By VOA News The World Health Organization (WHO) noted Monday that globally, the number of new coronavirus cases fell for the third consecutive week. At the agency’s regular news briefing conducted virtually from its headquarters in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while many nations are still seeing infections increasing, it is nonetheless encouraging […]Read More
By VOA News The U.S. economy should expand at its normal pace over the next decade, starting in mid-2021, once the coronavirus pandemic is under control, budget forecasters in Congress predicted Monday. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said as millions of Americans are vaccinated against the virus, “the economic expansion that began in mid-2020 will continue” […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting 10 Republican senators for talks Monday about a new round of coronavirus economic relief, but the U.S. leader and the lawmakers are far apart on how much should be spent. The Democratic president, in the second week of his four-year term, has proposed a $1.9 […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden is set to host a group of 10 Republican senators for talks Monday about a new round of coronavirus economic relief. The White House meeting comes after the Republicans sent a letter to Biden, urging him Sunday to negotiate his proposed $1.9 trillion package rather than trying to get it […]Read More
By Matt Haines NEW ORLEANS – Ian Farrell was just two days away from getting the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. He was looking forward, he said, to a major step toward life returning to normal. So he admitted it was frustrating when he learned, without warning, that his appointment had been pushed […]Read More
By VOA News Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday a new team of lawyers to lead his defense at his second impeachment trial. Defense lawyer David Schoen, a frequent television legal commentator, and Bruce Castor, a former district attorney in Pennsylvania who has faced criticism for his decision to not charge actor Bill Cosby in […]Read More
Due to the impending snowstorm, the City has initiated a parking ban beginning at 8:00AM tomorrow, Monday, February 1 until further notice. Trash pick-up will begin an hour early in an effort to get vehicles off the road prior to the impending storm. Please stay warm and be safe! For more information, go to http://www.pawtucketri.com/…/snow-parking-ban-information. […]Read More
By Steve Baragona When President Joe Biden released a 200-page, bullet-point-laden national coronavirus plan the day after taking office, public health experts cheered. Sort of. “All of us in public health had been asking for a plan from the Trump administration,” noted former Baltimore health commissioner Leana Wen, a public health professor at The George Washington University. […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Most Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday against holding an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump on whether he incited insurrection in the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, signaling that he likely has enough votes to secure an acquittal. The vote was 55-45 in favor of proceeding […]Read More
Gilbert Stuart Middle School-based program will launch this fall with 104 seats As part of its school redesign efforts, Providence Public Schools will launch a dual language program at Gilbert Stuart Middle School this fall. The program will offer 104 seats to interested students entering sixth grade for the 2021-22 school year. These students will continue as a […]Read More
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