by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The Rhode Island General Assembly’s 2024 session kicked off on Jan. 2, 2024, scheduled to adjourn on June 30, 2024. According to LegiScan, over the last three months 2,164 bills...
by Elizabeth Cedroni, Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue Hello, Furiends! Rain showers, flower blooms, and toe bean floofs mean one thing – April is here! April is almost three years old and has been at the shelter for over two years!!...
With 99.9% of drones and missiles intercepted, mostly outside of Israel air space, the shock and awe of what many feared was the beginning of World War III in the mid-east, seems to be the retaliation promised by Iran to Israel for...
There’s no state that political pundits will be watching more closely this fall than Arizona. Voters in one of the nation’s biggest electoral battlegrounds are set to determine the outcome of a tossup Senate race, a pair of close...
Aniece Germain Resigns from Cranston City Council Effective Immediately Statement from Germain: I am regretfully tendering my resignation to the President of Cranston City Council effective immediately. It has become clear that...
Barring any last minute delays, Donald Trump is set to appear at a Manhattan courthouse on Monday for the historic start of his first criminal trial.The case involves his alleged falsification of business records to cover up a hush-money...
Former President Donald Trump’s New York trial on charges related to paying hush money to an adult film star begins on April 15, 2024. The Conversation U.S. asked Tim Bakken, a former New York prosecutor and now a legal scholar teaching...
As the 2024 presidential election inches closer, President Joe Biden faces a complex landscape of challenges that could significantly impact his reelection prospects. From soaring oil prices to escalating geopolitical tensions and...
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s Politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.It was a moment some on the right had long suspected would come but many rank-and-file members refused to...
Less than a week after her husband’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Jackie Kennedy granted an interview with esteemed political writer Theodore White for Life magazine, one of the leading national publications of its day....
Reports that Iran is preparing reprisal attacks following the deadly bombing of a facility that Israel claims is linked to threats against its interests have provoked fears of conflict widening in the Middle East. U.S. President Joe...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Rain ends by mid morning, with clearing taking place by evening. A gusty wind out of the south perPetuates through the day, with highs in the upper 50’s and lows around 50. It’s a “C”...
Camping with Color: 2024 WCFA School Vacation Art Camps are here! The Warwick Center for the Arts (WCFA) invites local students to join their annual school vacation and summer art camps for youth ages 6 to 15. WCFA’s fun and...
Every defendant is entitled to a fair and impartial jury. But the process to find one can be long and taxing, particularly in a high-profile trial such as the one in New York, in which Donald Trump stands accused of fraud in his efforts...
Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West has announced his selection of Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist Dr. Melina Abdullah, a university professor, as his running mate for the upcoming election. Some see this development...
by John A. Cianci, writer on veterans issues Locating Someone You Served With Question from one of our readers: “I am trying to locate someone in my unit who was with me when the tent collapsed on me injuring my shoulder...
Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced $485,000 in federal funding he secured for the Johnston Police Department for emergency services equipment to improve response times and community safety. The Johnston Police...
If you pay any attention to politics and polling, you have likely heard that your friends and neighbors are not very happy with the direction of the country. You might not be, either. One ABC News/Ipsos survey in November 2023 showed...
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues without a clear end in sight, Ukrainians are facing a cold reality. While President Joe Biden is in close contact with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden’s support of Zelenskyy does...
Former President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he favors state control over abortion law and policy and declined to endorse a nationwide ban. He also claimed that the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs...
The Biden Administration will announce some new details of its proposed student loan forgiveness plan Monday, which if implemented, could bring forgiveness for a combined 30 million people this fall. "These historic steps reflect President...