RI State Senate president seeks commitment to renewable energy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s Senate president wants to require the state to be powered completely by renewable energy by 2030. Democratic Senate PresidentRead More

NH bill to create police misconduct panel advances in House

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House has given preliminary approval to creating an independent panel to receive complaints about police misconduct statewide. TheRead More

Maine is 1st New England state with alerts for children with disabilities

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine has become the first state in New England to create an alert system for missing children with intellectual or developmentalRead More

Survivor found in burning ferry off Greek island; 11 missing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A survivor has been rescued Sunday morning from the stern of a still burning passenger ferry, Greece’s coast guard said. ThereRead More

Russia extends troop drills near Ukraine as violence spikes

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia extended military drills near Ukraine’s northern borders Sunday amid increased fears that two days of sustained shelling along the contactRead More

Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID; mild symptoms

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding that she stillRead More

US defense chief: Russia ‘uncoiling and poised to strike’

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assured the three Baltic nations Saturday that they would not be on their own ifRead More

Wright family, activists see injustice in Potter’s sentence

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The issue of race was barely brought up during the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who was convictedRead More

Election Day Voter

Dems, GOP set inflation, COVID mandates as election themes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they are riding to the rescue of families struggling with rising costs and theRead More

Vermont motorist charged in collision that killed 2 teens

CHARLESTON, Vt. (AP) — A motorist accused of causing a crash that killed two teenagers is facing charges, police said. Katelyn Deslandes, 23, of IslandRead More