Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and developed an interest in […]Load more...
Ken Bredemeier Last updated on: December 17, 2015 5:04 PM The friend and neighbor who supplied the guns to the couple who massacred 14 people in a California office two weeks ago has been arrested, according to authorities. State and federal officials tell two major newspapers – The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post […]Load more...
Reuters December 17, 2015 WASHINGTON—Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson canceled a trip planned for later this month to Africa that would have taken him to Nigeria, Kenya and Zambia due to what his campaign on Thursday called significant security concerns. Campaign spokesman Doug Watts confirmed that the trip, scheduled for after the Christmas holiday […]Load more...
ISLAMABAD—The Islamic State group has launched an FM radio channel in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Local journalist Anaat Khan said the channel has been active for almost a month and can be heard in the provincial capital Jalalabad. Local Provincial Council Member Zabihullah Zmaray said the broadcast lasts two hours daily from 6-8 p.m. and […]Load more...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement in response to the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, which was approved today by the House by a vote of 318-109: “I supported today’s tax extenders package with serious reservations. I am deeply dismayed that my Republican colleagues have […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on the announcement of the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. «Since January, the Rhode Island economy has added over 6,000 jobs. These numbers are encouraging, but we still have a long way to go to create high-wage, high-skill, family-supporting jobs. As we look […]Load more...
Today, the Rhode Island congressional delegation announced $227,850 in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for a team based at the University of Rhode Island (URI) to research the effects of climate change on Atlantic fisheries. The team will be headed by Dr. Jeremy Collie, a leading researcher at the URI Graduate School of […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), along with 123 co-sponsors, today introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 to prohibit the sale, transfer, production, and importation of new military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines that have become the firearm of choice for many mass shooters in the United States. Cicilline’s legislation also includes new […]Load more...
The Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General, Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, and the United States Attorney’s Office were at John Rollins Recreation Center in Providence to kick off the Kids, Cops & Christmas event. The Rhode Island State Police, the Rhode Island Police […]Load more...
The students of D»Abate Memorial School was so excited this morning because they got a visit from the Gingerbread Express. This was their 26th annual Gingerbread Express. NEARI fund this special program, The Gingerbread Express which links their members and friends with public school students who may be facing a bleak, gift-less holiday season. Each of these […]Load more...
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