New images of Jupiter’s north pole taken by NASA’s Juno space probe show weather and storm activity “unlike anything previously seen on any of our solar system’s gas-giant planets.” The images were captured during Juno’s first of 36 orbital flybys on Aug. 27 when the probe was a mere 4,200 kilometers above the planet’s clouds. […]Load more...
VOA News Chris Hannas The U.N.’s human rights chief says populist politicians like Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders and U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump are using fear and the promise of a world that has never existed in order to try to gain appeal. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said Monday in The Hague that their reliance on […]Load more...
The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography will host a Research Vessel Endeavor Open House at the Narragansett Bay Campus from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, September 10, 2016, including tours of the ship, a touch tank for kids, and exhibits about Narragansett Bay, oceans, and marine life. Tours and exhibits […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced he is appointing former U.S. Army Colonel Michael Borg to serve as Director of the Department of Public Works. «Michael has spent his career leading complex operations when timely success is critical,» said Mayor Elorza. «I know that the experience he brings from the armed forces, combined […]Load more...
Jamie Dettmeram VOA News ROME — Just as Islamic State is pushed on its back-foot in Syria and Iraq, the jihadist terror threat is set to become a key factor in a series of national and regional elections across Europe. Some fear that in a feverish pre-election atmosphere in Austria, France, Germany and the Netherlands politicians […]Load more...
VOA News The Turkish military says two of its soldiers have been killed and five wounded in clashes with Islamic State in northern Syria. The fight took place near the town of al-Rai, on the 14th day of an operation in northern Syria, according to Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News. The soldiers were reported killed when […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Councilman Michael Correia (Ward 6) has released the following statement regarding an accident at the intersection of Leah and Fairview Streets that resulted in the death of a 21 year old dirt bike motorist on Saturday evening: «I am saddened by the untimely death of a young man killed on his dirt bike […]Load more...
Ken Bredemeier VOA News WASHINGTON — With nine weeks to go to election day, the U.S. presidential contest between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump appears to have narrowed to a virtual dead heat. A CNN/ORC poll Tuesday showed Trump, a brash real estate mogul running for his first elected office, edging ahead of Clinton, […]Load more...
MEXICO CITY — Thousands of fans have paid their final respects to singer Juan Gabriel in Mexico City, many traveling from across the country to bid farewell to the entertainer who died late last month from a heart attack at the age of 66. Crowds lined up on Monday at Mexico City’s Palace of Fine Arts, […]Load more...
Mary Alice Salinas VOA News VIENTIANE, LAOS — President Barack Obama has reassured nations in the Asia-Pacific that the U.S. strategic re-balance to the region “will endure for the long-term” because it “reflects fundamental national interests.” In a speech in Vientiane, Laos on Tuesday, Obama said there is widespread recognition in the U.S. that the Asia […]Load more...