LINCOLN, R.I., Aug. 2, 2016 – Amica Insurance once again received top honors for the New England region in the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Auto Insurance StudySM. This marks the fourth consecutive year in New England and the 17th year in a row that J.D. Power recognized Amica for customer satisfaction with auto insurers. Amica’s […]readmore
BOSTON - August 2, 2016 - The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $280,000 in funding for seven researchers and companies developing innovative clean energy and water technologies across the Commonwealth. The funding, which comes from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's (MassCEC) Catalyst<http://www.masscec.com/innovate-clean-energy/catalyst> program, will support clean energy and water research in Amherst, Boston, Cambridge, Medford, North […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island will receive $200,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enhance efforts to rapidly detect microcephaly and other adverse birth outcomes caused by Zika virus infection. The funding will be […]readmore
WASHINGTON—Spencer Hartman certainly looks the part. In a black pinstripe suit, neatly parted hair and University of Nebraska lapel pin, the school’s student body president looks 21-going-on-incumbent-senator. He’s a conservative, an exotic species among his millennial peers. Hartman was one of 120 campus leaders invited to Washington this June for a conference on climate change. […]readmore
«We would like to see America take some serious steps» against Fethullah Gulen and, while mulling Turkey’s extradition request, «put him in custody or prevent his activities» on U.S. soil, Kamil Aydin, a lawmaker from the right-wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) told VOA. He and three other Turkish lawmakers met U.S. officials Monday at the […]readmore
EE.UU. y Noruega trabajan en una iniciativa de desminado en Colombia a un plazo de cinco años, informó el secretario Kerry. El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos John Kerry elogió la relación de su país con Colombia y los esfuerzos de ambos países para la estabilidad de la región latinoamericana. Al término de la […]readmore
El gobierno de Turquía pidió este martes la detención y extradición del clérigo Fethullah Gulen, quien vive en Pennsylvania y es acusado de instigar el intento de golpe de Estado del pasado 15 de julio. El ministro de Justicia turco, Bekir Bozdag dijo que la documentación explica por qué es necesario arrestar al clérigo de […]readmore
VOA News Certain licensed gun holders are now allowed to carry concealed handguns into Texas’ public college classrooms after a new law went into effect on Monday. Supporters of the controversial measure say it can help prevent mass shootings, while critics claim it could endanger safety on school campuses. The «campus carry» law, pushed by […]readmore
VOA News To celebrate the 50th anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations with Singapore, the country’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is joining President Barack Obama at a state dinner in the White House on Tuesday evening- the first held for a Singaporean leader since 1985. The two leaders spoke to the press outside the White […]readmore
Carla Babb VOA News PENTAGON—The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya, the Pentagon said Monday. The strikes were conducted in the Islamic State stronghold of Sirte at the request of the U.N.-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), according to U.S. and Libyan officials. The Pentagon says the president authorized […]readmore