The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act passed the United States Senate via a JD Vance tiebreaker vote just after noon Tuesday after ...

A federal judge says that recent layoffs at the U.S. Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted. U.S.

A federal judge in Rhode Island stops the controversial mass layoffs and cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

The cuts are part of a federal “Make America Healthy Again” directive to streamline costly agencies and reduce redundancies.

(WJAR) — A Rhode Island lawmaker is calling on Gov. Dan McKee to immediately end the use of unmarked vehicles by state law enforcement. "The last thing we need is further confusion and actions ...

Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, center, a Massachusetts high school student who came to the U.S. from Brazil at age 7 and was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday, May ...

Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Sales of Assault Weapons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale ...

A 22-year-old “kind-hearted” Rhode Island college graduate died after consuming a snack contaminated with a common allergen — just days after he received his diploma. Timothy Howard, a ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Australian researchers have issued a final report on a decades-long search for a famous shipwreck believed to be off the coast of Rhode Island. Researchers confirmed the ...

According to Zillow, the average selling price of a home in Rhode Island is around $492,939. With the new rate, the tax would go from $2,200 to $3,700. Tags Taylor Swift ...

Former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, known as a prominent advocate for gun control, has died at the age of 81.

News about Rhode Island, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.