Police make arrest in shooting outside Providence nightclub

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Providence nightclub last month. Ahmad Crowell, 31, ofRead More

US launches study of long COVID in tens of thousands of patients

(CNN) — The US National Institutes of Health said Wednesday it’s starting a $470 million study to try to understand what’s become known as longRead More

States sound alarm over COVID-19 outbreaks among school kids

(CNN) — As school districts across the country reopen, some state officials are voicing concern about the vulnerability of children as the highly contagious coronavirusRead More

Americans have little trust in online security: AP-NORC poll

Most Americans don’t believe their personal information is secure online and aren’t satisfied with the federal government’s efforts to protect it, according to a poll.Read More

High school student dies while hiking in White Mountains

NAPLES, Maine (AP) — A Maine high school student suffered a medical emergency and died on a hiking trip in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, officialsRead More

Ex-shoe company executive in Mass. gets nearly 6 years in prison

BOSTON (AP) — A former executive at a nearly 140-year-old shoe manufacturer in Massachusetts has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzlingRead More

Students fight back against a book ban that has a community divided

(CNN) — Students in a southern Pennsylvania school district are battling the latest example of panic spreading over how history and race are taught inRead More

Workplace cafes can play a role in your weight loss, study finds

(CNN) — As we head back to work, we again come face to face with delicious diet-breaking temptations we were able to avoid at home. OfficeRead More

Bud Light’s newest beer has zero carbs

(CNN) — The newest version of Bud Light is even lighter. Anheuser-Busch has announced the launch of Bud Light Next, the company’s first-ever zero-carb beer. The beverage,Read More

Cigarette group takes control of asthma inhaler maker

(CNN) — Cigarette giant Philip Morris International has taken control of UK inhaler maker Vectura despite objections from health care charities. The producer of Marlboro and Parliament cigarettes saidRead More