Reuters International Business Machines Corp. was granted the most U.S. patents for the 23rd year in a row in 2015, according to a ranking by patent analysis firm IFI Claims Patents Services. There were 298,407 utility patents granted in 2015, down slightly from 2014, IFI Claims said on Wednesday. IBM gained 7,355 patents last year. […]readmore
Lincoln Woods Barracks At 9:44 AM, Troopers arrested Wilfredo Andino, age 47, of 1451 Broad Street, Providence, RI for a Providence Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Cost Review on the original charge of Possession of Schedule I-II originating from the Providence Police Department. Arrest was the result of a motor vehicle […]readmore
Mayormente soleado, la máxima alrededor de 29. Ventoso, con viento del oeste entre 17 y 22 mph, con ráfagas de hasta 43 mph. Esta Noche: Medio nublado, la mínima alrededor de 15. Viento del oeste entre 6 y 16 mph, con ráfagas de hasta 26 mph. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with […]readmore
ALICANTE, 13 de enero de 2016 – Con 50.488 visitantes y una tasa del 44% de visitas internacionales registrados en 2015, un 8% más que en 2014, el Museo Volvo Ocean Race se perfila como uno de los museos más atractivos para el turismo de Alicante y la Generalitat Valenciana, donde la media de visitas […]readmore
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Florida’s process for sentencing people to death violates the constitutional rights of criminal defendants because it gives too much power to judges – and not enough to juries – to decide capital sentences. The 8-1 ruling said that the state’s sentencing procedure is flawed because juries play only an […]readmore
The Powerball jackpot has now reached $1.5 billion. That’s more than a record; it’s historic. It is more than double the previous jackpot record, a mere $656 million in a Mega Millions drawing in 2012. And lottery officials said if ticket sales continue to grow, the number will keep on rising before Wednesday night’s drawing. […]readmore
VOA News Iraq’s prime minister vowed Tuesday to press forward with the fight against Islamic State extremists, as he toured the wreckage of a Baghdad shopping mall hit by suicide bombers a day earlier. Haider al-Abadi described Monday’s attack, which killed at least 24 people and wounded dozens more, as a «desperate attempt» by IS […]readmore
Photo By AIDS Project RI Providence – AIDS Project Rhode Island is joining with National Black Leadership on AIDS, the Centers for Disease Control, the Black AIDS Institute and other organizations in participating in National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Sunday, February 7, 2016. The national theme is «I am my brother’s and sister’s keeper. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced that the Providence School Board Nominating Commission is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Providence School Board. «The Providence School Board is an essential partner in improving the Providence Public Schools,» said Mayor Elorza. «I look forward to working collaboratively with the Board to ensure the […]readmore
Providence. January 12, 2016. J C Electric, Inc, 95 Hathaway Street, Providence, is the first Providence-based, black owned business to close on a business loan from Freedom National Bank under a new program operated by the Rhode Island Black Business Association. RIBBA, with a $200,000 grant from the Providence CDBG program, established the Collateral Support […]readmore