to help find a resolution to the month-long blockade of Qatar by its Persian Gulf neighbors.Standing beside Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin […]readmore
VOA News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has delayed the beginning of the chamber’s August recess in an attempt to complete work on the Republican bill to overhaul the nation’s health care coverage law and deal with Trump administration nominees. The Republican lawmaker announced the decision Tuesday in a statement that included a criticism of […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island (July 13-16) We’re expecting more than 30 governors for this year’s National Governors Association Summer Meeting, hosted by Gov. Gina Raimondo in Providence, Rhode Island. The nation’s governors will meet to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing our nation and to share best practices on how to better serve the […]readmore
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) announced that Vice President of the United States Mike Pence will address more than 30 of the nation’s governors at the NGA Summer Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, later this week. “As the host governor of this year’s NGA Summer Meeting, I’m pleased that Vice President Pence will attend our […]readmore
WASHINGTON—The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the nation’s governors at their 109th Summer Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. “I am thrilled and honored that Prime Minister Trudeau will join us in Rhode Island, where governors will gather to discuss some of the top innovations and best practices happening in our states,” said Summer […]readmore
VOA News/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — After a weeklong recess, Senate Republicans returned to Washington on Monday still searching for a legislative formula to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law, known as Obamacare. Conservative Republicans want to dramatically pare back the federal government’s role in health care, but moderates worry that […]readmore
VOA News A U.S. Marine Corps plane crashed Monday in the southern state of Mississippi, killing 16 military personnel. Officials said the KC-130 plane, a refueling tanker, went down in a soybean field about 135 kilometers north of Mississippi’s capital city, Jackson. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Marine Corps spokeswoman Captain […]readmore
VOA News Peter Heinlein, Ken Bredemeier THE WHITE HOUSE —Donald Trump Jr. has released an email chain setting up a meeting between him and a Russian attorney who promised to provide information that might hurt Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president. The release follows a New York Times report on the matter. The Times said its story […]readmore
VOA News Heather Murdock, Chris Hannas MOSUL, IRAQ — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Iraq, its prime minister, and security forces for liberating the city of Mosul from Islamic State. In a White House statement, Trump said defeating the militant group in Mosul «signals that its days in Iraq and Syria are numbered.» He further […]readmore
Providence, RI- On July 10, 2017 an arrest warrant was executed for Miguel Garcia, age 46 of Cranston, by members of the Providence Police Department’s Intelligence and Organized Crime Bureau in connection to the recent investigation and arrest of his wife, Rosemary Garcia, age 36 of Cranston. The PPD Intelligence and Organized Crime Bureau, with […]readmore