Rhode Island
First, second Jewish mayors of Providence, Rhode Island, share a bar mitzvah
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and the former mayor and congressman David Cicilline had been studying Hebrew, parsing Torah portions, and preparing together for the past 16 months.
Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves three people dead, three hospitalized
Transcripts show Brown University gunman planned attack months in advance
Two killed, nine critically injured in Brown University shooting
Rhode Island superintendent on leave over handling of antisemitic hazing incident
The incident involved senior football players locking a Jewish freshman player in a bathroom, spraying disinfectant through the door, and shouting antisemitic slurs.
'World's nicest judge' reality star Frank Caprio dies at 88 after long cancer battle
In one of his last public posts on social media, he told his followers he had experienced a setback and had returned to the hospital.
For Jews, the Palestinian flag doesn't symbolize peace - only October 7 - opinion
The Palestinian flag represents October 7. It represents a desire to wipe out the Jewish people and erase the Jewish state.
Tourists flee Greek island Rhodes wildfire, thousands evacuated
One government official told Reuters 19,000 people had been moved from their homes and hotels.
Rhode Island restaurant posts Anne Frank meme, apologizes
The meme posted by the restaurant depicts a picture of Anne Frank with the caption, "It is hotter in here than an oven...and I should know."
Two men post white nationalist flyers in Providence, Rhode Island
Of the five people that were reported walking around East Providence neighborhoods with these flyers, police only arrested two.
Rhode Island takes Teva to trial in multibillion-dollar opioid case
The multibillion-dollar trial will determine whether the Israeli company contributed to an opioid crisis that has caused more than 500,000 deaths over the past two decades.
Fed up with its tenant, a NYC synagogue seeks to replace board of historic Touro Synagogue
Tuesday’s filing with the State District Court, Second Division in Rhode Island is the latest twist in a tense and litigious relationship between Shearith Israel and Touro Synagogue.
DeSantis warns on investing in Unilever after Ben & Jerry's Israel stance
“I will not stand idly by as woke corporate ideologues seek to boycott and divest from our ally, Israel,” DeSantis said in a news release.
Former Rhode Island governor to run for US presidency as Libertarian
Chafee will make his formal announcement at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday, Cooke told the Providence Journal.
