Nation Jan 29 Most Americans think the nation is on the wrong track, poll shows Seventy percent of Americans say the United states is headed the wrong direction, up from 59 percent in December.
Nation Jan 16 Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet Government workers are renting out rooms on Airbnb, driving for Uber, relying on word-of-mouth and social networks to find handyman work and looking for traditional temp gigs to help pay the bills during the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Economy Jun 24 From boat makers to farmers, U.S.-led tariff war inflicts pain A Florida boat builder absorbs $4 million in lost business and expects more pain. An Ohio pork producer is losing access to a vital export market and fears the damage will last years. A motorcycle shop near Cologne, Germany, wonders…
Politics May 11 Flynn campaigns for GOP candidates while awaiting sentencing Flynn, 59, served as Trump's national security adviser for 24 days. He pleaded guilty in December to making false statements about reaching out to the Russians on behalf of President-elect Trump.
World Apr 07 15 die when truck collides with hockey team’s bus in Canada A semi-trailer slammed into a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western Canada, killing 15 people and injuring 14 in a catastrophic collision that left the vehicles obliterated in the snow.
Politics Jan 31 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who skipped Trump’s speech, bemoans partisan atmosphere in Washington One of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's great fears is that the federal judiciary will start to be seen as just another political branch of government divided along partisan lines like Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court justice said Tuesday.
Nation Oct 23 EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate change The Environmental Protection Agency has kept three scientists from appearing at an event in Rhode Island about a report that deals in part with climate change.
Politics Apr 09 Former Rhode Island governor weighs presidential bid Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, who has often confounded the political establishment, said Thursday he had formed an exploratory committee to consider a Democratic presidential campaign, saying in a video that voters want to "assess the character and experience…
Politics Oct 20 In Cianci race, GOP opponent gives $1000 to Democrat The Republican candidate for mayor of Providence has given a $1,000 donation to the Democratic candidate.