The governor of Texas says some school-age children had contact with an Ebola patient now hospitalized in the city of Dallas. Governor Rick Perry says the children are being monitored for signs of Ebola, and that health authorities are seeking out others who came into contact with the man, a Liberian national who is the […]Load more...
LOS ANGELES—Dorothy’s famous ruby red slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” have found their way home again as one of the highlights in a new Hollywood exhibition that showcases iconic costumes in film. The Hollywood Costume exhibit, opening Thursday in Los Angeles and curated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum […]Load more...
U.S.-led airstrikes hit near a key Syrian border town for a second day, as Kurdish fighters defend the area from Islamic State militants. The U.S. military confirmed three strikes Wednesday near Kobane, also known as Ayn al Arab, destroying an IS tank, artillery, and an armed vehicle. Clashes there during the past few weeks have […]Load more...
BEIJING—As China marked its National Day Wednesday, a defiant gathering of thousands of people in Hong Kong demanding deeper electoral reforms for the port city cast a shadow over Beijing’s celebration. At a flag-raising ceremony to mark the holiday in Hong Kong, protesters booed and made a “thumbs down” sign as helicopters flew overhead. There […]Load more...
BEIJING/WASHINGTON—Pro-Democracy protests in Hong Kong are expected to swell on Wednesday, China’s National Day, as demonstrators remain defiant of government orders for the civil disobedience to end. Tens of thousands of protesters camped out in at least three parts of Hong Kong Tuesday, maintaining their demands for greater democratic reforms and for Hong Kong Chief […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is reminding Rhode Islanders that Sunday, October 5, 2014 is the deadline to register to vote in the November 4th, 2014 general election. «I want to remind voters to check their voter registration status at www.sos.ri.gov/vic to make sure their voter registration status is active, or […]Load more...
On this day in 2005, New York Times reporter Judith Miller is released from a federal detention center in Alexandria, Virginia, after agreeing to testify in the investigation into the leaking of the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame. Miller had been behind bars since July 6, 2005, for refusing to reveal a confidential source and testify […]Load more...
For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in aChicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters. Kennedy emerged the apparent winner from this first of four televised […]Load more...
CARACAS— Another blackout hit various states across Venezuela on Thursday in an irritation for locals and embarrassment for President Nicolas Maduro’s government which runs the electricity sector. The South American OPEC member nation has been suffering increasing power cuts in recent years which critics jump on as evidence of mismanagement by the socialist authorities. The government […]Load more...
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA – President Barack Obama’s plan to extend health coverage to millions of poor Americans remains highly contentious, yet it is gaining momentum among several initially reluctant states where financial pragmatism is trumping ideology. Up to a dozen states, including several led by Republicans, could move forward with plans to expand coverage under Medicaid after […]Load more...