The founding of the Rhode Island State Police took place in a time of dramatic societal change with many significant parallels to the technology-driven change of the current era. Twenty-two recruits ...

Rhode Island has a claim to at least five billionaires on the Forbes 2025 list. Larry Ellison and Stephen Schwarzman own property in Newport. Jonathan Nelson was born and raised in Providence and ...

The pointed remarks came as Vance visited U.S. troops on Pituffik Space Base on the mineral-rich, strategically critical island. Vice President JD Vance arrives at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, ...

The latest "Deal or No Deal Island" victor not only made franchise history but, according to NBC, also broke a record after winning the most money ever awarded on a reality TV show. "Australian ...

When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into a Rhode Island school district to determine whether its student loan forgiveness program for teachers discriminates against White ...

Matunuck Oyster Bar, offering pond-to-plate dining in Rhode Island, has been named one of USA TODAY's Restaurants of the Year for 2025. Matunuck Oyster Bar is open daily for both waterside and ...

Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is “highly aggressive,” plunging relations to a new low after President ...

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Some of its galleys rescued survivors fleeing Pompeii after Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. The map locates the island of Punta Pennata, near the town of Bacoli, west of Naples, Italy. Ciro Amoroso ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Wednesday is Saint Joseph’s Day, a big celebration in Italian culture, and here in Rhode Island, that means one thing: zeppole. Federal Hill bakeries will be buzzing ...

From Massachusetts to Puerto Rico, executive level lawmakers in Rhode Island collectively spent 229 days traveling outside of the Ocean State in the span of one year, costing taxpayers $31,562.