Todd Cramer has been named president of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. Cramer, the current chief operating officer of the Potter ...

A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, ...

The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower.

Most Roger Williams University employees will be required to take a one-week unpaid furlough to help the school address a $3.5 million budget shortfall, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12. ...

A network of political action committees and a nonprofit are aiming to force change in Rhode Island’s political landscape by supporting conservative, pro-business House and Senate candidates. The ...

A British national from Northern Ireland has been sentenced to four years in prison after admitting that he participated in a multistate construction and money laundering scheme and provided false ...

The Rhode Island Life Science Hub has awarded $4.5 million to help seven companies either relocate or launch their businesses in the state.  An eighth company that received a grant is already located ...

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, under a new deal that was formally approved by ...

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Performing Arts Center will have a new CEO and president next year.  J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, who first joined PPAC in 1983 as its executive director, is stepping down on Dec ...

PROVIDENCE – Michael Pereira of June Realty has been named the 2026 president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, the organization announced Tuesday. Pereira, who succeeds Chris Whitten, has ...

Bank of America Corp. is providing a $50,000 grant to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank as part of an overall $240,000 in ...

Bristol County Savings Bank has awarded $25,000 through its charitable foundation to New Bedford Public Schools to revitalize ...