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December 1, 2016

Michigan mosque gets hate-filled letter similar to others

A Muslim civil rights official says a Michigan mosque has received a hate-filled letter sent to Islamic centers nationwide.

November 30, 2016

Jury ends day without a verdict in sport institute trial

The jury in the embezzlement trial of the founder of a Rhode Island-based international sport institute has ended another day of deliberations without a verdict.

November 30, 2016

Trial begins for man accused in fatal 2-by-4 beating

A trial is underway for a man accused of beating a Rhode Island junk car dealer to death with a two-by-four over a deal gone wrong.

November 29, 2016

No verdict on 1st day of sport institute trial deliberations

Jurors deliberating in the embezzlement trial of the founder of the Rhode Island-based Institute for International Sport have ended the day without reaching a verdict.

November 23, 2016

Anti-Semitic remarks taunt rabbi after Trump's election win

A rabbi who leads a Modern Orthodox synagogue said on Wednesday he and his congregants are growing accustomed to the toll of anti-Semitic taunts that have become a "not irregular feature of life" before and after the presidential election.

November 7, 2016

New England mobster, an 'old-school wise guy,' dies at 75

A member of the New England mob who was convicted of trying to hire someone to kill a rival mobster has died two weeks after being released from federal prison.

November 4, 2016

Mobster pleads guilty to lying during probe of '93 killing

A member of the New England Mafia has pleaded guilty to charges he lied to authorities investigating the 1993 slaying of a Boston nightclub owner.

November 3, 2016

New charge for woman who allegedly threw twins out window

Police have upgraded charges against a Rhode Island mother who allegedly threw her 2-year-old twin boys out a first-floor window.

November 2, 2016

Sport institute trial to resume after hospitalization

The embezzlement trial of the founder of a Rhode Island-based international sport institute is expected to resume after he was released from a hospital.

November 1, 2016

Veterans in the Ivy League: Students seek to up their ranks

It's not easy to find military veterans in undergraduate programs at most Ivy League schools.