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Rhode Island Becomes 10th State With Gay Marriage
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Rhode Island has become the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry following Gov. Lincoln Chafee's (CHAY'-feez) signature of gay...
FBI Visits Home of Dead Bombing Suspect’s Wife; DNA Samples Taken
(NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.) — FBI agents investigating the Boston Marathon bombings have visited the Rhode Island home of dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's...
RI Lawmakers to Vote on Gay Marriage
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — State lawmakers in Rhode Island could decide whether the nation's smallest state becomes the 10th to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry...
Supreme Court Says States Can Block Out of State Use of FOIA
(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents. The court...
RI on Way to Be 10th State to Allow Gay Marriage
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the state's Senate...
The Five Most Stressful Places to Live in the U.S.
There’s a reason why that if you want to take a vacation, you go to Hawaii.
Rhode Island Considers Making Calamari The Official State Appetizer
The Ocean State's Assembly is weighing their appetizer options.
And the State with the Highest Proportion of Openly Gay Residents Is…
A new survey carried out by Gallup Politics has found that the District of Columbia and the state of Hawaii have the largest number of adults who identify as...
Docs of Disgraced Legion of Christ Released in Rhode Island
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Documents related to a disgraced Roman Catholic order called the Legion of Christ were released to the public Friday amid a legal battle...
Behemoth Storm Drops 2 Feet of Snow on Northeast
A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast on Saturday, dumping more than 2 feet of snow on New...
The Big Dig-Out: New England, NY Slammed with Snow
New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of wet, heavy snow Saturday and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach...
Learn and Earn
WARWICK, R.I. — Angel Gavidia worked as a construction worker, an auto detailer and a taxi dispatcher before he found his calling as a computer-networking...
The Dalai Lama Said What? Transcription Error Puts F-Bomb in His Holiness' Mouth
Though the closed captioning may suggest otherwise, the Dalai Lama did not swear at a recent lecture while speaking at Brown University.
Want to Lose Weight? A Coach or a Buddy Can Help
Perhaps the biggest barrier to weight loss — whether you join a commercial plan or forge your own path — is simply sticking with it. Fortunately, there is a...
A Bad Omen? Plane Carrying Marriage Proposal Crashes Off of Rhode Island
Pilot Mark Simmons was flying a "Will You Marry Me?" banner off the coast of Rhode Island when suddenly, the proposal took a dive. But this wasn't a problem on...
The State of State Taxes
Forget outsourcing. With jobless rates still topping 10% in California, Nevada and Rhode Island, states are competing fiercely with one another--not just China...
Cleared for Takeoff: Rhode Island Bakery Creates TSA ‘Compliant Cupcake’
Who knew cupcakes were a security threat? The saga has inspired one bakery to create a security-safe confection.
The Little State That Could
They say the truth hurts, and they are correct. Pain seeps from the cracks in retired Rhode Island teacher John Corsetti's voice as he laments what is happening...
Free Formula for New Moms? R.I. Hospitals Say No
New mothers in Rhode Island will no longer leave the hospital with a free goody bag of infant formula. To encourage breastfeeding, the state's seven birthing...
Why Radical Pro-Lifers Are Wasting Their Time
Now that voters in Mississippi have rejected the so-called personhood agenda — the radical anti-abortion effort to make the moment of conception the legal...
