VOA News Russia’s defense ministry said more of its planes left Syria Wednesday, continuing its withdrawal as the U.N. held more indirect peace talks with Syria’s warring sides in Geneva. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian Vladimir Putin about the drawdown and the new […]readmore
Mary Alice Salinas WHITE HOUSE—President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge widely viewed as a centrist, to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant last month by the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.But a political storm was building at the U.S. Capitol, where the Republican-controlled Senate has insisted […]readmore
VOA News FIFA is admitting its executive committee members sold past World Cup votes as it seeks to claim tens of millions of dollars in bribe money seized by U.S. officials. In a claim submitted to the U.S. Attorney’s office, FIFA acknowledged widespread graft in previous years, saying it was the victim of corrupt individuals. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced an effort to revamp the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) by signing an executive order granting the commission more say over where bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure investments, such as crosswalks and bike lanes, are implemented and how they are designed. «Having safe areas for […]readmore
LINCOLN, R.I., March 16, 2016 – Amica Insurance is partnering with Understory, Inc., the developer of the next generation of weather sensor hardware and hyper-local data analysis networks, to test an innovative weather detection and analytics platform. In a recent independent study, hail was cited as causing more than $1.4 billion in property damage and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today joined by a Department of Public Works pothole team, outlined efforts to aggressively and systematically repair potholes throughout the City of Providence with the #PVDPotholeHunt campaign that encourages the community to report potholes by utilizing the 3-1-1 hotline, the PVD311 mobile application, and an online pothole tracker. «Thanks […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Putting Rhode Islanders back to work has been one of the General [cid:image004.jpg@01D17F87.097E9C20] Assembly’s key goals in recent years. Sen. Harold M. Metts, Rep. Joseph S. Almeida and Rep. Marvin L. Abney last week visited a program that is supporting that mission by preparing low-income Rhode Islanders for skilled jobs in the […]readmore
WASHINGTON – El congresista de EE.UU. David N. Cicilline (D -RI), un miembro del Comité Judicial, emitió hoy la siguiente declaración: «Felicito al Juez Merrick Garland por su nominación a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos.» «Desde la fundación de nuestro país, la Corte Suprema ha tenido la última palabra sobre la protección de […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – Antes de que los ciudadanos de Rhode Island voten el 26 de abril en la Primaria de Preferencia Presidencia, la secretaria de etado Nellie M. Gorbea proveerá varias oportunidades para que alleyos votantes que no cuentan con una identificación fotográfica valida puedan obtener una tarjeta de identidad de votante GRATIS de parte departamento […]readmore
Councilor Cano, Women’s Groups Celebrate Women’s History Month at Old Slater Mill PAWTUCKET – Joined by Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, the YWCA RI, Day One, Quota International, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island and members of the Pawtucket Police Department, Pawtucket City Councilor Sandra Cano, hosted a celebration of Women’s History Month at […]readmore