WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver what the White House describes as «a forward looking» farewell address tonight to the American people. The speech will recap Obama’s accomplishments over the past eight years in office. It also is intended to “motivate people to want to get involved and fight for their democracy,” White House […]Load more...
Ken Bredemeier/Michael Bowman/VOA News WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, defended his civil rights record Tuesday, telling a congressional hearing that he understands the tortured history of voting rights for blacks in the United States. Sessions, the first of Trump’s Cabinet nominees facing a Senate confirmation hearing this […]Load more...
VOA News Nearly 200 military officers urged president-elect Donald Trump not to reinstate torture, according to a letter acquired by The New York Times. «Torture is unnecessary. Based on our experience — and that of our nation’s top interrogators, backed by the latest science — we know that lawful, rapport-based interrogation techniques are the most […]Load more...
VOA News/Jill Malandrino NEW YORK — The year 2016 ended in spectacular fashion as the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq broke all-time highs, and the retail investor went along for the ride. Macro events did not scare investors, but rather kept them engaged in the markets. The Investor Movement Index (IMX) is a […]Load more...
RI – In response to the findings from a new report by the United States Senate that showed Backpage.com knowingly profited from and facilitated child sex trafficking, the website announced it was shuttering its adult online ads section. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has called for years for the website to be shut down and […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Health and Human Services Secretary Elizabeth Roberts today announced Dr. Trista D. Piccola as their choice to lead the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). The Governor will submit her name to the Rhode Island State Senate today for their advice and consent. «Dr. Piccola has […]Load more...
S. Water Street/Memorial Blvd Shooting Providence, RI- Today, January 9th at approximately 12:00 p.m. police were dispatched to the area of South Water Street/Memorial Blvd for a report of a shooting. After a description was aired of the suspect vehicle, police pursued the vehicle until it was stopped near Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, near Route […]Load more...
Reed, Whitehouse, Langevin & Cicilline to join RIers for a day of action to help protect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security & more JOHNSTON, RI – This weekend, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline will join with Rhode Island workers, seniors, families, and health experts for a […]Load more...
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that on Thursday, January 5, 2017, members of the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Dylan Harris, age 25, of 159 Camp Street, Third Floor, Providence, Rhode Island for: 1) Indecent […]Load more...
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a blizzard watch for the entire state. NWS is predicting the arrival of an historic winter storm in Rhode Island on Friday and continuing into early Saturday morning. Rhode Islanders can expect snow to start Friday morning and become heavier Friday afternoon and evening. Snow accumulation totals could […]Load more...
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