RIDE, McKee open to returning Providence schools to city in 2026
State leaders plan to detail how the state-run Providence Public School District will eventually return back to local control ...
Election official in Arizona’s largest county signals a shift away from combating disinformation
One of the top election officials in Arizona’s largest county, which has been roiled in recent years by conspiracy theories and intimidation of election workers, is moving ...
Man charged with robbing Warwick bank
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Police have arrested a man accused of robbing a Warwick bank Monday Monday morning. Oliver Courtney, 28, robbed the Santander Bank off Post Road just before 9 a.m., according to ...
US cyber agency puts election security staffers who worked with the states on leave
Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on ...
Police: Wareham man broke into apartment, stabbed victim
Police have arrested a Wareham man accused of forcing his way into another man’s apartment and stabbing him over the weekend.
With firings and lax enforcement, Trump moving to dismantle government’s public integrity guardrails
In the first three weeks of his administration, President Donald Trump has moved with brazen haste to dismantle the federal ...
Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations
Two Venezuelan planes flew to the United States on Monday and returned home with deported Venezuelans, signaling a possible improvement in relations between longtime ...
As Trump challenges offshore wind industry, local workers are still getting jobs
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — New offshore wind projects have been put on pause as part of an executive order from President Donald Trump, but the head of the the local longshoremen union said his ...
‘Great Because of the Greatness of Others’: How the Eagles United to Win Super Bowl LIX
Early in the season, Philly’s triumph in the Big Easy looked far from likely. But the team united behind a clear message and ...
‘Back to plastic’: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work.” ...
Labor unions sue to block DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
A coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal court to stop Elon Musk’s team from accessing private ...
Timberwolves sale to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez back on track after arbitration ruling
The ownership transfer of the Minnesota Timberwolves must continue as originally planned, after an arbitration panel ruled Monday that controlling owner Glen Taylor must cede ...