VOA News Four Russian cruise missiles launched from warships in the Caspian Sea crashed in Iran, falling short of their targets in Syria, a U.S official confirmed to VOA. The official said there has been no information on damage. Russia on Wednesday ramped up its air campaign in Syria with heavy aerial bombardments and, for […]readmore
VOA News Spencer Stone, one of three Americans who’d overpowered an armed terror suspect on a French train in August, is in stable condition after he was «repeatedly stabbed» Wednesday night in Sacramento, California, a U.S. Air Force official tells VOA. Air Force public affairs officer Rose Richeson says the the Airman 1st Class, stationed […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo visits and tour the Rhode Island Free Clinic («the Clinic»). The Clinic is a nationally-recognized, award-winning free clinic that provides quality healthcare to uninsured adults ages 19-65 who earn less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. The Clinic provides that safety net for Rhode Islanders, helping to expand […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the first Rhode Island Cybersecurity Commission («the Commission») report, making the state one of only a handful to take a leadership role on this critical national security issue. In the first of two expected reports, the Commission provides an assessment of the state’s cybersecurity infrastructure […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jonathan Womer today announced the findings of the RhodeWorks economic impact study conducted by Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI). According to the study: RhodeWorks will increase the State’s GDP by $538M; RhodeWorks will increase personal income by $521M; and […]readmore
VOA News Three days into his historic first visit to the United States, Pope Francis shifts his attention from the nation’s political capital to its economic heart. His flight Thursday afternoon from Washington’s nearby Joint Base Andrews was expected to land at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 5 p.m. local time […]readmore
Associated Press LOS ANGELES—Bob Rand bought his Volkswagen Passat last year for its clean emissions and high gas mileage. He liked the car so much he convinced his son and a friend to buy one, too.Now, as Volkswagen comes clean about rigging diesel emissions to pass U.S. tests, Rand is desperately trying to sell the […]readmore
NEW YORK —Pope Francis is headed to 5th Avenue in Manhattan. There, across from Rockefeller Center and New York City’s famous shopping district, stands St. Patrick’s Cathedral – the largest Neo-Gothic style Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States — where the pontiff will hold an evening prayer, shortly after arriving on September 24.For visitors […]readmore
CAPITOL HILL—Pope Francis used his address to a deeply divided U.S. Congress to call on the lawmakers to renew “a spirit of fraternity and solidarity, cooperating generously for the common good.” «A political society endures when it seeks, as a vocation, to satisfy common needs by stimulating the growth of all its members, especially those […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has appointed Commissioner James E. Purcell, Ph.D. and Naomi R. Thompson, Esq. to the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE). «Education is the ladder to the middle class and here in Rhode Island we need to do everything possible to prepare our young students to compete in […]readmore