VOA News/Cindy Saine STATE DEPARTMENT — When French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife arrived in Washington Monday for a lavish, three-day state visit, political observers across the world were watching to see signs of the much acclaimed “bromance” between him and U.S. President Donald Trump. The two men did not disappoint. Their long handshakes and […]Load more...
VOA News/Peggy Chang WHITE HOUSE — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a one-day working visit to the White House on Friday following a three-day state visit by French President Emmanuel Macon. The back-to-back visits are seen a tag-team effort to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal and to grant […]Load more...
Rep. Robert Nardolillo III (R-Dist. 28 Coventry) is upset over the recent court case involving an Exeter man convicted on two counts of animal cruelty. Police raided the home of an Exeter man in December and found nearly 100 animals living in unsanitary conditions including dogs, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and goats. Last week the man […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE — House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan (R-District 26 Coventry, Warwick, W. Warwick) continues to call on the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General to release nearly $23 million in Google settlement funds to upgrade security in Rhode Island schools. “The Office of Attorney General was given $60 million in 2012 as part of […]Load more...
Rep. Lancia Raises Concerns about Relocating Psychiatric Patients to the
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Robert Lancia (R-Dist. 16, Cranston) is alarmed about plans to move some of the most dangerous psychiatric patients in Rhode Island to the Training School in Cranston. The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) has been renovating the Roosevelt Benton Center at the Training School with plans to […]Load more...
VOA News/Lisa Bryant PARIS — After laying out a dazzling Bastille Day parade and an Eiffel Tower dinner complete with stunning Paris vistas, French President Emmanuel Macron can expect return treatment when he heads to Washington Monday, for the first official state visit of Donald Trump’s presidency. But along with dining at the historic landmark of […]Load more...
Voz de América WASHINGTON — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos dio a conocer el viernes su informe anual sobre Derechos Humanos en el cual destaca que Venezuela se está transformando cada vez más en una nación más autoritaria. El secretario de estado interino John Sullivan, presentó el documento, destacando los países del mundo que […]Load more...
VOA News Corea del Norte suspenderá las pruebas nucleares y de misiles de inmediato y abolirá un sitio de pruebas en la parte norte del país, en un intento por buscar el crecimiento económico y la paz en la Península Coreana, anunciaron medios estatales en Pyongyang, el sábado. El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim […]Load more...
Christy Lee/VOA News WASHINGTON — CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s secret visit to Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un «is a very positive sign» that the United States is taking «sensible and necessary steps to prepare for an eventual summit» and increasing the likelihood that a summit will take place, analysts said. President […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey Friday of ruining former national security advisor Michael Flynn’s life while profiting financially at Flynn’s expense with a newly published book. Trump denounced Comey on Twitter after memos he wrote following several meetings last year with President Trump were disclosed Thursday. Comey’s memos […]Load more...