VOA News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will give a speech Wednesday in Philadelphia in support of the international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, while Democrats in Congress are on the verge of guaranteeing lawmakers will not be able to pass a measure opposing the deal. Kerry and top diplomats from Britain, China, France, […]Load more...
Reuters MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s approval rating sank to a new low in a poll released on Tuesday, as the embattled leader faces a struggling economy and a litany of security and conflict of interest scandals that have undercut his support. The president’s approval stands at a low of 35 percent, down from […]Load more...
LONDON—The water quality at the Olympic sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro is a serious issue but will be resolved by the time the Games begin next year, Rio Organizing Committee President Carlos Nuzman said Tuesday. A report carried said last month that the waters were so contaminated with high levels of bacteria and viruses […]Load more...
Isabela Cocoli/VOA News Pope Francis is calling for priests to absolve women of the “sin of abortion” during the upcoming «Holy Year of Mercy,» a move that breaks with the traditional stance of the Roman Catholic Church. In a letter published Tuesday by the Vatican before the Jubilee year starting in December, the pope said he […]Load more...
VOA News A local court clerk in the central state of Kentucky continues to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court ordering her to do so. Local media reports that the office of Kim Davis, the elected court clerk in Kentucky’s Rowan County, refused licenses to two […]Load more...
VOA News The State Department has released another 7,000 pages of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s emails, sent and received when she was secretary of state. The controversy over Clinton using a private account instead of a government account apparently has hurt her presidential campaign. Clinton denies sending or receiving any classified emails. But some voters say […]Load more...
Reuters/VOA WASHINGTON—Republican Jeb Bush offered his most direct assault on Donald Trump to date on Tuesday, retaliating for a series of personal insults with a review of his front-running rival’s past record of supporting Democratic causes. In a Web video, the Bush campaign used Trump’s own words in support of Democrat Hillary Clinton and for […]Load more...
Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, who was appointed the state's director of public health earlier this year, will be an honorary chair of the event, which starts and ends on the Rhode Island State House lawn. Registration begins at noon, with a speaking program, including Dr. Alexander-Scott, at 12:30. The approximately two mile route steps off […]Load more...
Providence, Rhode Island – Three men and a woman were arrested on August 18 during the raid on an apartment in the Cranston Street in Providence which, according to the police, functioned as a brothel. Detectives investigated the building on number 517 for two months and established that on the first floor the pimps received about […]Load more...
Providence, A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the documents of 38 Studios that had kept under seal will be made public, likely within 10 days. Among the documents are the sworn statements of many of the defendants in the case, as well as powerful politicians of Rhode Island connected to the decision to back the […]Load more...