Rhode Island – A man who walked out of federal prison last July was arrested and charged related to a hit and run in Cranston. Derrick King faces six charges including leaving the scene of an accident and assaulting a police officer. The crime happened less than a week after his older brother Daniel was […]readmore
NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot may be the latest retailer to suffer a major credit card data breach. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer told The Associated Press Tuesday that it is working with both banks and law enforcement to investigate “unusual activity” that would point to a hack. “Protecting our customers’ information is something […]readmore
Rhode Island – Cities and towns in Rhode Island will be penalized and may face charges of up to $ 250 for each shipment of contaminated recycling from the Corporation Resource Recovery Rhode Island Johnston. Sarah Kite Reeves, Services Director says workers fine all kinds of materials on the ground that cannot be recycled, adding […]readmore
CVS Caremark plans to stop selling tobacco products in all of its stores starting Wednesday — a move health experts hope will be followed by other major drugstore chains. CVS announced in February that it planned to drop tobacco by Oct. 1 as the sales conflicted with its health care mission. To bolster its image […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, R.I., September 3, 2014 — CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) announced today that it is changing its corporate name to CVS Health to reflect its broader health care commitment and its expertise in driving the innovations needed to shape the future of health. “For our patients and customers, health is everything and CVS Health […]readmore
U.S. President Barack Obama has left Washington on a four-day European trip aimed at reassuring NATO allies of active U.S. support, as regional tensions over Russia’s role in Ukraine continue to rise. Obama will hold a full day of talks Wednesday in the Estonian capital with the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The meetings […]readmore
WASHINGTON — President Obama is requesting almost $4 billion in emergency funding from Congress to confront an immigration crisis from a wave of unaccompanied children surging across the southern border of the United States, White House officials said Tuesday. The financial request, which is almost twice as much as officials had previously signaled might be […]readmore
An Internet video uploaded Tuesday by Islamic State purports to show the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff. A masked figure in the video also issue a threat against a British hostage, a man the group named as David Haines, and warned governments to back off «this evil alliance of America against the Islamic State,» […]readmore
Rhode Island – Those applying for unemployment benefits in Rhode Island will be required to post their resume on EmployRI website, according to the new regulations of the Department of Labor and Training that came into force on Monday.readmore
In Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Methodist pastor Jaser Davila said if the Central American migrants he meets daily in this border city are right, more travelers are on their way to the U.S from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Davila’s humanitarian relief group is anticipating another influx like the one that has brought tens of thousands […]readmore