Voz de América El departamento de Justicia manifestó no estar de acuerdo con la disposición del juez y que se encuentra revisando sus opciones. Un juez federal de Texas bloqueó de manera temporal la orden anunciada por el presidente Barack Obama, que requiere que las escuelas públicas permitan a sus estudiantes transgénero usar los baños […]readmore
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The leaders of Afghanistan and India have vowed to continue their joint efforts to “overcome terror and extremism” facing the two nations. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the resolve Monday during a video conference inaugurating the newly-restored Storay (Star) Palace, which is the office of […]readmore
Associated Press/VOA NEWS TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the 2020 games. The organizers for the Tokyo games crammed the works into a brief two-minute film montage before Abe’s appearance: athletes […]readmore
A Malian jihadist has pleaded guilty to ordering the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque in the city of Timbuktu. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi said during a hearing Monday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague that the prosecution’s description of what led to attacks that destroyed or severely damaged the cultural […]readmore
ASSOCIATED PRESS/VOA NEWS America’s oldest millennials — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into the World Trade Center — can remember the economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton ran for president. The younger end of the generation — now nearing 20 — can’t recall a time without terrorism or economic worry. Now […]readmore
VOA News South Korea and the United States have begun their annual joint military exercise under the threat of military retaliation by North Korea. About 25,000 U.S. forces and 50,000 South Korean troops are involved in the two-week Operation Ulchi Freedom exercise, which is largely simulated. The annual drills routinely anger Pyongyang, which says it […]readmore
Jill Craig VOA NEWS NAIROBI, KENYA — South Sudan was at the top of the agenda as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Monday with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and foreign ministers from Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Somalia, and South Sudan in Nairobi, at the start of a three-country tour. The secretary of state announced the […]readmore
VOA NEWS Dorian Jones ISTANBUL — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday the country’s border region with Syria must be «completely cleansed» of the Islamic State militant group. His comments followed a suicide bombing late Saturday at a wedding in southeastern Turkey that killed at least 51 people. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed Islamic […]readmore
Faiza Elmasry BALTIMORE, MD — At Brightwood College in Baltimore, Maryland, Black Girls Vote is reaching out to young eligible female voters, explaining the election process and showing them the connection between their vote and their everyday life. They try to make the point that everything that happens in a community, even basic safety, has a […]readmore
RI – Dr. Stringfellow has served as the Superintendent in South Kingstown since 2009. She previously served as Assistant Superintendent of the Scituate School District. Prior to that she served as the Assistant Superintendent, ESL Director, Director of Gifted & Talented, Title I Director and Principal of the Alternative High School in East Providence. She […]readmore