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April 12, 2019 at 3:00 am

Buttigieg, once cordial to Pence, now critical amid campaign VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the campaign trail, Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg blasts Vice President Mike Pence's cultural and religious conservatism. But as the mayor...

March 19, 2019 at 6:42 am

Wells Fargo agrees to pay $800K in Schilling video game deal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Wells Fargo Securities has agreed to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over...

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March 18, 2019 at 6:52 am

Supreme Court won’t intervene in oldest US synagogue dispute

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene Monday in a fight over control of the nation's oldest synagogue and its religious...

March 13, 2019 at 1:06 pm

Admissions scandal highlights divide over class in America

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The families ensnared in the college bribery scandal embody wealth and privilege in America: CEOs, Hollywood stars, Wall Street millionaires. A...

March 8, 2019 at 3:33 pm

Manafort case sparks conversation about sentence disparities

A judge's decision to sentence President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman to less than four years in prison — a fraction of the penalty called...

March 3, 2019 at 5:41 am

Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail VIEW

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — What do you do if you share a name with one of the most prominent defendants in the special counsel's investigation...

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February 21, 2019 at 10:02 am

GOP fundraiser admits fraud; accused of spending on escorts

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A GOP fundraiser and former congressional candidate from Rhode Island has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and violating campaign...

FILE – In this October 2018 photo provided by Cheryl Inzunza Blum, of Tucson, Ariz., the immigration lawyer on contract with the federal government poses for a photo in Vung Tau, Vietnam. The shutdown motivated Cheryl Inzunza Blum to completely re-evaluate her career. Blum is a lawyer who works on contract representing immigrants facing criminal matters in federal court in Tucson, Arizona. She has not received payment since before the shutdown began. (John Martin Smith/Courtesy of Blum via AP) AZHO201 AZHO201

February 6, 2019 at 12:59 pm

Some workers still unpaid after shutdown, dread what’s next

Thousand have not yet received full back pay while scrambling to catch up on unpaid bills and repay unemployment benefits — all while another government...

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In this Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, waitress Kelcie Tipping, left, speaks with fellow waitress Mariam Touray, right, at the Modern Diner in Pawtucket, R.I. A large majority of Americans say they are pessimistic about the state of the country and few expect things will get better in the year ahead, according to a poll released Tuesday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) RPMS201 RPMS201

January 29, 2019 at 5:00 am

AP-NORC poll: Most Americans see nation on the wrong track WATCH

A large majority of Americans say they are pessimistic about the state of the country and few expect things will get better in the year...

January 28, 2019 at 10:27 pm

‘My happy place.’ Workspaces for women rise in #MeToo era WATCH

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Entering the year-old workspace ModernWell feels like coming into a comfortable spa. Clean lines give way to cozy touches like footstools covered...

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