VOA News Swedish prosecutors have asked Ecuador’s permission to interview Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, over allegations of rape. The Swedish Prosecution Authority announced the move Wednesday, saying it is «not possible to estimate» when an answer might be given. Assange has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy in London […]readmore
VOA News FIFA, the world governing body for football (soccer), has dismissed a top aide of disgraced president Sepp Blatter, who is implicated in a corruption scandal. Jerome Valcke, former secretary-general of FIFA, had been suspended four months ago over allegations that he was involved in a black-market ticket scandal. Last week FIFA’s ethics committee […]readmore
Jeff Seldin Western intelligence agencies are increasingly worried that Islamic State militants will soon find ways to carry out more and increasingly sophisticated attacks on Europe and the United States, using November’s terror attack on Paris as a blueprint. «2016 is going to be the year where we wish we could get back to 2015,» […]readmore
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO—Apple keeps defying a PC industry trend: While other major computer-makers saw shipments fall in 2015, Apple increased the number of Macs it shipped worldwide last year, according to estimates from two research firms on Tuesday. Total PC shipments have been declining, industrywide, for the last four years, as consumers are waiting […]readmore
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