PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Former House Speaker Joe Shekarchi won’t be the next justice on the R.I. Supreme Court, Gov. Dan McKee announced Wednesday, after months of controversy over the lawmaker’s ...

Survivors on Wednesday described frantic passengers pleading with the captain of an overloaded ferry to turn back from strong waves shortly before it capsized and killed at ...

First responders and utility crews worked overnight into Wednesday clearing roads from trees and wires that were downed during severe storms in the Midwest that unleashed tornadoes, ...

Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

A drone strike ignited a fire at a electrical substation in western Libya on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil ...

12 News political analyst Joe Fleming was in studio Wednesday morning for a recap of the debate between the four Democratic primary candidates for Rhode Island attorney general.

Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, ...

For more than four decades, the Education Exchange of Rhode Island has been helping adults gain the education, training, and confidence needed to create new opportunities for themselves and their ...

President Donald Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone ...

E.T., Snoopy, SEGA and more With every new release, LEGO is proving more and more that it’s not just for kids. A collection ...

The Thai government on Wednesday pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok in less than a week renewed pressure on ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy.” Speaking on a visit to a Russian ...