VOA News The International Olympic Committee has established a special three-member panel to decide which Russian athletes will be permitted to compete in the Summer Olympics, which open August 5 in Rio de Janeiro. The IOC’s executive board announced the move Saturday in its final regular meeting before opening ceremonies. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said […]readmore
VOA News Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the computer networks of about 20 Russian organizations, government agencies and defense contractors have been infected with malware designed for cyber espionage. The virus and the way the networks were infected bear similar characteristics to the software used in high-profile cyber espionage cases in Russia and […]readmore
VOA News Pope Francis told hundreds of thousands of pilgrims Sunday in Krakow, Poland to «believe in a new humanity» that does not use borders as roadblocks and rejects hatred for each other. Francis addressed the congregants, who had traveled from all over the world, on a large field on the last of his five […]readmore
VOA News Iraqi officials say militants have launched two attacks on energy facilities in northern Iraq, killing at least five people. Both assaults Sunday took place in inside Kurdish-controlled areas of Kirkuk province. Authorities say in the first attack about 15 kilometer northwest of Kirkuk, gunmen shot dead four of the gas facility’s employees and […]readmore
VOA News Turkey intensified its crackdown Sunday on officials who allegedly played a role in the failed coup in mid-July, dismissing nearly 1,400 military personnel. Among those discharged was a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also moved to tighten his grip over the top ranks of the country’s armed forces and spy […]readmore
VOA News – Carla Babb PENTAGON—Syrian state media report dozens of families have been fleeing the besieged city Aleppo after government forces opened a humanitarian corridor. The city had been sealed off for weeks as Syrian forces bombarded the city. U.N. officials and aid groups have demanded the Syrian government open routes to the city […]readmore
Suspect Found with Deceased Wife in Trunk Yesterday, New Jersey State troopers located murder suspect, Franklin Osgood, 61, of Providence, R.I., on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park, Bergen County. Last night, at approximately 9:11 p.m., Providence Police Department detectives contacted State Police dispatchers to report that Osgood, a murder suspect considered armed […]readmore
By: Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – State Police Colonel Steven O’Donnell answered questions about diversity in the State Police Training Academy after the academy’s commencement ceremony Friday. This year’s graduating class originally had 30 percent minority representation, but seven of the eight people making up that percentage dropped out from the training program. These eight […]readmore
By: Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – After 24 weeks of rigorous training, the Rhode Island State Police Training Academy graduated 26 new recruits at a commencement ceremony on Friday. The recruits join a prestigious group, as the academy has only graduated 824 officers since 1925. At the Rhode Island Convention Center, the new state troopers […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls Police Department in conjunction with other municipal agencies, community members, businesses and neighborhood organizations will be hosting the 33rd Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. The venue for this year’s event will be historic Jenks Park which is located on Broad Street adjacent to Central Falls […]readmore