VOA News By Peyton Bigora Father’s Day, a holiday typically celebrated with neighborhood barbecues, fun and family, could be limited this year as states hesitantly ease COVID-19 lockdown orders and cities cautiously reopen. The United States has been combatting the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 since March, bringing everyday life to a halt for most Americans. […]readmore
By VOA News The family of late rock musician Tom Petty has filed a cease and desist motion after President Trump’s campaign played a song by Petty at a campaign rally. Trump played the song “I won’t back down” at his campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday. Hours later, Petty’s family posted a statement condemning the […]readmore
By VOA News Atlanta police officers called out sick or refused to answer calls Thursday to protest murder charges against a white officer in last Friday’s deadly shooting of an African American man in a fast-food restaurant’s parking lot. It is unclear how many officers declined to report for work Wednesday night and Thursday, but Mayor […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) urged swift passage of the Justice in Policing Act during today’s House Judiciary Committee consideration of the bill. Click the image below for a video of Cicilline’s remarks. The text of his speech, as delivered, is embedded below. David N. CicillineJustice in Policing ActJune 17, 2020 Thank you, […]readmore
Inocencia Reyes, also known as “Chencha,” passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at home in Cranston. She was 74 years old. Born in the Dominican Republic, Reyes was the daughter of the late Gregorio Antonio Almonte Ynoa and Maria Idalia Ortiz Almonte. Chencha is best remembered by her […]readmore
VOA News By Steve Baragona Anger over the death in police custody of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has exceeded fear of COVID-19 infection, as thousands have crowded into city streets across the country to protest. But public health officials are worried that these demonstrations may have given the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 the upper hand. More than 100,000 people in […]readmore
Por Voz de América La misión «Demo 2» despegará desde Cabo Cañaveral. Se trata de un hecho doblemente histórico puesto que es la primera vez que una empresa privada lleva astronautas a la Estación Espacial Internacional y porque es el primer lanzamiento realizado en suelo estadounidense desde hace casi una década. La Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica […]readmore
VOA News By Rob Garver WASHINGTON – Fires raged in Minneapolis Thursday night and protests broke out in major cities across the United States as the videotaped death of George Floyd while in police custody became the latest example of how ubiquitous phone cameras and social media have combined to become a powerful mechanism of accountability […]readmore
By VOA News The governor of Minnesota called Saturday for the full mobilization of the National Guard to confront what he called a “tightly controlled” group of outside protestors who have engaged in looting, arson and other acts of violence in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The violence erupted in Minneapolis and its twin city of St. […]readmore