The president of the Providence NAACP violated state campaign finance laws when he ran for City Council in 2022, officials said.… MORE
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UPDATE: In Ukraine, Schumer challenges Speaker Johnson to 'rise to the occasion' and pass more US aid
Standing on Ukrainian soil in a surprise visit with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson to take up a $95 billion national security package that includes aid for the country as it battles Russia’s invasion.… MORE
Unruly high school asks Massachusetts National Guard to restore order
Officials have asked Gov. Maura Healey to send in the Massachusetts National Guard to stop violence and address security concerns at a troubled high school in a city south of Boston, some school committee members said Monday.… MORE
Man charged with setting fires at predominantly Black church in Rhode Island
A Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday and charged with using gasoline to set several fires around the exterior of a predominantly Black church in North Providence early Sunday morning.… MORE
Dozens of gang members in Boston charged with drug trafficking, COVID-19 fraud
Dozens of gang members operating mostly out of a public housing development in a Boston neighborhood have been accused of dealing drugs, targeting their rivals in shootings and recruiting young people with the enticement of appearing in their songs and videos, federal authorities said Wednesday.… MORE
Date night strike: Thousands of US, UK delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine's Day
Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions.… MORE
Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies
A coyote that a hiker killed with his bare hands has tested positive for rabies, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced.… MORE
CVS Health grows more cautious about 2024 as it deals with rising Medicare Advantage costs
Woonsocket-based CVS Health said Wednesday that it was scaling back already cautious expectations for 2024 as it tries to understand why costs keep rising from the privately run version of the government’s Medicare program.… MORE
A man extradited from Scotland continues to claim he's not the person charged in 2 Utah rape cases
A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges continued to deny he is the man identified in the case during an online court appearance from jail Tuesday.… MORE
Bridge replacement could take "a year or two" says top federal highway official
If engineers determine that the crippled Washington Bridge will have to be replaced, the job is going to take “a year or two”, says the head of the Federal Highway Administration. That following a tour of the span today, from Administrator Shailen Bhatt.… MORE
