Nebraska and Utah voters remove 'slavery' as a possible criminal punishment
Residents of Utah and Nebraska stripped their constitutions of provisions that allowed slavery as a punishment for criminal convictions. Mississippi voters approved a state flag without the X-shaped design of the Confederate battle flag. Rhode Island dumped 'Plantations' from its name. And Alabama voters removed racist traces of segregation from its constitution.
Indiana, 3 other states added to Chicago's travel quarantine list as virus cases surge
The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that four more states have been added to the city's travel quarantine list.
U of Rhode Island tells fraternity and sorority members to shelter-in-place for after outbreaks
The fraternities and sororities at U of Rhode Island are hotspots for the campus. Testing positivity rates for students in Greek housing are 11%; students in dorms are testing at 4%. The overall campus is just 0.65%.
Rhode Island doughnut shop ends police, military discounts due to problems with 'racism and injustice'
A Rhode Island doughnut shop announced on social media that it was no longer offering a discount to police officers or members of the military.
Feds sending cases of COVID-19 treatment remdesivir to Illinois and other states
The federal government is shipping cases of remdesivir, which has shown promise as a coronavirus treatment, to Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, Connecticut, Maryland and Iowa.
3 Massachusetts golfers arrested for violating Rhode Island coronavirus quarantine order: police
Rhode Island cops enforcing the state’s coronavirus quarantine order have bagged three golfers from Massachusetts on misdemeanor charges.
Some drive-thru test sites seeing long lines, confusion over who's allowed, 5+ days until results
Drive-thru coronavirus testing sites are seeing long lines and confusion over who's allowed to use the locations.
Toddler hugs pizza delivery driver, not knowing he recently lost his daughter
A Rhode Island family's doorbell camera captured a touching moment, where their young son hugged their pizza delivery driver.
Bishop responds after priest says abortion worse than pedophilia, which 'doesn't kill anyone'
A Roman Catholic bishop in Rhode Island responded to the controversy created by a priest who said abortion is worse than pedophilia and later sought to clarify his comments.
DePaul 93, Providence 71
Number 11 DePaul sailed to a 93-71 victory over Providence Saturday.
2 dead, including gunman, 2 others injured in Rhode Island housing complex shooting, police say
Authorities say one person has been killed and two others injured in a shooting in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island man with autism opens coffee shop after facing rejection from employers
A young man in Rhode Island who was repeatedly denied employment has taken matters into his own hands — and now runs his very own business.
Kind stranger rescues dog from roof of Rhode Island home
A kind stranger came to the rescue of a poor pooch in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, recently when he helped the dog down from the roof it had somehow become stranded on.
'Stop celebrating genocide': Christopher Columbus statues vandalized in California, Rhode Island
Native American advocates have long pressed states to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day over concerns that Columbus helped launch centuries of genocide against indigenous populations in the Americas.
Rhode Island woman's blood turns black after using over-the-counter medication for toothache
A Rhode Island woman’s blood turned a black-blue color — a sign of a potentially deadly blood condition — after she took a common over-the-counter medication to relieve a toothache.
Man accused of putting wet kitten inside a freezer and slamming another kitten’s head into the floor
A 31-year-old Rhode Island man was arrested on suspicion of soaking a kitten in water and then placing it in a freezer, slamming another kitten’s head into the floor until it bled and shooting a woman with an airsoft gun.
States sue over rule allowing clinicians to refuse abortions
Two dozen states and municipalities sued the federal government Tuesday to stop a new rule that lets health care clinicians decline to provide abortions and other services that conflict with their moral or religious beliefs.