The United States has labeled China and Russia «forces of instability» because of their human rights records, along with North Korea and Iran. In its annual global human rights report released Friday, the State Department singled out those four countries for violating basic human rights, including freedom of expression and the protection of religious and […]readmore
Steve Herman/VOA News WEST PALM BEACH — Despite frequent assurances that they continue to enjoy a warm friendship, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over two days of talks apparently failed to bridge significant differences on major trade issues. Trump declared his discussions with Abe “extremely productive,” but few details of […]readmore
VOA News Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has joined President Donald Trump’s legal team dealing with the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. «I’m doing it because I hope we can negotiate an end to this for the good of the country and because I have high regard for the president and for […]readmore
Voz de América WASHINGTON — El ex alcalde de Nueva York, Rudy Giuliani, se unió al equipo personal de abogados del presidente Donald Trump, informó el jueves el jefe del equipo legal del mandatario. «Rudy es grandioso», dijo Trump en un comunicado emitido por Jay Sekulow, el principal abogado del presidente. «Ha sido mi amigo por […]readmore
Jim Malone/VOA News WASHINGTON — To some, it may seem like just another week at the Trump White House. Word of a potentially historic breakthrough on North Korea is forced to compete with a scathing assessment of the president by his former FBI director. Add into the mix, court appearances earlier in the week by his […]readmore
La ex Primera dama de Estados Unidos, Barbara Bush, ha muerto a los 92 años, informó un portavoz de la familia. La señora Bush, fue solo una de dos primeras damas estadounidenses que también fue madre de un presidente. La otra era Abigail Adams, esposa de John Adams y madre de John Quincy Adams. La […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – The City of Pawtucket’s fiscal strength continues to improve as documented by the release of the fiscal year 2017 financial audit with a $134,379 general fund surplus. This was accomplished, again, without having to increase the taxes of Pawtucket residents and businesses. The independent audit, completed by Marcum LLP, reported that the City […]readmore
House Minority Whip Blake A. Filippi (Block Island, Charlestown, South Kingstown and Westerly), has introduced legislation requiring companies to notify Rhode Islanders of any security breaches related to their personal information. This comes after millions of American’s personal data was stolen in data breaches at companies like Equifax, Target, and Uber. House bill 7387 would […]readmore
(Cranston) – Mayor Allan Fung announced today his official fundraising results for the fourth quarter of 2017. Mayor Fung raised over $175,000, with 80% of donors coming from Rhode Island. Over six hundred individual donors supported the Mayor in his campaign for Governor, including close to three hundred new donors. Mayor Fung raised a total […]readmore
WEST GREENWICH, RI–Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin recently voted against “no” on U.S. House Bill 4667, a vital bill that would expand $81 billion on disaster aid and expand farm subsidies to our agricultural industry. It eventually passed 251 to 169 in the U.S. House. This comes following the Rhode Island Congressman’s reluctant vote in […]readmore