Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island won reelection on Tuesday to a fourth term to the U.S. Senate, while Democrats held on to both of the state’s U.S. House seats.… MORE
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CVS Health Q3 profit misses estimates, company names new leaders at 2 divisions
CVS Health fell short on third-quarter profit, but it posted strong sales and the health care giant shook up leadership under new CEO David Joyner after a rough year that has sent shares plunging.… MORE
Prosecutors seek a 17-year prison term for Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira
Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison.… MORE
Maria Sharapova and the Bryan brothers are elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion known for plenty of on-court grit and off-court attention, and Bob and Mike Bryan, twins who won a record 16 major titles in men’s doubles together, are first-ballot selections for the Newport-based International Tennis Hall of Fame.… MORE
Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts will decide in November whether it’s good policy to continue to let employers pass some of their labor costs to consumers.… MORE
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CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on several fronts.… MORE
What to expect in Rhode Island's state primaries
Rhode Island voters will choose on Tuesday which candidates will face off in this fall’s U.S. Senate election.… MORE
Former cadets accuse the Coast Guard Academy of failing to stop sexual violence
Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy accused overseers of the Connecticut school on Thursday of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up, in federal complaints seeking $10 million apiece in damages.… MORE
Former police officer accused of killing pregnant girlfriend and staging it as a suicide
A former Massachusetts police officer has been accused of killing a woman he first sexually exploited when she was underage and then trying to stage the death as a suicide.… MORE
Karen Read now faces civil suit as well as murder charge in police officer boyfriend's death
The family of the police officer boyfriend Karen Read is accused of killing by hitting him with her vehicle and leaving him to die in the snow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her and two bars where they had been drinking that night.… MORE
