New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft led a delegation that included rapper Meek Mill on a march in Poland on Tuesday to honor victims and survivors of the Holocaust.… MORE
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Air Force to review base where airman leaked documents
The Air Force has opened its own investigation into how a lone airman could access and distribute possibly hundreds of highly classified documents, top Air Force leaders told Congress on Tuesday.… MORE
US: Billing records helped ID suspect in military docs leak
Billing records of an Internet social media platform and interviews with another user helped the FBI identify a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman as a suspect in the leak of highly classified military documents, according to court records unsealed Friday.… MORE
Suspect in leak probe talked about God, guns and war secrets
Jack Teixeira, an airman from Massachusetts, was arrested in North Dighton, Massachusetts Thursday in connection with the Pentagon leak investigation. … MORE
Police captain seen slamming man's head gets probation
A Rhode Island police captain who was seen on video slamming a handcuffed man’s head into the pavement during an arrest has been sentenced to a year of probation.… MORE
States consider banning cosmetics containing PFAS
A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS, including Rhode Island.… MORE
Langevin named to head proposed new cybersecurity institute at RIC
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Former Congressman Jim Langevin was introduced Friday as the leader of a proposed new Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, to be funded by the state with $4 million dollars over its first three years. Langevin, a RIC graduate, was introduced at a State House announcement,…… MORE
Police: Homeless woman killed shelter coordinator with ax
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a homeless shelter resident accused of using an ax and knife to kill the shelter’s coordinator in front of horrified workers.… MORE
Regulators deny request to allow betting on Boston Marathon
Massachusetts gambling regulators on Thursday denied a request to allow legal betting on this year’s Boston Marathon, citing concerns by the race’s organizers.… MORE
NP gets 7 years for cheating insurers out of almost $12M
A nurse practitioner who defrauded health insurers and Medicare out of nearly $12 million by seeking payments for patient services that were never performed has been sentenced to seven years in prison.… MORE
