Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California
President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two ...
Bird flu brings egg purchase limits to some RI grocery stores
Some local grocery stores are implementing purchase limits, only letting shoppers take home two cartons of eggs as farmers grapple with the bird flu.
On Jan. 6, lawmakers remember the carnage of 2021 in sharply different ways
Some lawmakers emotionally recalled the violence. Others said they’d rather move on. And some said it wasn’t violent at all.
Man accused of driving off with police cruiser outside RI Hospital
A Pawtucket man accused of stealing a Providence police cruiser and taking it on a joyride down I-95 South over the weekend ...
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.
Here is where Jan. 6 prosecutions against RI, SE Mass. defendants stand
Six men from Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts, faced prosecution for the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Firefighters’ union gives life-saving device to Slater Park
In the event of an emergency, people at Slater Memorial Park in Pawtucket will now have access to a potentially life-saving automated external defibrillator (AED).
Departing U.S. ambassador to Mexico sees “major changes” under Trump in diplomatic relationship
The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Monday he anticipated “major changes” in the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Mexico during the incoming Trump ...
Bajah’s Cat Cafe set to fully reopen after regulatory shutdown
Just over a month after all cats were removed from Bajah’s Cat Cafe, the Tiverton business announced Monday that it will be fully operational this weekend, including reopening the cat room.
Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow?
The nation’s capital is often not a place that handles winter weather well. Cold-weather transplants complain about the ...
Trump considers pardons for Capitol attack
Four years after the January 6th attack on the Capitol the Department of Justice says they’ve charged more than a thousand people with federal crimes and President-elect Donald Trump has ...
Scottie Scheffler withdraws from next tournament. Pebble Beach still on his schedule
Scottie Scheffler withdrew from The American Express on Monday, saying his right hand has not fully recovered from minor ...