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For world, Trump-Kim summit raises cautious hope for peace
SINGAPORE (AP) - Clasping hands and forecasting future peace, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un committed Tuesday to "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula during the first meeting i...
Jun 12, 2018
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in France at 61
PARIS (AP) - American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61. CNN confirmed ...
Jun 08, 2018
National union leader weighs in on Providence teachers dispute
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks with Providence School Superintendent Christopher Maher as she tours Pleasant View Elementary School in Providence. Photo by Steve Kla...
Jun 07, 2018
RIDOT lawyers miss deadline that could cost state $4 million
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawyers for another Rhode Island agency have missed a deadline in connection to a court case, which could end up costing the state $4 million. The Providence Journal reports a ...
Jun 07, 2018
CrossFit founder to lobby for soda tax in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island state senator who owns a CrossFit gym is enlisting the company's founder to lobby for a state tax ...
Jun 06, 2018
Lawmakers pull bill on importing exotic animals for hunting
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A bill that would allow shooting preserves to import exotic animals for hunting has been shut down by the Rhode Island Legislature shortly after it was ...
Jun 06, 2018
I-95 lane closures to cause ‘major traffic delays’ Wednesday
Image via Jimmy Emerson, DVM on Flickr PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is warning there will likely be "major traffic delays" on Interstate 95 in Warwick and Cranston because of a construction pr...
Jun 06, 2018
Man suspected of exposing himself at Target arrested
Suspect Eduardo Ramos Villagran. Photo via Seekonk Police. By WPRO News A Central Falls man who police say exposed himself to teenage girls in a Target parking lot is charged with three counts ...
Jun 05, 2018
GOP Rep Lancia announces exploratory committee for Lt Governor run
By WPRO News State Representative Robert Lancia (R-Cranston) announced Tuesday he’s forming an exploratory committee to prepare for a potential run for lieutenant governor. Lancia told WPRO̵...
Jun 05, 2018
Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself
AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) By JONATHAN LEMIRE and CATHERINE LUCEY WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia ...
Jun 04, 2018
