VOA News The U.S. warned Tuesday of a «revolution» of computer hacking threats against the country from foreign governments and non-state actors like the so-called Islamic State, and it issued new guidelines to protect American interests. A White House directive outlined a five-point scale to assess the severity of new attacks, the degree to which […]readmore
VOA News Islamic State has claimed two of its «soldiers» carried out Tuesday’s attack on a Catholic Church in Normandy, France, where they killed a priest after taking him hostage at knife-point. The United States condemned «in the strongest possible terms» the «horrific» attack and offered condolences to the family and friends of the murdered […]readmore
VOA News At least 85 Russian athletes for the national Olympic team of 387 members have been barred from the Rio Games to date because of the country’s doping scandal. International federations in canoeing and modern pentathlon ruled out seven athletes Tuesday, including an Olympic gold medalist, following earlier rulings in swimming and rowing. Some […]readmore
VOA News German authorities said that a patient shot dead a doctor and killed himself at a university hospital in a southwestern neighborhood of Berlin Tuesday. Police had initially said that the doctor had received life-threatening injuries and was in intensive care. The shots were fired Tuesday around 1 PM local time at Benjamin-Franklin Hospital […]readmore
Dorian Jones ISTANBUL—The Turkish government has turned its attention to journalists in the latest expansion of its purges after a failed coup July 15.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief of international relations, Ayse Sozen Usluer, has released a file of foreign news coverage, indicating what she says is support of — or failure to oppose […]readmore
VOA News The U.S.-based exiled cleric accused by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being behind Turkey’s attempted coup has accused the Turkish president of «turning a failed putsch into a slow-motion coup of his own against constitutional government.» Writing Tuesday in the New York Times, Fethullah Gulen called Erdogan’s accusation of involvement in the attempted […]readmore
By Juliemar Ortiz, New Haven Register New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman NEW HAVEN >> Police Chief Dean Esserman will be on paid leave following an incident at a local restaurant where he allegedly caused a disturbance a few weeks ago, Mayor Toni Harp said in a statement Monday afternoon. “Following my investigation of […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent, of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, in conjunction with Roger Williams University School of Continuing Studies, announce an open dialogue forum between Rhode Island law enforcement and community members. The discussion will be held: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Roger […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – To help people keep cool and safe in the current wave of intense heat, Mayor Donald Grebien is notifying residents of the locations of “cooling shelters” at the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, the Pawtucket Police Station, Pawtucket Public Library, the Leon Mathieu Senior Center, Kennedy Manor and St. Germain Manor. These cooling shelters […]readmore
Providence, RI – *Project Undercover, the only organization in Rhode Island that works exclusively to reduce diaper need, is bringing back its hottest event for a second year. *A Taste of Summer* will be held *Thursday, August 18 from 6-8:30pm at Aqua at the Providence Marriott* (1 Orms St., Providence). The event includes tastings from […]readmore