Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be given the opportunity to speak publicly Wednesday when a judge formally imposes the death sentence recommended by a jury for the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded 264 others. The sentencing hearing will feature statements by bombing victims on how the attack has affected them. […]readmore
The U.S. government will no longer threaten to prosecute families who try to negotiate with the captors of Americans being held hostage overseas or pay ransom to win their release, U.S. media reports said. President Barack Obama is expected to soften a U.S. policy when he releases a broad review of U.S. hostage guidelines Wednesday […]readmore
French President Francois Hollande’s office says allegations the U.S. eavesdropped on his phone calls and those of his two predecessors are «unacceptable» and adds that France will not tolerate anything that threatens its security. Hollande released the statement Wednesday after meeting with his defense council to discuss the release by WikiLeaks of documents saying that the U.S. […]readmore
The United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup tournament with a 2-0 win Monday over Colombia in Edmonton, Canada. Star forward Alex Morgan, making her second start of the tournament after returning from a knee injury, scored in the 53rd minute on a low shot from the right side that deflected […]readmore
The governor of the U.S. state of South Carolina has called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol, while the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart announced it would stop selling the flag in stores or online. Governor Nikki Haley reversed her previous position on the flag Monday, saying that […]readmore
On June 22, 2015, Cranston- Mayor Allan Fung kicked off the summer season for Cranston youth at the Doric Avenue Playground this morning. Mayor Fung was joined by Ward 2 Councilman Don Botts, as well as Parks & Recreation Director, Anthony “Tony” Liberatore as they welcomed young people from all over the city to […]readmore
The fight against the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic has moved to the United States, where 600,000 Haitian immigrants and more than one million Dominicans live. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose constituents include over 135,000 Haitians and 500,000 Dominicans, described the threat of deportation of […]readmore
U.S. President Barack Obama campaigned for his international trade proposals Friday, saying the U.S. must make sure it «writes the rules of the global economy» or watch China do so instead. «And we should do it today, when our economy is in a position of global strength,» President Obama told workers at the headquarters of […]readmore
Rhode Island – Starting Friday the University of Rhode Island police will began to carry firearms , after two years of training and preparation. Still the union that represents the faculty express their disagreement to the security guards on campus have firearms. URI is the last public university in the country to arm its agents. The move […]readmore
The U.S. Justice Department will investigate possible civil rights violations by the Baltimore Police Department following the death of a black man while under police custody, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Friday. The investigation will look for unconstitutional policing practices within the city, such as patterns of excessive force or improper stops and searches. […]readmore