Ken Bredemeier December 22, 2015 There is no video evidence of large groups of U.S. Muslims celebrating al-Qaida’s destruction of the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but a new survey shows that 20 percent of Americans cling to the belief that such celebrations occurred. Fairleigh […]Load more...
Jim Malone December 22, 2015 1:38 PM WASHINGTON—Terrorism and national security are dominating the 2016 race for the White House, at least for the moment. Recent public opinion polls show security concerns now top the economy as the key voter issue for the campaign in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and […]Load more...
December, 2015- Mayor Allan W. Fung testified at a public hearing regarding a proposed municipal solid waste disposal fee pricing structure and procedure which would drastically increase the tip fee that municipalities are charged by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. Under this proposal, the tip fee would increase from the current $32 / per […]Load more...
By David Salvatore As 2015 draws to a close, Providence has received some welcome good news. In the recent Milken Institute rankings of Best Performing Cities in the United States, the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area jumped thirty spots to break the top 100, landing at 95 for 2015, after finishing at 126 in 2014. Providence was […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – December 21, 2015 – HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University (HWRI) today released its analysis of foreclosures in Rhode Island for Q3 2015. The report looks at the number of residential foreclosures in each of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns and offers regional comparisons. Quick Glance Findings: * 184 residential foreclosure […]Load more...
As part of our on-going work to reimagine high schools in Rhode Island, beginning in the fall of 2016 our public secondary schools will have the opportunity to expand the advanced-level coursework available to their students through a new initiative, the Advanced Coursework Network. Students in schools and districts that join the network will be […]Load more...
VOA News – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, an advocate for a robust American military presence overseas, dropped out of the 2016 Republican presidential contest Monday, acknowledging that he was winning little political support. The 60-year-old Graham has often dominated the undercard of low-polling Republican candidates in debates that preceded five debates of […]Load more...
The United States is expected to add two species of lions in Africa to its endangered list Monday in a move that will make it more difficult for hunters to bring lion trophies back into the country. The Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the list, is linking the move to declining populations in the […]Load more...
Como parte de su iniciativa para promover la necesidad de reformar el sistema de justicia penal de Estados Unidos. Voz de América Por tercera vez en un año, el presidente Barack Obama conmutó las penas de 95 presos por delitos no violentos, relacionados en su mayoría con la posesión y distribución de drogas. Con este […]Load more...
Boston se une a más de otras 85 ciudades y pueblos de Massachusetts, la ciudad de Nueva York y el estado de Hawaii en aumentar la edad mínima para la venta de cigarrillos y productos de tabaco. Voz de América La ciudad de Boston aumentó a 21 años la edad mínima para comprar cigarrillos y […]Load more...
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