The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s spokesperson said one suspect is dead at the scene of the shooting. It’s unclear if there is a second suspect, but deputies are searching the area. The shooting took place in the Jacksonville Landing area, which is located along the St. Johns River and is described as an area with «a wide variety […]Load more...
VOA News/Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL — U.S. Senator John McCain died Saturday at age 81 after a battle with brain cancer that robbed America of a revered statesman, proud patriot and self-sacrificing warrior. One of McCain’s five children, daughter Meghan, also posted a statement on Twitter, saying “I was with my father at his end, as […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI– Governor Raimondo and Lieutenant Governor McKee are calling on National Grid to return to ratepayers $7.9 million of over-collections made after Congress passed a massive corporate tax cut. After Congress passed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, National Grid’s federal corporate tax rate was reduced from 35 percent to 21 percent. «This […]Load more...
VOA News/Jamie Dettmer New U.S. sanctions on Russia expected to be announced Wednesday, imposed under a chemical and biological warfare law following the poisoning of a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain earlier this year, have taken effect – the latest chapter in what some are describing as a protracted war of attrition. […]Load more...
VOA News/Associated Press ARLINGTON, VA. — Arlington National Cemetery has been evacuated as authorities respond to a bomb threat. The cemetery said on its social media pages late Wednesday morning that all families, visitors and employees had been evacuated safely from public buildings and work areas. The threat was being investigated. The cemetery says it will […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday criticized the integrity and legal skills of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying on Twitter that anyone looking for a good lawyer should not retain the services of Cohen. Trump was making his first public statements about his former personal attorney, who a day earlier implicated Trump in […]Load more...
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump says he, not his campaign, paid hush money through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, in 2016 just days prior to his election — but asserts he did not know it at the time. «Later on, I knew,» Trump has told Fox News Channel. Part of the […]Load more...
WEST GREENWICH, RI – This week, the Trump administration announced new plans to roll back and replace Obama-era regulations on emissions from coal-fired power plants – via the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule – which would give states broad authority to determine how to restrict carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to […]Load more...
The PawSox do not make Pawtucket. Pawtucket made the PawSox The city I am proud and honored to represent is made great by our resilient community and, no matter what challenge we face, Pawtucket will continue to move forward toward an even brighter future. I know many of my neighbors in Pawtucket and throughout Rhode […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after skyrocketing cost estimates led the Department of Defense to announce that the military parade requested by President Trump that was slated to take place the fall is being postponed for at least a year, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a former Army Ranger and the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed […]Load more...