Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent
As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the ...
Federal court to hear arguments in Columbia student’s detainment over pro-Palestinian protests
A Manhattan federal court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia ...
Find common ground or dig in for battle? Arizona’s top Democrats are taking different approaches
Days after Donald Trump was elected to a second term, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs headed to the Mexican border with a ...
NFL players score a shot at Hollywood through hands-on training sessions with filmmaker Deon Taylor
Isaac Ukwu’s sights were solely set on just playing in the NFL — until two season-ending knee injuries in college served as a ...
Bill would require new buildings in RI to have adult changing tables
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s not easy for everyone to use the bathroom on their own, and a bill would help change that.
Austria’s new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants
The new Austrian government said Wednesday that family reunion procedures for migrants will be immediately halted because the ...
Register now for the RI State Police 5K foot Pursuit sponsored by Cardi’s Furniture & Mattreses
Ron and Pete Cardi – from Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses, along with Trooper Matthew Baldwin of the Rhode Island State Police ...
Russian missiles kill 5 in Ukraine as Kremlin mulls ceasefire prospects
Russian ballistic missiles killed at least five civilians in Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, a day after the Trump ...
Advocates push for solitary confinement reform
As of now, people incarcerated who end up in solitary confinement can be given up to 15 days with two hours of out-of-cell time. For more serious offenses, they can be given a maximum of 30 days with ...
Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions and shakes Norway’s lofty reputation
Sign stealing in baseball. Match fixing in soccer. Doping allegations in swimming. Now ski jumping has its own scandal. Cheating by Norway team officials manipulating ski suits has ...
What are ultraprocessed foods? Are they bad for you?
In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has cited ...
What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the ...