Recent high-profile mass shootings at SEPTA bus stations have left Philadelphia commuters on high alert. Two gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in the Ogontz neighborhood on March 4, 2024, striking five people and killing 17-year-old...
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary Large Game Animals and their growing problems Rhode Island had its first Black Bear and car interaction on Tuesday, and it didn’t end well for the bear. Apparently, Yogi...
Dora Juhl, a 15-year-old teenager, walked into Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido’s obstetrical practice in Phoenix in January 1918. Juhl wanted to end her pregnancy. But abortion was illegal in Arizona. Boido, the city’s sole female physician,...
When former President Donald Trump’s attorneys argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, they will claim he is immune from criminal prosecution for official actions taken during his time in the Oval Office. The claim...
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill targeting TikTok, sending it to President Biden’s desk for approval. The legislation would require China-based ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to divest its U.S. assets within 270 days...
Photos: RI DEM provided For the fourth year in a row, The Light Foundation in collaboration with DEM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) hosted the Annual Youth Turkey Mentored Hunt. The two-day event kicked...
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and...
In a closely watched primary election in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, Representative Summer Lee emerged victorious on April 23, overcoming a contentious campaign centered around her stance on Israel’s Military...
Pastor Dr. Darrell Scott, a longtime supporter and advisor to former President Donald Trump and who has played a role in mobilizing Black voters for the Republican Party, issued a warning to MAGA–that Black support for Trump...
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver was at a conference on election security last year when she had what she describes as an "oh crap, this is happening" moment. The potential for AI-generated disinformation and deepfakes...
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a US$95.3 billion foreign aid funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on April 23, 2024, following months of political infighting that stalled the bill in the House of Representatives. About...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case on whether Idaho can enforce its near-total abortion ban in medical emergency situations under a federal law that requires most hospitals to treat patients with life-threatening...
David Pecker, the former president and CEO of American Media Inc., has taken the stand as the first witness in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial. Pecker, prosecutors are expected to argue, aided Trump...
Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by lawyers, in reality the opening statement is likely the most important single event of a trial. Such was the case in the hush money trial...
Hospitals across the country have long operated under the same federal law that says they must treat and stabilize all patients when they have a medical emergency. But in states that now ban abortions and have limited or no Health...
(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president's...
Town of Johnston Secures Federal Funding for Home Buyouts to Address PersistentFlooding Issues on Belfield Drive The Town of Johnston and Mayor Joseph M. Polisena, Jr. announced that the Townhas successfully secured federal funding...
The new Budlong Pool in Cranston will soon (but never soon enough) open (2025) with a tip of its hat to the past, to the work and workers of the WPA, to History, and to historic preservation. The Budlong Pool, located at 198 Aqueduct...
Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by lawyers, in reality the opening statement is likely the most important single event of a trial. Lawyers in the hush money case involving...
The White House condemned antisemitism on college campuses, days after New York City police dispersed a pro-Palestinian rally at Columbia University and arrested more than 100 students.Though it avoided naming a specific university,...
The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support...