Washington, D.C. – By a vote of 95-3, the Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, which will promote improvements to our waterways, harbors, and drinking water infrastructure and support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Rhode Island championed by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Environment and Public […]readmore
New York – The NYPD says a man was shot by police in Midtown Thursday afternoon after he attacked an officer with a meat cleaver. First responders were called to West 32nd Street and Broadway just before 5 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Sources said the suspect may have hit the police officer on […]readmore
VOA News Katherine Gypson PORTLAND, ME — Judi Richardson doesn’t understand how a gun background check can be a burden to anyone. She pages through a binder stuffed with newspaper clips that tell the story of the last six years, starting with the night in 2010 when a still unidentified intruder broke into her 25-year-old daughter […]readmore
Steve Herman VOA News STATE DEPARTMENT — More than 120 ocean conservation projects, including nearly $2 billion in new pledges and commitments, are being announced at a major maritime conference hosted by the U.S. State Department. Officials say the measures will affect more than 2 million square kilometers in new or expanded marine protected areas around […]readmore
Esha Sarai VOA News The U.S. government imposed sanctions Thursday on two men identified as financial facilitators for the Islamic State group. Mohamad Alsaied Alhmidan and Hussam Jamous, both based in Turkey, have been designated by the U.S. Treasury Department. The action makes their property and interests in property subject to U.S. legal judgments, and […]readmore
Esha Sarai VOA News As the United States prepares to mark 15 years since the start of the U.S.-led offensive in Afghanistan next month (October 7), American lawmakers are questioning the continuing military and humanitarian spending aimed at trying to end the war and stabilize the government. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed […]readmore
RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION/ SAFE STREETS TASK FORCE, PROVIDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE/ UNITED STATES MARSHALS VIOLENT FUGITIVE TASK FORCE AND THE COVENTRY POLICE ARREST IRVING FENNER AS A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE MURDER OF SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICER TIMOTHY BRACKEEN […]readmore
LPR News live Special Coverage – 15th anniversary of September 11 attacksreadmore
Latina celebrity begins promoting hashtag #TEAMHUMANITYMIAMI to instill respect and to help reestablish basic human values and relations in the world. (Miami, Fl. September 7, 2016) Colombian-American actress, television host and well-known speaker proposes a new altruistic initiative by launching the hashtag #TEAMHUMANITYMIAMI to help instill respect, love, equality, tolerance and human rights for everyone. […]readmore
Chris Hannas VOA News WASHINGTON — Election Day in the United States is still two months away. But though U.S. political campaigns at times seem endless, voters in some states can begin casting votes this month — even before the first general-election debate. More than two-thirds of the country’s 50 states allow a voter to cast […]readmore