Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...
Rhode Island judge specializing in immigration law resigns after FBI raids office
The FBI and Providence, Rhode Island, police raided a Central Falls Municipal Court judge's office Thursday, though the reasons are unknown.
RI troopers went to DC for the inauguration. Here's why they were there and who paid for it
A contingent of 23 troopers helped officers with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, staffing a detail that kept them on Pennsylvania Avenue for 15 hours on inauguration ...
Texas’ bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge
The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 ...
McKee’s budget shortchanges RIPTA, transit advocates say
This is taking us in an exact wrong direction from a climate change perspective, from a school attendance perspective, and ...
Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants. Here are the Rhode Islanders who were charged
President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to pardon defendants charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, ...
US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro’s reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government
In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline “to support the restoration of democracy” after President Nicolás Maduro promised to work toward an open presidential election, granting ...
Shekarchi for governor?; Taylor Swift house; Giovanni's back on air: Top stories this week
The New England Patriots welcomed back a fan favorite with this week's announcement that former Pats linebacker and Tennessee ...