VOA News Last updated on: December 02, 2015 The two suspects killed one man, one woman, were armed with assault rifles and handguns, dressed in «assault-style» clothing. At least 14 people were killed and 17 others wounded on Wednesday when three gunmen burst into a handicapped training center in San Bernardino, California and started shooting. […]readmore
Providence, RI – Providence Police are searching for the driver and vehicle shown in the attached photographs and video that was involved in a hit-and-run accident that occurred on November 29, 2015 at 1705 hours at the intersection of Broadway and Marshall Street claiming the life of an elderly woman and injuring her granddaughter while […]readmore
Updated VOA News At least 14 victims dead and 14 injured are reported at the press conference from a shooting at a handicapped training center in San Bernardino, California, an hour east of Los Angeles. There are fatalities, but it is not yet clear how many. The local sheriff’s department says as many as three shooters […]readmore
VOA News December 02, 2015 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan introduced their new baby daughter to the world Tuesday along with a $45 billion initiative to improve the lives of those in her generation and those that follow. Presented as a letter to Max, who was born last week, Zuckerberg and […]readmore
Jeff Seldin U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday the Iraqi government was briefed in advance of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s announcement that teams of U.S. special operators could be in Iraq in a matter of weeks. The “specialized expeditionary targeting force» will consist of approximately 200 special forces personnel, according to officials familiar […]readmore
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $18.2 million to the State of Rhode Island to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment. The funds will be primarily used to upgrade sewage plants and drinking water systems, as well as replacing aging infrastructure, throughout […]readmore
Pawtucket – Food Network’s Top 5 Restaurants hosted Geoffrey Zakarian and Sunny Anderson, recently aired their show on November 30th, highlighting Pawtucket’s Modern Diner as one of the top five diners nationwide. The Modern Diner has been a staple of the Pawtucket community since 1941 where it was delivered to 13 Dexter Street. It […]readmore
By RFI France’s state of emergency, imposed following the 13 November Paris attacks, could be prolonged, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday. Replying to criticism that it has been abused, Valls said the clampdown was a «restriction of freedoms» to «protect our freedoms». The state of emergency, agreed by parliament the day after the attacks and […]readmore
Pamela Dockins STATE DEPARTMENT—A surge in the number of Cubans entering the United States and methods to prevent the flow of illegal drugs between the two countries are among issues being discussed by U.S. and Cuban working groups this week. U.S. and Cuban officials are meeting in Washington, as the two countries move forward with […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier Chicago’s police chief was fired Tuesday, a week after the release of a video showing a white city police officer killing a black teenager by firing 16 shots at him. Mayor Rahm Emanuel dismissed police Superintendent Garry McCarthy in the third biggest U.S. city, saying it was an «undeniable fact» that the public’s […]readmore