Rubio announces termination of 83% of USAID contracts
WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency...
TEDx Talks return to Providence with two record-breaking speakers
PROVIDENCE – TEDx Talks is returning to Rhode Island this weekend with two record-breaking speakers who are generating more early ticket sales compared to...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro area drops to 4.3% in December
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in December, a decrease from 4.4% in November and up from...
Cranston resident given prison time, deportation order for $280K retail theft
PROVIDENCE – A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison and will be deported for his role in a retail theft...
U.S. added a strong 227K jobs in November in bounce-back from...
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes...
Providence announces pair of free parking programs
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday announced a pair of free parking programs to help residents have easier access to City Hall...
State hires Accenture as AI Task Force consultant for $75K
PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island's Artificial Intelligent Task Force works to determine best practices related to the growing industry, the state has hired information...
R.I., Mass. gas prices drop closer to $3 per gallon as...
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 8 cents to $3.06 per gallon this week. That...
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver...
WASHINGTON (AP) – American consumers and homebuyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised...
Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up 10.5% in July
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., rose to $525,000 in July, a 10.5% jump over the same...


















