Fire departments and other first responder organizations across Rhode Island are getting more than $4.5 million in grants for new equipment, training and emergency response upgrades, federal officials ...

For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available ...

As data centers pop up across the country, debate around what role elected officials have, if any, on monitoring and ...

In Michigan, the debate over whether to call a constitutional convention boils down to two differing perspectives: opportunity versus uncertainty. Every 16 years Michigan residents are presented with ...

Krystina McQueen’s severely autistic foster son – who is prone to biting and hitting — has made big strides in his few weeks in specialized behavior therapy. He’s in it at the crucial time to learn ...

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, has an eight-point lead over U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican who was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine, according to a poll of Ohio registered voters ...

All too often these days, constructing a major energy infrastructure project in Pennsylvania involves years of court fights ...

Louisiana’s loquacious junior U.S. senator said Sunday he will ponder a run for president depending on which of his fellow ...

Six years ago, the city of Danville in Virginia’s Southside region struggled to raise funds for school construction and ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi announced Friday in Smithfield that the agency will disburse $37 million to localities to aid Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction ...

There are four candidates on the ballot for governor this fall. There will be two on stage Tuesday for the only scheduled ...

Other Rhode Island news organizations have tinkered or dabbled with artificial intelligence. The Providence Journal partnered with the AI-powered search engine, Perplexity. The Globe’s RI bureau ...