Barrett, a former clerk to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, said Saturday that she was “truly humbled” by the nomination and quickly aligned herself with Scalia’s conservative approach to the law, saying his “judicial philosophy is mine, too.”… MORE
Author Archives: Doug MacGunnigle
Providence College extends remote-learning plan
Providence College said Friday that a remote-only learning plan put in place because of a coronavirus outbreak that has affected more than 200 students has been extended an additional week, until Oct. 3.… MORE
Providence high school seniors to return to school early
Seniors, who have been learning remotely, will now return to the classroom starting next Tuesday, rather than Oct. 13 as originally planned, school officials said.… MORE
1 officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death
A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s death.… MORE
Senate GOP lines up with Trump to quickly fill court seat
One of the last holdouts, Sen. Mitt Romney, said Tuesday he supports a vote despite Democrats’ objections it’s too close to the Nov. 3 election.… MORE
URI Greek life houses under quarantine after positive cases
Three sororities and fraternities at the University of Rhode Island are under quarantine after members tested positive for the coronavirus, a school spokeswoman says.… MORE
US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
The bleak milestone, by far the highest confirmed death toll from the virus in the world, was reported by Johns Hopkins, based on figures supplied by state health authorities… MORE
President Trump to make Supreme Court pick by Saturday
Trump said he is planning to name his pick by Friday or Saturday, ahead of the first presidential election debate. … MORE
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said.… MORE
Raimondo: Most schools cleared to resume in-person classes
Every public school district in Rhode Island except two have been given the go-ahead to resume in-person classes when schools reopen next month, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Monday.… MORE
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