Rhode Island

Embattled Boston top cop loses court bid to block firing

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BOSTON — A judge ruled Tuesday against Boston's embattled police commissioner in his bid to block the city from firing him over decades-old domestic...

A little city, battered by the virus, tells its stories

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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — The beleaguered people of Central Falls moved quickly through the high school gym’s injection stations and then to rest on...

Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems

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BATH, Maine — The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion failures. The gun on its stealthy destroyer is a dud because of expensive...

About half fully vaccinated in MA; NH gets ready for beach

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BOSTON — Coronavirus developments around New England: MASSACHUSETTS ...

Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

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BOSTON — A highly contagious disease originating far from America's shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but...

Startup Breeze Airways says it will begin flying in late May

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American travelers are about to get their second new airline of the spring. ...

Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

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<p>BOSTON &mdash; A highly contagious disease originating far from America's shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but...

Handwritten example of famous Einstein equation gets $1.2M

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BOSTON — A letter written by Albert Einstein in which he writes out his famous E = mc2 equation has sold at auction for...

Courtroom sketch artist in several notorious cases dies

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BOSTON — A courtroom sketch artist who drew pictures of defendants in some of the most notorious cases tried in federal court in Boston,...

Man accused of killing Yale grad student returned to Conn.

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<p>NEW HAVEN, Conn. &mdash; A man charged with killing a Yale graduate student three months ago has been brought back to Connecticut to face...