La fiscalía acusó a la policía de haber llevado a cabo una investigación parcializada que impidió inculpar a los oficiales. Fiscales estadounidenses retiraron todos los cargos pendientes contra los tres agentes de policía que aguardaban juicio por la muerte del detenido negro Freddie Gray en Baltimore. La fiscalía acusó a la policía de haber llevado […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama is the featured speaker on the third day of the Democratic National Convention, where he will tell Americans why he thinks Hillary Clinton, his one-time secretary of state, should replace him in the White House when he leaves office next January. Vice President Joe Biden; Clinton’s vice […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, RI - In an effort to improve the state's transportation network and transform sections of Pawtucket and Central Falls, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today announced a $13.1 million federal boost for building a new commuter rail station long-sought by Pawtucket and Central Falls. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will work with the […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama has selected Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago as the site of his presidential library, a person familiar with the decision said Wednesday. The Barack Obama Foundation decided to build the library near the University of Chicago, where Obama once taught. It will be a boon to […]readmore
Reuters VOA News International Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday that it would provide its technology and resources to help track the spread of the Zika virus. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, or Fiocruz, a leading research institution affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, plans to use IBM’s technology to analyze such information as official data […]readmore
Londres – La productora británica Foodles Production, responsable de la filmación en el Reino Unido de «Star Wars: The Force Awakens», admitió hoy ante un tribunal británico su responsabilidad por el accidente que sufrió hace dos años el actor Harrison Ford durante el rodaje. La estrella de Hollywood, de 74 años, se rompió una pierna […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: July 27, 2016 4:31 PM The jihadist group Islamic State has released a video showing the two men accused of killing a Catholic priest at a church in northwestern France holding an IS banner and pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The video was posted by a news […]readmore
VOA News Turkey announced the dismissal of more than 2,400 military personnel Wednesday and shut down scores of media outlets in what appeared to be a widening crackdown following the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. At least one journalist was taken into custody and arrest warrants were issued for nearly 50 former […]readmore
VOA News Deep-sea researchers aboard the Nautilus have found a strange creature lurking in the waters off the Channel Islands near California. «This unidentified purple orb stumped our scientists onboard,” according to the Nautilus website. “After sampling, it began to unfold to reveal two distinct lobes. This could possibly be a new species of nudibranch.» […]readmore
VOA News Remember all those viral videos of people dumping cold water all over themselves to raise awareness about Lou Gehrig’s Disease, or ALS? It turns out it actually did a lot of good by funding six research efforts. It was 2014, and it was called the Ice Bucket Challenge. While initially dismissed as a […]readmore