Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts will decide in November whether it’s good policy to continue to let employers pass some of their labor costs to consumers.… MORE
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CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on several fronts.… MORE
What to expect in Rhode Island's state primaries
Rhode Island voters will choose on Tuesday which candidates will face off in this fall’s U.S. Senate election.… MORE
Former cadets accuse the Coast Guard Academy of failing to stop sexual violence
Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy accused overseers of the Connecticut school on Thursday of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up, in federal complaints seeking $10 million apiece in damages.… MORE
Former police officer accused of killing pregnant girlfriend and staging it as a suicide
A former Massachusetts police officer has been accused of killing a woman he first sexually exploited when she was underage and then trying to stage the death as a suicide.… MORE
Karen Read now faces civil suit as well as murder charge in police officer boyfriend's death
The family of the police officer boyfriend Karen Read is accused of killing by hitting him with her vehicle and leaving him to die in the snow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her and two bars where they had been drinking that night.… MORE
Photos from the 2024 Rhode Island Folk Festival
The Rhode Island Folk Festival celebrated its 10th year Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Crescent Park in East Providence… MORE
Defense attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber seek recusal of judge overseeing case
Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over Tsarnaev’s death sentence.… MORE
Flash floods from 'training thunderstorms' leave 2 dead in Connecticut
Torrential rain flooded parts of Connecticut and New York’s Long Island, washing out roads, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, and sweeping two people into a river. Two women died in the storms, which also caused problems in New Jersey late Sunday and early Monday, authorities said.… MORE
Rhode Island files lawsuit against 13 companies that worked on troubled Washington Bridge
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge.… MORE
